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black, fine blcom; pulp tender, juicy, rich, vinous; quality best; season a little later 

 than Concord. 



Prolific. (Lab.^ From Dr. Stayman about 1880. Vigorous, productive; clusters 

 large, double-shouldered, compact, hang well on vine; berry large, black ; season soon 

 after Jewel. 



Prolific Chicken Grape. (Rip.?) A wild grape from Goochland County, Virginia; 

 mentioned by Prince in 1S30. Very productive; flavor pleasant; ripens in August in 

 Virginia. 



Provost White. (Lab.) Noted by Strong in 1S66 as a common wild variety of 

 little value. 



Prunella. (Vin. Lab.) A seedling from JL Vibert, of France, produced by crossing 

 a Vinifera with Isabella, about 1842. Resembles Wilder verj'' closely. 



Pukwana. (Mont. Rup.) A seedling of Vitis nionticola crossed with Rupestris; 

 from Munson. Stamens reflexed; blooms mid-season; cluster small; berrs' small, 

 black. 



Pulaski. (Lab. Vin. Aest.?) From John Burr, Leavenworth, Kansas. Vine 

 vigorous, hardy, medium to productive; canes long; tendrils continuous to sometimes 

 intermittent; foliage large to medium; flowers nearly fertile; stamens reflexed; keeps 

 well; clusters small, inclined to short, often with a small single shoulder, compact; 

 berries intermediate in size, roundish, dark purplish-black covered with blue bloom; 

 skin thin, tender, adheres to pulp; flesh greenish, tender, sweet; good to very good in 

 quality. 



Pulliat. (Bourq. Vin.) A seedling of Herbemont; from ^L Pulliat, of France; 

 received at this Station in 1896. Vigorous, not hardy, very productive; foliage shows 

 Vinifera, mildews; tendrils intermittent; stamens upright; clusters large, compact, 

 shouldered; berries small, round, black; pulp tender, moderately juicy, of good flavor; 

 ripens about ten daj's later than Herbemont. 



Pulpless. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Salem; from C. Engle, Paw Paw, Michigan. 

 Vigorous, productive; stamens upright; cluster large, shouldered, medium in compact- 

 ness; berr}' large, black, oval; vinous, rich; quality very good; ripens with Concord. 



Purity. (Lab. Bourq. Vin.) A cross between Delaware and some native variety; 

 from G. W. Campbell, about 1870. A white grape of the Delaware type but a stronger, 

 healthier grower; foliage larger and thicker; bunches smaller than Delaware; berries 

 larger; sweet, of ven.- fine quality; ripens very early; difficult to propagate. 



Purple Bloom. (Lab. Vin.) Culbert's Seedling Xo. 6. A seedling of Hartford and 

 General Marmora ; from Dr. W. A. M. Culbert, Newburgh, New York, exhibited before 

 the American Pomological Society in 1877. Vigorous, hardy, productive; bunches 

 large, showv; berries above medium, purple, of good quality. 



Purple Favorite. (Aest.) Discarded as a worthless variety by United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in 1864. 



