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oval, purplish-black; without pulp, juicy, sweet and rich; makes an excellent pale red 

 wine closely resembling sherry; ripens last of July in the South. 



Rupel. (Rup. Rip. Lab.) A seedling of Rupestris pollinated by July Twenty-fifth; 

 from Munson. Cluster small; berry small, black; ripens early; stamens upright. 



Rupert. (Line. Rup. Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A cross between America and Brilliant; 

 from Munson. Vigorous, not very hardy, variable in productiveness; stamens upright; 

 clusters medium, slender, usually shouldered, moderately compact; berries medium, 

 nearly round, dark dull reddish-black with blue bloom; skin thin, tough; flesh pale 

 green, tender, melting, somewhat musky, with Post-oak flavor; fair; ripens with Worden. 



Rustler. (Lab. Vin.) From Munson, about 1888; a seedling of Lindley crossed 

 with Martha. Vine vigorous, not always hardy, variable in productiveness; stamens 

 reflexed; clusters medium, cylindrical, compact, sometimes shouldered; berries medium, 

 roundish; skin medium thick, tough, dull light green with gray bloom, covered with 

 scattering russet dots; pulp pale green, tough, stringy, foxy, sweet, somewhat musk}'; 

 fair to good ; ripens about with Concord. 



Rusty Coat. Described by Mississippi Station Bulletin No. 56 as healthy, fair 

 yielder; bunches long, loose and irregular; berries medium, black; good. 



Rutland. (Lab. Vin. Aest.) From D. S. Marvin, Watertown, New York, about 

 thirty years ago; a seedling of Eumelan pollinated by Concord. Of medium vigor, not 

 very hardy or productive; stamens upright; clusters medium, shouldered, usuallv com- 

 pact; berries small, roundish, inclined to shatter; skin thin, somewhat tough, dark 

 reddish-black with blue bloom; flesh tender and nearly melting, vinous, sweet ; ver\' good; 

 ripens about with Worden. 



Saginaw. Noted in Micliigan Pomological Society Report, 1880, as a seedling from 

 G. Wing^vorth, Saginaw City, Michigan. Vigorous, hardy, early. 



St. Albans. (Lab. Vin.) A seedling of Ives crossed with Niagara; from Jacob P. 

 Bossung, Jefferson County, Kentucky, about 1889. Fair grower, hardy, healthy; described 

 as a " Black Niagara ". 



St. Augustine. (Aest.?) Noted in American Pomological Society Report for 1877, 

 as a native variety from Florida. 



St. Catherine. (Lab.) From James W. Clark, Framingham, Massachusetts, about 

 i860. Vigorous, hardy, productive; bunches large, rather compact; berries large, round, 

 red; pulpy, sweet, foxy. 



St. Hilaire. (Rip.?) From Alexis Dery, St. Hilaire, Quebec, before 1892. Hardy, 

 vigorous; cluster small, rather loose; berry small, black; pulp tough with a marked 

 acidity. 



St. John. (Lab. Vin. Bourq.) A seedling of Brighton pollinated by Delaware ; 

 from Henry B. Spencer, Rock}' River, Ohio, about 1890. Vigorous, healthy, productive; 

 foliage like Delaware; short -jointed; fruit resembles Brighton; pulp sweet, meaty, tender, 

 vinous; ripens about with Delaware. 



