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variable in size, round, purplish-black, glossy with purplish-red pig- 

 ment, astringent ; flesh dull white with faint red tinge, translucent, 

 tender, melting, spicy, vinous, sweet ; good. Seeds free, two to five, 

 long, pointed, yellowish-brown. 



AMINIA 



(Labrusca, Vinifera) 



Aminia is one of the best early grapes, its season being with 

 or a little after Moore Early. The grapes are of high quality 

 and attractive appearance, but the bunches are small, variable 

 in size, not well formed and the berries ripen unevenly. The 

 vine is vigorous but is neither as hardy nor as productive as a 

 commercial variety should be. In 1867 Isadora Bush, a Mis- 

 sourian, planted vines of Rogers No. 39 from several different 

 sources. When these came into bearing, he distinguished 

 three varieties. Bush selected the best of the three and, with 

 the consent of Rogers, named it Aminia. In spite of Bush's 

 care, there are two distinct grapes cultivated under this name. 



Vine vigorous, precariously hardy, lacking in productiveness. 

 Canes rough, long, thick, dark brown ; nodes enlarged ; internodes 

 long ; tendrils intermittent, long, trifid or bifid, persistent. Leaves 

 large ; upper surface dull, smooth ; lower surface light green, pubescent ; 

 lobes three; terminal lobe acute; petiolar sinus deep, narrow, often 

 closed and overlapping ; basal sinus usually lacking ; lateral sinus 

 shallow, narrow ; teeth shallow, wide. Flowers open in mid-season, 

 self-sterile ; stamens reflexed. 



Fruit early, keeps well. Clusters small, broad, irregular, coni- 

 cal, sometimes with a long shoulder, loose ; pedicel long with few 

 warts; brush short, thick, brownish-red. Berries variable, round, 

 dull black with thin bloom, persistent, firm ; skin thick, tender, ad- 

 herent with purplish-red pigment, astringent; flesh greenish, trans- 

 lucent, tender, solid, coarse, foxy ; good. Seeds adherent, one to six, 

 very large. 



AUGUST GIANT 

 (Labrusca, Vinifera) 



August Giant is a hybrid between Labrusca and Vinifera in 

 which the fruit characters are those of the latter species. In 



