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COTTAGE 



(Labrusca) 



In vine and fruit, Cottage resembles its parent, Concord, 

 having, however, remarkably large, thick, leathery leaves. It 

 is noted also for its strong, branching root system and canes so 

 rough as to be almost spiny. The fruit is better in quality than 

 that of its parent, having less foxiness and a richer, more delicate 

 flavor. The crop ripens from one to two weeks earlier than Con- 

 cord. The good qualities of the variety are offset by compara- 

 tive unproductiveness and unevenness in ripening. Cottage 

 is recommended as an early grape of the Concord type for the 

 garden. This variety was grown from seed of Concord by E. 

 W. Bull, Concord, Massachusetts. It was introduced in 1869. 



Vine vigorous, healthy, hardy. Canes rough, hairy, long, numerous, 

 dark brown ; nodes enlarged ; shoots very pubescent ; tendrils con- 

 tinuous, bifid. Leaves large, thick ; upper surface dark green, glossy, 

 smooth or rugose ; lower surface tinged with bronze, pubescent ; leaf 

 entire with terminal acute ; petiolar sinus deep and wide ; teeth 

 shallow, wide. Flowers self -fertile, open early ; stamens upright. 



Fruit does not keep well. Clusters of medium size, broad, cylin- 

 drical, sometimes single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel short, thick 

 with a few small warts; brush dark red. Berries of medium size, 

 round, dull black with heavy bloom, drop badly from pedicel, firm ; 

 skin thick, tender, adherent with dark purplish-red pigment, astrin- 

 gent ; flesh juicy, tough, solid, foxy ; good. Seeds free, one to four, 

 large, broad, blunt, light brown. 



CREVELING 



(Labrusca, Vinifera) 

 Bloom, Bloomburg, Catawissa, Columbia Bloom 



Creveling was long a favorite black grape for the garden, 

 where, if planted in good soil, it produces fine clusters of large, 

 handsome, very good grapes. Under any but the best of care, 

 however, the vine is unproductive and sets loose, straggling 



