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green, pubescent ; lobes five, terminal one blunt ; basal sinus narrow ; 

 lateral sinus deep and narrow ; petiolar sinus narrow, often closed and 

 overlapping ; teeth shallow, wide. Flowers self -fertile, open late ; 

 stamens upright. 



Fruit mid-season, keeps well. Clusters uniform, very large, long, 

 slender, irregularly tapering with heavy shoulder, very loose ; pedicel 

 long, thick with inconspicuous warts ; brush green. Berries irregular 

 in size, round-elongated, yellowish-green with thin bloom, persistent, 

 soft ; skin thin, tough, adherent, unpigmented ; flesh green, trans- 

 parent, very juicy, melting, vinous, pleasant, agreeably sweet; very 

 good. Seeds free, one to three, elongated, notched, sharply pointed. 



CUNNINGHAM 



(Bourquiniana) 

 Long, Prince Edward 



Cunningham is cultivated very little in America, but in 

 France, at one time, was one of the best-known grapes, both as 

 a direct producer and as a stock for European varieties. It was 

 much sought for by the French as a stock for large Vinifera 

 cions, the size of the vine giving an opportunity for making a 

 good graft. In the South, where the variety originated, Cun- 

 ningham is not largely grown, as there are several other varieties 

 of its type superior in fruit and vine. The vine is a capricious 

 grower and is particular as to soil and climate. The grapes 

 make a deep yellow wine of a very good quality but have little 

 value as table-grapes. Cunningham originated with Jacob 

 Cunningham, Prince Edward County, Virginia, about 1812. 



Vine vigorous, spreading, productive. Canes large, long with stiff 

 reddish hairs at base ; shoots showing considerable bloom ; tendrils 

 intermittent, usually trifid. Leaves large, thick, round, entire or 

 lobed ; smooth and dark green above, yellowish green below, pubescent ; 

 petiolar sinus narrow, frequently overlapping. 



Clusters of medium size, long, sometimes shouldered, very compact ; 

 pedicel long, slender with small warts; brush short, light brown. 

 Berries small, purplish-black with thin bloom ; skin thin, tough with 

 much underlying pigment ; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly ; quality poor 

 or but fair. Seeds two to five, oval. 



