VARIETIES OF GRAPES 367 



Eclipse originated with E. A. Riehl, Alton, Illinois, from seed 

 planted about 1890. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, productive. Canes medium in length, 

 dark reddish-brown ; nodes enlarged ; tendrils continuous, long, bifid. 

 Leaves large ; upper surface dark green ; lower surface white with a 

 bronze tinge, heavily pubescent ; lobes wanting or three with terminal 

 one acute ; petiolar sinus deep, narrow ; basal sinus usually lacking ; 

 lateral sinus narrow, often notched ; teeth shallow, narrow. Flowers 

 self-sterile, open in mid-season ; stamens reflexed. 



Fruit early, keeps well. Clusters of medium size, broad, tapering, 

 frequently single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel short, thick, covered 

 with small warts ; brush long, pale green. Berries, large, oval, dull 

 black with abundant bloom, persistent, firm ; skin tender, slightly ad- 

 herent, astringent ; flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tender, fine- 

 grained, foxy, sweet ; good. Seeds free, one to four, short, broad, dis- 

 tinctly notched, blunt, brown. 



EDEN 



(Rotundifolia, Munsoniana?) 



Eden is of value as a general-purpose grape for the South 

 and is interesting as one of the few supposed hybrids with V. 

 rotundifolia. It is probably a hybrid between the species 

 named and V. Munsoniana, another southern wild grape. The 

 vine is exceedingly vigorous and productive and thrives on clay 

 soils, whereas most other Rotundifolias can be grown success- 

 fully only on sandy lands. Eden was found some years ago on 

 the premises of Dr. Guild, near Atlanta, Georgia. 



Vine very vigorous, productive, healthy and bearing a dense canopy 

 of foliage. Canes darker in color than most other Rotundifolias. 

 Leaves of medium size and thickness, longer than wide ; petiolar sinus 

 wide ; marginal teeth rounded ; leaf-tip blunt. Flowers perfect. 



Fruit early, distinct first and second crops, ripens uniformly. Clus- 

 ters large, loose, bearing from five to twenty-five berries which adhere 

 fairly well to the pedicels. Berries round, one-half inch in diameter, 

 dull black, faintly specked ; skin thin, tender ; flesh soft, juicy, pale 

 green, sprightly ; good in quality. 



