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medium in size, round, dark purplish-black, dull with heavy bloom, 

 persistent, firm; skin thin, tough, adherent, wine-colored pigment; 

 flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, fine-grained, tender, sprightly, 

 vinous, sweet ; very good. Seeds adherent, one to four, frequently 

 one-sided, blunt, light brown. 



KENSINGTON 



(Vinifera, Vulpina) 



Kensington has several very meritorious fruit and vine 

 characters. The vine resembles that of Clinton, its Vulpina 

 parent, in vigor, hardiness, growth and productiveness, but 

 the fruit has many of the characters of the European parent, 

 Buckland Sweetwater. The grapes are yellowish-green, large, 

 oval and borne in loose clusters of medium size. In quality 

 the fruit of Kensington is not equal to that of Buckland Sweet- 

 water but is much better than that of Clinton. The flesh is 

 tender and juicy with a rich, sweet, vinous flavor. The hardi- 

 ness of the vine and the high quality of the fruit should make 

 Kensington a favorite green grape in northern gardens. This 

 variety was grown by William Saunders, London, Ontario. 

 It was sent out some time between 1870 and 1880. 



Vine vigorous, ha^dy, productive. Canes long, slender, light 

 brown; nodes enlarged, flattened; internodes short; tendrils persist- 

 ent, intermittent or continuous, long, bifid or trifid. Leaves thin ; 

 upper surface light green, glossy, smooth ; lower surface pale green, 

 pubescent, hairy ; lobes wanting or one to three with terminus obtuse ; 

 petiolar sinus narrow ; basal sinus shallow when present ; lateral sinus 

 shallow, usually a notch; teeth deep and wide. Flowers self -fertile, 

 open early, stamens upright. 



Fruit mid-season. Clusters large, cylindrical, often heavily single- 

 shouldered, loose, frequently with many undeveloped berries ; pedicel 

 long and slender with small, inconspicuous warts ; brush short, pale 

 green. Berries variable in size, oval, yellowish-green, glossy with 

 thin bloom, persistent, firm ; skin thin, tough, adherent, faintly as- 

 tringent ; flesh green, transparent, juicy, tender, vinous, sweet ; good. 

 Seeds free, two to four, wrinkled, large, long, broad, sharp-pointed, 

 yellowish-brown. 



