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lower surface tinged with bronze, heavily pubescent ; lobes one to three 

 with terminus acute ; petiolar sinus narrow ; basal sinus lacking ; lat- 

 eral sinus a notch if present. Flowers mid-season ; stamens upright. 

 Fruit early, keeps and ships well. Clusters medium in size, broad, 

 cylindrical, usually single-shouldered, compact ; pedicel slender, 

 with small, scattering warts ; brush short, slender, green with brown 

 tinge. Berries small, ovate, red, glossy with thin bloom, persistent, 

 firm ; skin very tough, adheres slightly, unpigmented ; flesh pale 

 green, translucent, juicy, tough, somewhat foxy, vinous, aromatic; 

 good to very good. Seeds adherent, one to four, small, sharp-pointed, 

 light brown. 



WILDER 



(Labrusca, Vinifera) 



The fruit of Wilder is surpassed in quality and appearance 

 by other of Rogers' hybrids, but the vine is the most reliable of 

 any of these hybrid sorts, being vigorous, hardy, productive, 

 and, although somewhat susceptible to mildew, as healthy as 

 any. Wilder is not as well known in the markets as it should 

 be, and now that fungal diseases can be controlled by spraying 

 should be more commonly planted in commercial vineyards, 

 especially for local markets. Wilder is one of the forty-five 

 Labrusca-Vinifera hybrids raised by E. S. Rogers, Salem, Mas- 

 sachusetts, having been described first in 1858. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, productive, susceptible to mildew. Canes 

 long, numerous, reddish-brown, darker at the nodes ; internodes long ; 

 tendrils intermittent, bifid or trifid. Leaves large, irregularly round ; 

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

 pubescent; usually not lobed with terminus acute; petiolar sinus 

 deep, narrow, often closed and overlapping; basal sinus lacking; 

 lateral sinus shallow, narrow, or a mere notch when present. Flowers 

 self -sterile, mid-season ; stamens reflexed. 



Fruit early mid-season, keeps and ships well. Clusters variable 

 in size, short, broad, tapering, heavily single-shouldered, loose ; pedicel 

 long, thick with numerous warts ; brush thick, green with tinge of red. 

 Berries large, oval, purplish-black with heavy bloom, persistent, firm ; 

 skin thick, adherent to pulp, with bright red pigment, astringent; 

 flesh green, translucent, juicy, tender ; good. Seeds adherent, one to 

 five, long, light brown. 



