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taining both organs — stamens and pistils — and are capable of 

 ripenihg fruit without the assistance of the male plant'. 



Grape. Vitis Labrusca, L. 



In 1884 I saw bunches of the Wyoming grape which carried 

 many seedless berries; the seedless grapes were small and ripe, 

 with scarcely any toughness to the pulp, while the seeded berries 

 were of the usual size and unripe. Professor Bailey^ records an 

 analagous example with a hybrid form. The larger part of the 

 bunch bore fruit of the ordinary size, and the ordinary almost in- 

 sipid flavor, but one bunch' bore fruit about half as large, with 

 thinner skin, an entirely different and better flavor and seedless, - 



On account of the uncertainty attending the classification of 

 our cultivated varieties, I offer such notes as I possess under this 

 heading. I am indebted to Professor E. S. Goff", of Madison, 

 Wis., for assistance in this counting. 



VaHety, No, of Berries. No. of Seed. Av Seed per Berry, 



Vitis Labfusca, (Wild.) 521 I406 2.69 



+ 



Vitis cordifolia, (Wild.) 75 191 2.54 



Brighton, (Labrusca) 91 146 1.60 



Catawba, (Labrusca) 385 . 825 2.14 



Clinton, (Riparia) 184' , 280 .--- 1.52 



Concord, (Labrusca) 719 J323 1.84 



Delaware, (Lab. X Vinif. ?) 1311 1722 1,31 



lona, (Labrusca) 20 • 45 ■ 2.25 



Isabella, (Labrusca) 55 J SS ' T.60 



Salem, (Lab. X Vinif.) 151 355 2.35 



Vergennes, (Labrusca) iii 186 1.67 



In a number of countings I have the material for arranging 

 in another form : thus 



No, of Berries. No. of Berries With 



o Pips. I Pip. 2 Pips. 3 Pips. 4 Pips. 5 Pips. 6 Pips 



Vitis, Labrusca 521 o 84 138 172 112 8 7 



Vitis cordifolia 75 o 13 25 20 17 o o 



Brighton, 91 2 46 31 10 2 o o 



Catawba, 355 o 85 158 99 13 o o 



Clinton, 184 o 89 89 6 000 



Concord, 719 I 263 323 117 15 o o 



Delaware, 13x1 5 934 329 42 100 



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25 







14 



10 



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Salem, 



151 







27 



62 



44 



18 











Vergennes, 



III 



3 



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.49 



41 



17 



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1 Eiigelmann, Bushberg Cat., 1883, p. 9. 



2 Bull. No. 31, Mich. Ag. CoIL 1SS7, 85. 



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