Breeding Rotijndifolia Grapes 
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of especial merit. Some of these are of interest only to the plant 
breeder, while others will appeal to the consumer of the grape. 
The following seedlings possess characters of interest mainly to the 
plant breeder: 
Seedling No. 1 (James X Light Male, No. 1), F-13. 
This seedling grape will be of interest only because of its color. All 
of t.he other light-colored offspring from James gave us fruits in color 
like’ (hat of the Scuppernong, but this one produces, instead of the cin¬ 
namon color, a pearly-green berry, semi-transluscent. Thus it will be 
seen that by proper breeding we can widen our range of colors in the 
fruits of the rotundifolia species. 
Seedling No. 2 (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1), P-48. 
The character that recommends this seedling as a promising vine 
is its tendency to produce uniformly large fruit clusters. The berries 
are very large in size and violet-red in color. 
The following seedlings are of interest because of their excellent 
fruit qualities: 
Seedling No. 3 (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1), U-23. 
Fruit: Medium to large, black with a bluish bloom. Skin: Medium 
thick. Pulp: Soft and very juicy. Flavor: Mildly sub-acid and aro¬ 
matic. Quality: Very good to best. 
Seedling No. 4 (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1), V-38. 
Fruit: Medium to large; reddish-purple in color. Skin: Medium thick. 
Pulp: Soft and juicy. Flavor: Mildly sub-acid. Quality: Very good to 
best. 
Seedling No. 5 (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1), V-52. 
Fruit: Small to medium; almost black in color. Skin: Thick. Pulp: 
Soft. Flavor: Mildly sub-acid and aromatic. Quality: Very good to 
best. 
Seedling No. G (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1), 0-23. 
Fruit: Large and black. Skin: Thick. Pulp: Very juicy, soft, and 
somewhat stringy. Flavor: Mildly sub-acid, and aromatic. Quality: 
Best. 
Seedling No. 7 (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1) W-18. 
Fruit: Medium in size and almost wine-colored. Skin: Medium thick. 
Pulp: Soft. Flavor: Sweet to sub-acid, and aromatic. Quality: Very 
good to best. 
Seedling No. 8 (Scuppernong X Dark Male, No. 1), W-38. 
Fruit: Large, and of a beautiful violet-red color. Skin: Medium thick. 
Pulp: Very soft and juicy. Flavor: Very mildly sub-acid. Quality: 
Very good to best. 
Seedling No. 9 (Scuppernong X Light Male, No. 2), Z-27, 
Fruit: Large, and cinnamon in color. Skin: Thick to very thick. 
Pulp: Soft and somewhat stringy. Flavor: sub-acid. Quality: Very 
good to best. 
Of course we realize ‘the fact that young plants, as a rule, tend to 
produce better fruit than those that are older. But although these 
vines are only three years from seed, their qualities thus far observed 
recommend them for at least further observation, and entitle them to a 
trial. 
