The Bulletin 
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All of this evidence pointed not toward sterility because of defective 
pollen, but toward partial sterility, probably due to imperfectly devel¬ 
oped pistils. The fact, however, that at one time a good crop of fruit 
had been produced was sufficient evidence that some day, perhaps, the 
vine might again return to fruitfulness, and this, as we shall see, has 
since happened. 
In the meantime, as this vine was ,so full of promise, it was called 
“Hope,” in commemoration of the hope and desire to find a self-fertile 
vine which might become the founder of a new race of rotundifolia 
grapes. 
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Fig. 3.—Two clusters of Hope. The cluster on the left is just beyond the blooming 
stage; note the number and the character of the pistils. The cluster on the right is 
in full bloom; note the upright stamens and the character of the pistils. Natural size. 
Two other self-fertile seedlings, one a light-colored rotundifolia vine, 
origin not mentioned, and the other a dark-colored vine, a cross between 
Eden and a staminate vine, are reported by Husmann and Dearing (4). 
These three vines are the only original ones mentioned as bearing 
flowers with upright stamens and with normal viable pollen. To these 
we look with confidence for the introduction and development of self- 
fertility among our varieties of rotundifolia grapes. 
