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DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES 
Many books and bulletins have complete de- 
scriptions of the older grapes and many of the 
newer ones. We refer you to these sources for 
the many details concerning varieties and their 
culture. 
However, there are some grapes, new and old, 
whose descriptions are not at the moment readily 
available to all. These are the French-American 
Hybrids, the Munson Hybrids, and recent introduc- 
tions of the New York State Agricultural Experi- 
ment Station. 
The French-American Hybrids are a group of 
varieties developed in France as crosses between 
American grape species and varieties and the 
traditional grapes of Europe, Vitis vinifera. This 
breeding started about 80 years ago when the 
French were attempting to produce new varieties 
with fruit characters of the European grape but in- 
sect and disease resistant vines present in some 
American species. The program was conducted on a 
very large scale and is still in progress, so a host 
have been produced and tested. And relatively 
a large number are worthy of testing in American 
vineyards. The fruit of the French-American Hy- 
brids is similar to that of the grapes of California. 
Very few Hybrids have been named, they are 
known by the name of the originator plus the 
identification number he assigned them, thus Seibel 
1,000 was originated by Louis Seibel and by him 
given the number 1,000. 
The Munson Hybrids were developed by T. V. 
Munson of Dennison, Texas from crosses between 
many American varieties as well as grapes of 
California. Some of his work seems to have 
parallelled that of the French breeders for certain 
varieties have characters similar to French-Amer- 
ican Hybrids. Mr. Munson’s grapes were primarily 
developed for the environment of Texas but limited 
testing has indicated some promise for other vit- 
icultural areas. 
The New York State Agricultural Experiment 
Station has grown many thousands of grape seed- 
lings and of these a few have been deemed worthy 
of naming and introducing. Some have already 
gained a place in viticulture and others show 
promise. 
The descriptions of these newer varieties are 
very brief and intended only to barely identify 
them. We will be pleased to supply further in- 
formation on any you wish. 

Descriptions are as follows: 
FRENCH-AMERICAN HYBRIDS 
BACO No. 1 
BERTILLE SEYVE 2862 
SEIBEL 1000 
SEIBEL 5409 
SEIBEL 6339 
SEIBEL 6905 
SEIBEL 9110 
SEIBEL 13047 
SEIBEL 13953 
SEYVE-VILLARD 5276 
Black, berries small clusters large, 
ripens early, vine extremely 
virgorous. Juice very sweet has 
tested up to 25° Brix, a wine grape. 
Black, clusters and berries large, 
ripens late, vine vigorous, a wine 
and table grape. 
Blue, berries small, clusters medium, 
ripens early, vine vigorous, has 
been commercially planted in some 
areas as a grape for both red and 
white wine. 
White, clusters and berries small, 
ripens mid-season, vine vigorous. 
Has a fine reputation in France as 
a white wine grape. 
Blue, berries small, clusters large to 
very large and extremely compact, 
ripens mid-season, vine of medium 
vigor. A wine grape. 
Black, berries small, clusters very 
large, ripens late mid-season, vine 
of medium vigors. A wine grape. 
White, berries medium, clusters 
large, ripens mid-season, vine vigor 
good, Very promising as a table 
grape and wine grape. 
White, berries medium, clusters 
large, ripens mid-season, vine 
vigorous, a table grape as well 
as wine grape. 
Black, berries small, clusters long 
and loose, ripens very early, wine 
vigorous, primarily an early table 
grape. ; 
White, berries small, clusters large, 
ripens mid-season, vine medium 
vigor. Has an excellent reputation 
for white wine in France. 
STEUK GRAPE VINE NURSERY, R. F. D. 2, Sandusky, Ohio 
