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Type = American Hybrid. Per Hedrick (see citation): "Vine vigorous, hardy, productive. Leaves medium to large, of average thickness; upper surface dark green, intermediate in smoothness. Flowers sterile, open in mid-season. Fruit ripens slightly earlier than Concord, keeps fairly well. Clusters intermediate in size, below average length, medium to rather broad, tapering to cylindrical, frequently single-shouldered, moderately compact. Berries large to medium, slightly oval, rather dull black, covered with abundant blue bloom, persistent, firm. Skin intermediate in thickness, tender, adheres but slightly to the pulp, contains a small amount of wine-colored pigment, somewhat astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, tender, rather fine-grained, foxy, sweet next to the skin to agreeably tart at center, resembles Concord very closely in flavor, good in quality." Per Bushburg Catalogue (see citation): "Vine very vigorous, hardy and productive. The original vine never rotted nor mildewed and none were propagated and disseminated...Bunch large double shouldered, not very compact; berry very large, white with a distinct black spot; flesh tender, juicy, sprightly, vinous sweet, of best quality, similiar to a European grape."