Narrative
Type = American Hybrid. Per Hedrick (see citation): "Vine vigorous, hardy, produces medium crops. Canes long, numberous, often thick, light brown with ash-gray tinge, considerably darker at nodes, covered with thin blue bloom; tendrils intermittent, bifid to trifid. Leaves medium to above in size, dark green, thin, lower surface pale green, nearly glabrous. Flowers semi-fertile, open in mid-season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens rather early, keeps well. Clusters large to medium, medium to long, usually with a fair-sized shoulder connected to the bunch by a long stem, compact to medium. Berries intermediate in size, distinctly oval to roundish, black, glossy, covered with abundant blue bloom, persistant. Skin thick, tough, not astringent. Flesh very juicy, tender, vinous, spicy, agreeably sweet at skin to tart at center, good in quality. Seeds usually separate from the pulp easily when merged cord in the bottom of a rather wide, deep groove; chalaza distinctly above center, often roughened." Per Bush and Son and Meissner(see citation): "A seedling of Clinton, fruited by Jas. H. Ricketts. He says 'It is hardy in vine and fruit; bunch medium to large and quite compact; berry the size and shape of Iona, oval form predominating, black with blue bloom; flesh tender, juicy, rich, and sprightly' . . . Vine a fair grower."