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Type = American Hybrid. Per Bushburg Catalogue: "Vine very hardy, healthy, vigorous, and productive; wood dark gray, rather long-jointed; foliage thick, medium, dark green, deeply lobed, partaking somewhat of the character of the Delaware and Hartfod not as pubescent as the latter. The original vine has not been injured by the severe cold and sudden changes of our climate, and has shown no mildew, rot or other disease for several years, but was later found more or less subject to rot. Bunch medium, compact, often shouldered, sometimes double shoulderd; berry medium, round, black with a heavy bloom; adheres to the peduncle until it shrivels; flesh slightly pulpy, juicy, sprightly and vinous; agreeably sweet, without foxiness. Ripening season about 10 days in advance of Concord, nearly with Hartford and Moore's early; it colors about 10 days before it is fully ripe; like the Ives it should be allowed to hang on its growing vines for about 10 days after it colors." Per Our Native Grape, pg. 121: "A black grape; bunch above medium, shoulderd, compact; berry medium, juicy, sweet, rich, sprightly, vinous, of good quality; vigorous, hardy, healthy and productive; subject to rot more or less; ripe about with Moore's Early."