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Per Brooks and Olmo (see citation): "Virus free. Fruit: cluster medium large, usually well-filled to compact, shouldered, conical; berry size medium, 18-19 mm long, 16-18 mm wide; skin reddish-black, bloom heavy, tough, medium-thick, slip-skin; flesh greenish, translucent, medium juicy, tender, sweet, not aromatic, tart with pleasing flavor, spicy, quality excellent; ripens about 1 week before Concord; seed size medium; resembles Herbert. Vine: vigorous productive; drooping; hardy. Fine for home and market." Per Chadha and Randhawa (see citation): "Vines medium in vigor... Full-grown leaves orbicular, 3-lobed, medium sized, thin, rough, glabrous above and wooly below...Flowers hermaphrodite, stamens upright, anthers higher than stigma. Bunches medium long, conical, irregular, shouldered, loose to well filled. Berries reddish black, spherical to slightly ellipsoidsal, small to medium, variability slight; bloom present, thick, not removed easily; apex rounded, adherence weak. Skin slip skin type, transparancy poor, medium thick, though, harsh. Pulp greenish, tender, translucent, juicy, not aromatic, sweet. Juice green, sweet...Ripening even; tends to be uneven when vines are allowed to overbear, mid-season, by middle of March in Poona. Quality medium; T.S.S. 18%, acidity .4-.5%, juice 70%. Cropping medium to heavy. Keeping quality very good. This variety has shown promise for wine making. Moderately susceptible to rust and downy mildew."