Narrative
Per Chadha and Randhawa (see citation): "Vines medium in vigour...Full-grown leaves cuneiform,k 3-lobed, sometimes 5-lobed or entire, small, thin, rough, downy above and felted below...Flowers hermaphrodite, stamens upright, anthers higher than stigma...Bunches small, short, regular, glovular to short conical, neither shouldered nor winged, loose to well filled...Berries dark purple, spherical, also ellipsoidal, small, size moderately variable; bloom thin, easily removable; apex truncate, adherence medium strong. Skin very thick, slip skin type, tough, transparancy poor. Pulp melting, leathery, juicy, foxy flavor, veins prominent. Juice turbid, insipid...Ripening is not uniform, very late, few berries turn colour, others remain unripe and green even till October...Not susceptible to cracking. IT is resistant to anthracnose and Cercospora leaf spot." Per Hedrick (see citation): "Originated by J. Van Lindley of Pitt County, Norh Carolina...Vine vigorous, healthy, productive. Flowers open very late; stamens reflexed. Fruit ripens late, hangs on the vines for three weeks, keeps well. Clusters small, contating from four to twelve berries, irregular, loose. Berries large, three-fourths to one and one-quarter inches in diameter, roundish, black or blue-black. Skin very thin. Pulp juicy, sweet, good to best in quality."