Fruit ripens late and keeps well, hanging a long time on the vine. Clusters small to medium, below average length, rather slender, uniform, cylindrical, often single-shouldered, compact; peduncle almost short, intermediate in size; pedicel short to medium, slender, covered with a few small warts; brush short, wine-colored. Berries variable in size, below medium to small, roundish, black, glossy, covered with a moderate amount of blue bloom, hang well to pedicels, firm. Skin thin, of average toughness, adheres only slightly to the pulp, contains much wine-colored pigment, slightly astringent. Flesh dark green, translucent, fine-grained, somewhat tough, vinous, sweet at skin to tart near seeds, with slight Riparia spiciness, of medium quality, improving as the season advances. Seeds cling to pulp, one to four, average two, often many abortive, above medium size, rather short and wide, usually plump, sharply pointed, brownish; raphe obscure; chalaza above center, pear-shaped, distinct. Must registers 95°-110°. BAILEY. (Lincecumii, Labrusca, Vinifera.) =1.= _Rural N. Y._, =50=:221, 222. 1891. _fig._ =2.= _Bush. Cat._, =1894=:159. =3.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =14=:276. 1895. =4.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:526, 548, 553. 1898. =5.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._, =48=:1149, 1153. 1898. _fig._ =6.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._, =1899=:29. =7.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._, =56=:275. 1900. =8.= _Rural N. Y._, =60=:614. 1901. In the Bailey are combined characters of three species, Vinifera, Labrusca and Lincecumii--characters attained in three widely separated regions, Europe, Massachusetts, and Texas. Moreover the characters of Vinifera and Labrusca have been transmitted to Bailey through Triumph, in which variety they are as well combined as in any other hybrid of the two species. The Lincecumii parent, Big Berry, is at the head of Munson's "Big Berry Family" of hybrids; brought in from the wild, it is one of the best representatives of its species. Bailey, therefore, has royal blood and if parentage counts in grapes, it should prove valuable. Unfortunately New York, at least the Station vineyard, is a little too far north for the fruit to mature well. In cold winters the vine is liable to winter injury. In seasons when the grapes have matured the appearance and quality of the fruit have been such as to recommend it. Its vigor of vine and productiveness give it additional value, and if not to be recommended for commercial plantings in this State, it can surely be named as valuable for breeding purposes. The name of the variety was bestowed upon it by its originator in honor of L. H. Bailey, known by all grape-growers for his services to viticulture.