Leaf-buds of average size, short, stout, conical to pointed, sometimes slightly compressed, open moderately early. Young leaves lightly tinged with rose-carmine on lower surface, strongly tinged along margin of upper surface. Leaves medium to large, thick; upper surface dark green, dull, moderately smooth; lower surface pale green, slightly pubescent; veins not distinct; lobes three when present, terminal lobe acute to acuminate; petiolar sinus nearly intermediate in depth and width; lateral sinus shallow to medium in depth and width; teeth of average depth, narrow. Flowers open somewhat late, sometimes on plan of six, sterile; stamens reflexed. Fruit ripens somewhat unevenly about mid-season, keeps fairly well for a short time but deteriorates rapidly after ripening. Clusters very large to medium, usually long, broadish, tapering, often heavily shouldered, loose to compact; peduncle quite long; pedicel of average length, somewhat thick, covered with few indistinct warts, broad at point of attachment to berry; brush pale green with brown tinge, thick, short. Berries irregular, medium to rather large in size, roundish to slightly oval, light and dark red, somewhat glossy, covered with dark lilac bloom, handsome, persistent, not firm. Skin thickish, very tender, adheres considerably to the pulp, contains no pigment, astringent. Flesh greenish, rather transparent, tender, slightly stringy, melting, aromatic, vinous, sweet or agreeably tart to center of berry, very good in quality. Seeds separate easily, number one to five, average three or four, above mean size, rather broad and sharply pointed, light brown with yellow tinge; raphe shows as a narrow obscure groove; chalaza large, above center, irregularly circular, distinct. BRILLIANT. (Labrusca, Vinifera, Bourquiniana.) =1.= _An. Hort._, =1889=:101. =2.= _Rural N. Y._, =49=:602. 1890. _fig._ =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._, =1891=:151, 159. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._, =1891=:32. =5.= _Kan. Sta. Bul._, =28=:162. 1891. =6.= _Ill. Sta. Bul._, =28=:259. 1893. =7.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =12=:618. 1893. =8.= _Bush. Cat._, =1894=:96. _fig._ =9.= Husmann, =1895=:124. =10.= _Can. Hort._, =18=:3, 4, 58. 1895. _fig._ =11.= _Ga. Sta. Bul._, =28=:290. 1895. =12.= _Tenn. Sta. Bul._, Vol. =9=:170, 171, _fig._, 195. 1896. =13.= _Kan. Sta. Bul._, =73=:183. 1897. =14.= _Rural N. Y._, =58=:22. 1899. =15.= _Mo. Sta. Bul._, =46=:43, 48. 1899. =16.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =18=:396. 1899. =17.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._, =56=:275. 1900.