Fruit colors early but is not edible until after mid-season. Clusters medium to small, of fair length, slender, cylindrical, uniform, usually single-shouldered, compact; peduncle medium to short, intermediate in thickness; pedicel nearly short, very slender, almost smooth; brush tinged with red. Berries small to medium, roundish to slightly oval, dark purplish-black to black, glossy, covered with rather thick blue bloom, adhere well to pedicel, firm. Skin very thin, tough, nearly free from pulp, contains considerable wine-colored pigment, somewhat astringent. Flesh darkish green, very juicy, fine-grained, slightly tough and solid, with some Riparia flavor, spicy, vinous, too tart for dessert use. Seeds adherent, average two in number, intermediate in size, short, blunt, brownish; raphe obscure; chalaza of average size, above center, pear-shaped to long oval, distinct. Must, 93°-98°. CLOETA. (Lincecumii, Rupestris, Labrusca, Vinifera.) 1. _Rural N. Y._, =60=:637. 1901. 2. _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._, =1903=:83. 3. _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1904=:306. Cloeta comes from T. V. Munson and is of the same parentage as Captain. Munson says of it:[172] "Probably the best of all American black grapes." But it does not sustain this high standard on the Station grounds nor would it do so, we think, in other parts of the North. Munson further states that it "requires hot, dry weather to acquire high quality" and this explains why it does not succeed in this latitude as it does in Texas. The variety was produced from seed of America pollinated by R. W. Munson and was introduced by the originator in 1902. Vine very vigorous, hardy, produces fair to good crops, susceptible to attacks of mildew. Canes long, numerous, covered with considerable blue bloom; tendrils intermittent, bifid. Leaves small to above medium, rather thick. Flowers bloom in mid-season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens after mid-season, does not keep well. Clusters medium to small, not uniform, frequently single-shouldered, intermediate in compactness. Berries medium to small, oval to roundish, black, covered with a fair amount of blue bloom, very persistent, not firm. Skin very thin and tender, contains a large amount of wine-colored pigment. Flesh somewhat tough and solid, sweet at skin to acid at center, spicy, medium to above in quality. The numerous small seeds are usually not notched. COLERAIN. (Labrusca.) =1.= _Rural N. Y._, =47=:759. 1888. _fig._ =2.= _Bush. Cat._, =1894=:105. =3.= _Rural N. Y._, =53=:616. 1894. =4.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =14=:278. 1895. =5.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:528, 548, 554. 1898. =6.= _Rural N. Y._, =58=:23. 1899. =7.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._, =169=:165. 1899.