Leaf-buds medium to nearly large, short, below average thickness, conical to pointed, open in mid-season. Young leaves lightly tinged on lower side and along margin of upper side, prevailing color rose-carmine. Leaves large to medium, thick; upper surface dark green, slightly glossy, rather smooth; lower surface light bronze, heavily pubescent; veins distinct; lobes three when present, terminal lobe acute; petiolar sinus variable averaging medium in depth and width; basal sinus usually lacking; lateral sinus obscure and frequently notched; teeth shallow, medium to narrow. Flowers fertile, open in mid-season or earlier; stamens upright. Fruit ripens about mid-season, keeps from one to two months. Clusters rather uniform, large to medium, intermediate in length, wide, broadly tapering, usually single-shouldered, sometimes double-shouldered, medium to rather compact; peduncle short to medium, thick; pedicel of average length, thick, nearly smooth; brush intermediate in length, pale green. Berries medium to large, roundish, slightly glossy, black covered with abundant blue bloom, not always persistent, firm. Skin of average thickness, moderately tough, slightly adherent to pulp, contains a small amount of wine-colored pigment, somewhat astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, juicy, rather fine-grained, somewhat tough and solid, slightly foxy, sweet at skin, inclined to tartness next the seeds, good in quality. Seeds rather adherent, one to four in number, average three, nearly large, broad, distinctly notched, plump, blunt, brownish; raphe obscure; chalaza of fair size, slightly above center, oval, nearly obscure. Must 70°-80°. COTTAGE. (Labrusca.) =1.= _Am. Jour. Hort._, =4=:327, 334. 1868. =2.= _Horticulturist_, =26=:22. 1871. =3.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._, =1879.= =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._, =1881=:36. =5.= _Rural N. Y._, =52=:655. 1893. =6.= _Ill. Sta. Bul._, =28=:253. 1893. =7.= _Bush. Cat._, =1894=:108. =8.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1895=:131. =9.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:528, 545, 547, 554. 1898. =10.= _Mich. Sta. Bul._, =169=:169. 1899. [Illustration: COTTAGE]