Fruit ripens very late and keeps well. Clusters medium to small,
rather long, intermediate in breadth, tapering to cylindrical, not
very uniform, often single-shouldered, compact; peduncle above
medium length, small; pedicel rather short and slender, covered
with numerous warts, enlarged at point of attachment to berry;
brush short, thick, wine-colored. Berries small, roundish, black,
covered with a moderate amount of blue bloom, persistent, firm.
Skin thin, tough, rather adherent to the pulp, contains a slight
amount of purple pigment, astringent. Flesh darkish green,
translucent, juicy, tough and solid, spicy, rather tart, poor in
quality as a dessert grape. Seeds separate with difficulty from the
pulp, one to six, average three, small, of mean breadth, short,
blunt, dark brown; raphe distinct, cord-like; chalaza small,
slightly above center, circular, distinct. Must 98°-118°.
DAISY.
(Labrusca, Vinifera.)
=1.= _Kan. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1886=:187. =2.= _N. Y. Sta. An.
Rpt._, =10=:495. 1891. =3.= _Ib._, =13=:602. 1894. =4.= _Bush.
Cat._, =1894=:111. =5.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:528, 548, 554.
1898.
Daisy is an unimportant seedling of Goethe. The only reason for its
distribution was its delicate, spicy, pleasant flavor. It is probably
not worth perpetuating.
Dr. J. Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas, is supposed to have originated
Daisy from seed of Goethe. On account of the fruit characters, Bush
questions the parentage but as it grows at this Station the reputed
parentage appears to be quite probably correct.
Vine intermediate in vigor, not hardy nor productive, an uncertain
bearer. Tendrils continuous, bifid to sometimes trifid. Leaves
small to medium, light green; lower surface slightly pubescent.
Flowers nearly self-sterile, open in mid-season; stamens upright.
Fruit ripens with Concord or soon after, does not keep well.
Clusters of medium size, rather loose. Berries medium to small,
distinctly oval, somewhat darker red than Agawam, covered with thin
lilac bloom, persistent, not firm. Flesh soft and tender, vinous,
sweet, of pleasant flavor, good in quality. Seeds few, medium in
length, usually with a slightly enlarged neck; chalaza above
center, often with radiating ridges.
DELAWARE.
(Labrusca, Bourquiniana, Vinifera.)
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