Leaf-buds of average size, short to medium, rather thick, often strongly compressed, nearly obtuse to conical, open in mid-season. Young leaves tinged lightly on upper and lower sides with rose-carmine. Leaves medium to above in size, rather thick; upper surface dark green, moderately smooth; lower surface nearly whitish, heavily pubescent; veins well defined; lobes three to five in number, terminal lobe acute; petiolar sinus intermediate in depth and width; basal sinus shallow and moderately wide when present; lateral sinus medium to above in depth, narrow to medium in width; teeth of average depth and width. Flowers nearly fertile to somewhat sterile, open in mid-season; stamens upright. Fruit ripens with Moore Early or a little later, does not keep well. Clusters medium to small, below average length, variable in shape, cylindrical to tapering, frequently single-shouldered, compact; peduncle intermediate in length and thickness; pedicel medium to short, covered with numerous small warts; brush wine-colored or pinkish-red. Berries small to medium, roundish to slightly oblate, dark purplish-black, rather dull, covered with heavy blue bloom, persistent, not very firm. Skin rather thin, medium to tough, adheres but slightly to the pulp, contains much red pigment, astringent. Flesh greenish-white, nearly opaque, fine-grained, of medium toughness, aromatic, slightly vinous, not foxy, sweet at skin but slightly acid at center, good in quality. Seeds do not separate easily from the pulp unless the fruit is thoroughly ripe, one to four, average three, of medium size, broad, notched, below mean length, usually somewhat blunt, dark brown; raphe obscure; chalaza of fair size, slightly above center, circular, somewhat obscure. EATON. (Labrusca.) =1.= _Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1879=:161. =2.= _Ib._, =1880=:231. =3.= _Gar. Mon._, =27=:335. 1885. =4.= _U. S. D. A. Rpt._, =1887=:633. =5.= _Rural N. Y._, =48=:639, 641. 1889. _fig._ =6.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =9=:326. 1890. =7.= _W. N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =36=:42. 1891. =8.= _Ill. Sta. Bul._, =28=:254. 1893. =9.= _Bush. Cat._, =1894=:123. =10.= _Mass. Hatch Sta. Bul._, =37=:11, 14. 1896. =11.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:529, 548, 552, 559. 1898. =12.= _Mo. Sta. Bul._, =46=:39, 42, 44, 45, 50, 54, 76. 1899. EATON'S SEEDLING (1, 2). [Illustration: EATON]