Vine medium to vigorous, hardy except in severe winters, usually healthy, variable in productiveness. Canes long to medium, numerous; tendrils continuous, bifid. Leaves large to medium, dark green; lower surface grayish-green, thinly pubescent. Flowers sterile to partly fertile, open medium early; stamens upright. Fruit ripens about with Diamond or slightly earlier, does not keep well. Clusters above medium to small, variable in length, usually slender, often heavily single-shouldered, loose. Berries quite small, roundish, dull green, frequently with yellow tinge changing to pale amber, covered with abundant gray bloom, persistent, rather soft. Flesh moderately juicy, nearly tender, agreeably flavored, sweet next the skin to somewhat tart at center, fair to good in quality. Seeds numerous, of average size, broad. FERN MUNSON. (Lincecumii, Vinifera, Labrusca.) =1.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =11=:623. 1892. =2.= _Bush. Cat._, =1894=:127. =3.= Husmann, =1895=:130. =4.= _Kan. Sta. Bul._, =73=:182, 184. 1897. =5.= _Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1897=:206. =6.= _Va. Sta. Bul._, =94=:134. 1898. =7.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._, =48=:1150, 1157. 1898. =8.= _N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt._, =17=:530, 548, 555. 1898. =9.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._, =1899=:29. =10.= _Tex. Sta. Bul._, =56=:277. 1900. =11.= _Kan. Sta. Bul._, =110=:247. 1902. =12.= _Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt._, =1904=:302, 305. _Admirable_ (11). FERN (2, 5). _Fern Munson_ (2). _Hilgarde_ (4). _Munson's No. 76_ (4). Fern Munson is not adapted to northern regions, forty degrees north latitude being its limit of adaptation according to Munson,[188] its originator. Nevertheless when it has ripened in New York the fruit has shown some very good characters, as attractive appearance, agreeable quality, and unobjectionable seeds and skin. The vines are vigorous and productive but the foliage is not remarkably healthy in the Station vineyard though it has been very abundant. This variety was originated by T. V. Munson of Denison, Texas, from seed of Post-oak which has been variously stated to have been pollinated by Triumph, mixed pollen of Triumph and Herbemont, and by Catawba. Which of these is correct we cannot say. The seed was planted in 1885 and the variety was introduced by the originator in 1893. It was placed on the grape list of the American Pomological Society fruit catalog in 1899, where it still remains. Dickens, of Kansas, states that this variety was formerly disseminated under the name of Admirable but this appears to be a mistake as Admirable is invariably given as having recurved stamens while the stamens of Fern Munson are erect.