The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-25

self-fertile variety. which is named
Wallace, has white fruit borne in
large clusters, that are a little
smaller than the scuppernong. The
vines are vigorous with the skin OF
the fruit thin and tender, soft
pulp, with a flavor above the av-
erage in sweetness.
The selection Wallace is intro
duced as a pollinator, particularly
for the late Towering varieties,
and is also a producer of late rip
ening, white fruit OF good quality.
Pender Selection
The selection named Pender is
perfect-howered variety, with
vine low in vigor, with short shoots
and small leaves. The fruit is of
medium size and when ripe, more
yellow than that Of most varieties.
The skin of the fruit is tough and
of medium thickness and the small
amount of pulp smooth and rela-
lively soft.
The fruit, borne only two to three
in cluster, ripens later than that
of the scuppernong. The flavor is
distinctive, resembling somewhat
that of an apple. Fender variety
| is introduced to provide a second
late ripening, perfect-nowered
variety.
Burgaw Type
The selection named Burgaw is
perfect-flowered and seM-fertile.
Although the lateral growths are
short, the vine is very vigorous
and productive. The fruit is red
dish-black, glossy Of medium size,
and sweet and sprightly in flavor,
like the variety Thomas. It is
borne in loose cluster Of l to
berries.
The fruits adhere during ripen-
ing better than those Of the variety
Thomas. Burgaw is introduced be-
cause it is equal to Thomas in fruit
characters and superior to Thomas
in that it is perfect-flowered.
Crossed Vine
The selection named Tarheel is a
perfect-fowered variety from a
cross of Lucia by Eden. The vine
is very vigorous and very produc-
tive and the foliage quite resistant
to disease. The fruit, which
Iripens in mid-season, is jet-black,
glossy, and borne to IS in a
cluster.
The fruits are small, the skin
thin and tough, the pulp smooth
and tender, and the flavor excel
lent. The Tarheel is introduced
to provide perfect-howered
variety with black fruit of high
quality, suitable for wine making.
Large Fruit
The selection named Duplin is
another perfect-flowered variety.
The vines produce relatively few
canes. The fruit, above average
in size, is borne in loose clusters,
ripens in midscason, has skin Of
medium thickness and toughness,
soft pulp and fair flavor.
The Duplin is introduced because
it is perfect-flowered and pro-
duces large fruits.
Topsail Variety
The selection named Topsail is
a variety from a cross of Latham
by Thomas and is pistillate. The
fruit, borne in clusters OF medium
size, is large, more greensih pearl
in appearance land slightly less at
tractive in appearance, but more
superior in flavor than the fruit
of the variety scuppernong.
The fruit has thin, somewhat
tough skin, but soft crisp pulp
ripens at about the same season as
scuppernong or more so, wher
properly grown, but when very
heavily pruned it has tended to be
a shy bearer. It is introduced be
cause it is considered a better
tablegrape than scuppernong.
Other Selections
The other selections Orion. Ne"
River, Cape Fear, Morrison, on
slow, Stanford, Kilgore, and Cres
well are all introduced for III
favors productiveness, toughnes'
and length of time for ripening.
All of these introductions nave
lbeen tested chiefly on CoaStd