Investigation and Improvement of American Grapes at the Munson Experiment Grounds Near Denison, Texas, From 1876 to 1900 Page: 241
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INVESTIGATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF AAMERICAN GRAPES. 241
Labrusca X Vulpina Hybrids.
Bacchus ' %- to k, b., Bartholomew ' b., Berckmans=(Clinton X Dela
ware) ' S, r., Clinton ' Y , b., Elvira ' 35, w., Missouri Riesling ' 35; b.,
Montefore ' , b., Nectar ' , b., Noah , 3 , w., Sherman ' b.
Supposed Labrusca X Bourquiniana Hybrids.
Delaware ' i, r., Early Victor' , b., Golden Gem ' 4 to 4, w., Jessica
',w., Poughkeepsie ' A., r., Walter ' 10, r.
V. rotundifoliaa t , 31u, a number of wild vines from Arkansas and East
Texas, and the following cultivated varieties,-Flowers , X , b.,
James , rt, b., Scuppernong , 3, amber, Tenderpulp , r, b.,
Thomas , ; 1, b.
V. Munsoniana t , ri,, b, more than a score of vines from different parts
of Florida.
From the foregoing list it appears that the most promising elements in
American and Foreign grapes have been before the writer for study and
use in his work of selecting and hybridizing. (See results in Chapter IV.)
THE IDEAL VARIETY.
In order to make intelligent selection of vines for parents, it is not only
necessary to have abundance of material; that is, varieties of diverse char-
acter to suit all purposes; but the originator must have determined the
special character of variety desired, to suit a particular soil and climate,
and best serve the use for which it is designed, as for market, table or wine.
But included in every variety for special purposes, there are general
qualities that every valuable variety must possess, and these general qual-
ities, combined, go to make up the ideal vine.
These general qualities are:
1. Great vigor, hardiness, long life, in the climate for which it is
desired.
2. Greatest possible resistance to Phylloxera, Downy Mildew, Black
Rot, and Leaf Folder.
3. Easily grown from cuttings.
4. Perfect flowers, so that the vine will bear well standing alone.
5. Prolific bearing.
6. Large, full, handsome clusters.
7. Berries persistent to the pedieles, with thin, delicate, yet tough,
non-cracking skin, without astringency or bitterness; color
bright; pulp meaty, yet tender, juicy, readily freeing the seeds,
of pure fine quality, rich in sugar and agreeably sprightly with
acid, and having a pleasing characteristic flavor; seeds, few and
small; if for table or market, berry large; of good keeping quality.
Of course, no such perfectly ideal varieties are ever found wild, but the
more of these points possessed by the parent the less the time required in
breeding to secure valuable varieties.
With the very best that nature ever does, there yet remains a vast amount
for the experimenter to accomplish by selection and hybridization.
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Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913. Investigation and Improvement of American Grapes at the Munson Experiment Grounds Near Denison, Texas, From 1876 to 1900, pamphlet, 1900; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1353064/m1/62/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Grayson College Foundation.