3-14-71

Have thus described and illustrated my new variety of grapevine, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Plant Letters Patent is: 1. A new and distinct variety of grapevine substantially as illustrated and described having buds which are highly fruitful, permitting short pruning and selective use of best fruit clusters and which produces seedless fruit of dark red to black coloration which are mature for commercial harvesting and shipment approximately September 28th in McFarland in the San Joaquin Valley of central California and which further has excellent shipping, handling and cold storage quality retaining its freshness and flavor long after harvest.