Hopkins


(Rotundifolia)



Hopkins is named by grape-growers in the South Atlantic states as the

best early Rotundifolia grape. Its season in North Carolina begins

early in August, nearly a month before any other. It is, also, one of

the best in quality and for quality and earliness should be in every

home vineyard in the region in which it grows. Hopkins was found near

Wilmington, North Carolina, about 1845, by John Hopkins.



Vine very vigorous, hardy, productive. Canes long, slender,

upright. Leaves of medium size, variable, cordate, longer than

broad, thick, leathery, smooth, dark green; margins sharply

serrate. Flowers self-fertile.



Fruit very early. Clusters large, containing from four to ten

berries. Berries large, dark purple or almost black, round-oblong,

shelling badly; skin thick, tough, faintly marked with dots; pulp

white, tender, juicy with a sweet, pleasant flavor; one of the

best of the Rotundifolias in quality.



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