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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Fig. 219. Saleui. 



ought to rank liigh as a commercial fruit. The vine is hardy, 

 vigorous, and productive, and bears hand- 

 some fruit of liigh quality. This variety was 

 christened Salem by Rogers in 1867. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, variable in productiveness. 

 Leaves variable in size; lobes 1-3 with terminus acute; 

 ])etiolar sinus deep, narrow, often overlapping; basal 

 sinus lacking; lateral sinus shallow, narrow, notched. 

 Flowers sterile, midseason ; stamens reflexed. Fruit 

 early. Clusters large, short, broad, tapering, heavily 

 shouldered, compact ; pedicel short, thick, with small 

 warts, enlarged at point of attachment to berry; 

 l)rush short, pale green. Berries large, round, dark 

 red, dull, persistent, soft; skin thick, adherent, with- 

 out pigment, astringent; flesh translucent, juicy, ten- 

 der, stringy, fine-grained, vinous, spriglitly; good to very good. Seeds 1-6, 

 large, long and broad, blunt, brown. 



604. Lucile (Pig. 220). — In vigor, health, hardiness, and pro- 

 ductiveness, Lucile is not surpassed by any 

 native grape. The size, form, and color of 

 bunches and berries are good, making a very 

 attractive fruit, but the grapes have an obnox- 

 ious foxy taste and odor and are pulpy and 

 seedy. Lucile is earlier than Concord, the 

 crop ripening with that of Worden. Lucile 

 may be recommended when a hardy grape is 

 desired, and for localities in which the season 

 is short. J. A. Putnam, Fredonia, New York, 

 grew Lucile. The vine fruited first in 1890. 



Vine vigorous, hardy, very productive. Leaves 

 large, firm; leaf with terminus acute; petiolar sinus 

 shallow, narrow, sometimes closed and overlapping; 

 basal sinus usually absent ; lateral sinus a notch when 

 present; teeth shallow. Flowers self -fertile, open 



early; stamens upright. Fruit early. Clusters large, long, slender, cylin- 

 drical, usually single-shouldered, very compact; pedicel short, thick, with 

 few inconspicuous warts; brush light brown. Berries large, round, dark 

 red with thin bloom, persistent, firm; skin thin, tender, astringent; flesh 

 pale green, translucent, juicy, tough, stringy, foxy; fair in quality. Seeds 

 adherent, 1-4, small, broad, short, blunt, dark brown. 



605. Brighton (Fig. 221) ranks as one of the leading amateur 

 grapes in eastern America. Its good points are : for the fruit, 



Fig. 220. Lucile. 



