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medium to small, of average thickness; upper surface dark green, often rugose; lower 

 surface bronze to whitish-green, pubescent; veins somewhat distinct; leaf usually 

 not lobed, with terminus acute to acuminate; petiolar sinus moderately deep, medium 

 to sometimes wide; basal sinus lacking; lateral sinus rather shallow and narrow when 

 present; teeth shallow, narrow. Flowers fertile, open somewhat early ; stamens upright. 

 Fruit ripens earlier than Concord, some seasons about with Worden, does not keep 

 nor ship well. Clusters medium to small, short and Vjroad, Vjlunt at end, cylindrical to 

 sometimes conical, usually not shouldered, compact; peduncle intermediate in length, 

 rather thick; pedicel short, of average thickness, covered with small, scattering, incon- 

 spicuous warts; brush slender, of average length, pale green. Berries large to below 

 medium, roundish, light to dark red, dull, covered with thin, whitish or lilac bloom, drop 

 badly from pedicel, nearly firm. Skin intermediate in thickness somewhat tender, 

 adheres to the pulp, contains no pigment, astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, 

 moderately juicy, somewhat tough, strongly foxy, sweet next the skin to slightly tart 

 at center, fair to possibly good in quality. Seeds adhere to the pulp unless the fruit is 

 fully ripe, one to four, average two, usually above medium size, broad, often rather short 

 and blunt, dark brown; raphe buried in a small, rather indistinct groove; chalaza 

 large, at center or slightly above, irregularly circular, rather distinct. 



McPIKE. 



(Labrusca.) 



I. Rural X. Y ., 55:622, /ig., 627. 1896. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1897:13. 3. Nat. Nurs., 

 7:1 ly. 1899. 4. lb., 8:93. 1900. 5. Rural N. Y., 60:170, 226, 290, 614, 710. 1901. 



McPike is noteworthy chiefly because of the large size of the berries, 

 though the bunches, too, average large. The accompanying illustration 

 shows the size of the berry accurately but the bunch, as shown here, is 

 too small.' 



McPike in vine and fruit characters is very similar to its parent, 

 Worden, differing in having fewer but larger berries ]jer bunch, grapes 

 not as high in flavor, and fewer and smaller seeds. Because of a thin, 

 tender skin the berries crack somewhat, shell more or less, and the vines 

 are less productive than those of Worden. The faults just named seem 

 to debar it pretty effectually from becoming a commercial grape in New 

 York and it is not high enough in quality and is lacking in too many other 



' The illustrations in The Grapes oj New York, unless otherwise mentioned, are life-size ; but it 

 must be remembered that when objects having three dimensions are reproduced on a flat surface 

 there is seemingly a considerable reduction in size. Allowance should be made for this illusion in 

 comparing fruit with illustration. 



