492 THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 



Meek. 



Meek Early, i. A^. Y. Sta. Bui. 64:9. 1894. 



Originated with James Meek, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; introduced about 

 1 89 1. Added to the catalog of the American Pomological Society in 1899, from which 

 it was removed in 1909. Perfect. Plants few, vigorous, unproductive; fruit small, round- 

 conic, very dark crimson; flesh dark red, Hvm, subacid; good; very early. 



Mele. I. Rural N. Y. 55:515- 1896. 



A seedling of Crescent which originated with A. H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kansas, who 

 introduced it in 1894. Imperfect. Plants medium in number, vigorous, very productive; 

 fruit medium to large, round-conic, scarlet; flesh whitish, soft, acid; good; early midseason. 



Mellie Hubach. i. Ohio Sta. Bid. 166:77. 1905. 



Originated by Louis Hubach, Judsonia, Arkansas, as a cross between Warfield and 

 Thompson; introduced in 1903. Imperfect. Plants numerous, vigorous, productive; 

 fruit of medium size, long-conic, slightly necked, regiilar, light crimson; flesh red, firm; 

 fair; early midseason. 

 Meridian, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 142:153. 1897. 



Originated with James Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas; introduced about 1893. 

 Imperfect. Plants nvimerous, vigorous, productive; fruit large, round-conic, dtall dark 

 crimson; flesh dark red, medium firm, lacking juice; fair; late. 



Metcalf. 



Metcalfs Early, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. gg6. 1869. 



Originated at Niles, Michigan; introduced about 1866. Plants numerous, vigorous, 

 productive; fruit small, roundish to oval, light scarlet; flesh soft, mildly subacid; good; 

 early. 

 Meteor, i. Md. Sta. Bui. 160:214. 1911. 



Originated with Charles Lunt, of Massachusetts; introduced about 1907. Imperfect. 

 Plants numerous, vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, round-conic; color variable, 

 scarlet to crimson, glossy; flesh light red, medium firm, acid; good; late. 



Methven Scarlet, i. Trans. Land. Hort. Soc. 6:172. 1826. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 



527- 1845- 

 An old English sort grown extensively in this country from 1S25 to 1835. Raised in 

 1816 by Thomas Bishop, Methven Castle, Perthshire, England; introduced into this 

 country about 1825. Plants niunerous; fruit large, roundish to coxcomb, dull scarlet; 

 flesh light red, soft; poor; midseason. 

 Mexican Everbearing, i. Card. Man. 11:240, 301. 1869. 2. Am. Hort. Ann. 107. 



1870. 3. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:65. 1916. 

 Introduced about 1867 with the statement that it had been discovered by a Mr. Mack, 

 near Jalapa, Mexico. Henry Oilman, Detroit, Michigan, took it to Buffalo, New York, 

 where the Society of Natural Sciences of that place decided it was a new species and named 

 it Fragbria Gihnani. It was highly advertised and sold at $3.00 per dozen as an " ever- 

 bearer " but it proved not to differ materially from the old Monthly Alpine and was worth- 

 less in most places. 



