384 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Lucille. Bunch and berry of size of Worden; color red. Season, 

 between Moore Early and Worden. A new variety, coming forward 

 in States east of the lakes, of much promise. 



Lutie. Bunch medium, rather long, roundish, very compact; 

 berry large, round, pale to dark red, with thin bloom. Flesh quite 

 tender, juice uncolored, with foxy odor; quality quite low. Con- 

 siderably grown in Southeastern States. Tennessee. Labrusca. 



Martha. Buch medium, shouldered, compact; berry medium to 

 large, roundish, greenish yellow, with bloom. Flesh sweet, juicy, and 

 usually regarded better than Concord. A seedling of Concord, and is 

 about the same in season. Grown quite largely for market east of 

 lakes and Southeast. Missouri. Labrusca. 



Massasoit (Rogers' No. 3). Bunch medium, shouldered, rather 

 loose; berry large, round; color claret red. Season, in advance of Con- 

 cord. Flesh light-colored, juicy, vinous, with tender center. Grown 

 east of the lakes. Requires mixed planting. Massachusetts. Hy- 

 brid. 



Matchless. Bunch very large, compact; berry large to very large. 

 Flesh pure, sweet, sprightly, vinous, very good. Season, as early as 

 Jewell. A new variety, with good record in Ohio. 



Merrimac (Rogers' No. 19). Bunch medium, rather short and 

 round; color black, with some blue bloom. Flesh greenish w r hite, 

 juicy, vinous, half tender, sweet; quality very good. Needs mixed 

 planting. Grown east of lakes and in Kansas and Colorado. Mas- 

 sachusetts. Hybrid. 



Me Pike. Bunch large, even, long, shouldered, compact; berry 

 very large, roundish, black, and covered with a rich bloom. Flesh 

 sweet, juicy, rather rich, vinous, good. A seedling of Worden, suc- 

 ceeding well in the West and where tested. Illmois. Labrusca. 



Mills. Bunch large, long, shouldered, quite compact; berry 

 medium to large, round, black, with light blue bloom. Flesh light 

 green, vinous, rich, quite juicy, very good. Season, early October. 

 A good keeper and a shipper of high quality. Ontario, Canada. 

 Hybrid. 



Missouri Reisling. Bunch medium, shouldered, quite compact; 

 berry below medium, round, greenish white. Flesh or pulp nearly 

 absent. Like the Herbemont, it is, as A. J. Downing once said, "a bag 

 of wine." Quality good for the table or the making of white wine. 

 Missouri. Riparia. 



