336 THE GRAPES OF NEW YORK. 



fruit characters to make it of value for the amateur. It should be said, 

 however, that the variety has not been largely tested in New York and fur 

 ther experience with it is needed to fully determine its value in this State. 



This variety was originated by H. G. McPike of Mount Lookout Park, 

 Alton, Illinois, from seed of Worden planted in 1890. It was introduced 

 in 1897 by Silas Wilson of Atlantic, Iowa. McPike is a typical black 

 descendant of Concord, bearing a strong resemblance in its gross characters 

 to Eaton, Hosford, Chautauqua, King, and its parent, Worden. 



Vine vigorous to medium, hardy, productive to very productive. Canes inter- 

 mediate in length, number and thickness, dull dark reddish-brown; nodes enlarged, 

 flattened; internodes very short; diaphragm thick to medium; pith large; shoots 

 thinly pubescent; tendrils continuous, of average length, bifid to trifid. 



Leaf-buds about average size, short, thick to medium, obtuse to conical, compressed. 

 Leaves large, thick; upper surface light green, dull, medium to slightly rugose; lower 

 surface grayish -white to bronze, heavily pubescent; veins fairly distinct; leaf not lobed, 

 with terminus acute to obtuse ; petiolar sinus deep to medium, rather wide ; basal and 

 lateral sinuses lacking; teeth intermediate in depth and width. Flowers fertile or 

 nearly so. 



Fruit ripens about with Concord or eariier, appears to keep well. Clusters variable 

 in size, medium to short, rather broad, irregularly tapering with slight tendency to 

 cylindrical, often blunt at ends, usually not shouldered, two to three bunches per shoot, 

 of average compactness; peduncle medium to above in length, thick; pedicel long to 

 medium, thick, quite brittle, nearly smooth; brush long, slender, greenish with brown 

 tinge. Berries unusually large, roundish, purplish-black to black, covered with blue 

 bloom, firm. Skin of medium thickness, variable in toughness, sometimes cracks, 

 adheres considerably to the pulp, contains a large amount of purpUsh-red pigment, 

 astringent. Flesh pale green, translucent, very juicy, rather tender, stringy, \-inous, 

 nearly sweet at skin to rather acid at center, fair to good in quality. Seeds moderately 

 adherent to the pulp, one to four, average two, medium to below in size, short, broad, 

 blunt, rather plump, light brown; raphe buried in a wide, shallow groove; chalaza 

 rather large, at center or slightly above, somewhat obscure. 



MAGNATE. 



(Labrusca, Vinifera?) 



I. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rf>t.. 1891:130. 2. lb., 1892:270. 3. Biisli. Cat., 1894:151. 4. Va. Sta. 

 Bid., 94:141. 180S. 5. Ga. Sta. Bui.. 53:46. 1901. 



Magnate is a green seedling of Concord and. like several others of Con- 

 cord's light-colored offspring, as Lady and Martha, it is better in quality 



