Merrimack. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



Missouri. 155 



Merrimack. (Labr.-Hybr.) Rogers'No. 19. 

 Mammoth Sage crossed with Bl. Hamburg. 

 Regarded b^' some as the finest black grape 

 in the collection of Rogers' hybrids. 



It is one of the most reliable varieties in all | 

 seasons. Vine very vigorous ; usually health}' 

 and exempt from mildew and rot ; but not 

 fully self-fertile ; bunch usually smaller than 

 his other black sorts ; berri/ large, sweet, toler- 

 ably rich. Season early; (about the 20th ! 

 September, in Massachusetts). 



We prefer his No. 4, the "Wilder", which 

 is like it in quality, with by far larger and 

 heavier bunches, and more profitable. 



Metis. {Hijbr.-Lahr. X Vin.) Produced by C. 

 Engle, of Paw Paw, Mich., from seed of Rogers' 

 Salem, of which all his varieties originated, and 

 they are all very vigorous, hardy and productive, i 

 and as far as tested, deserves to be disseminated. 

 Bunch short, compact, shouldered; berry Cataw- 

 ba colored, large, meaty and of very good, quality ; 

 ripens a little before Concord, about with Worden. 



Metteniich. {Rip. x) A seedling of Pough- 

 keepsie crossed with Clinton. Produced by. A. 

 .J. Cay wood, Marlborough. N. Y. Color black. 



S. A. Beach, Hort. of the N. Y. Experiment 

 Station, describes it: Bunch small to medium, 

 compact; berry medium, light kel* (I?) translu- 

 cent; skin thin, tender; pulp tender, sweet, 

 sprightly and pure flavored ; an early grape that 

 thus far (JSS8-1893) has proved moderately pro- \ 

 ductive. i 



Michigan. (Labr.-Ih/br.) Originated by C. 

 Engle, of Paw Paw, Michigan, from seed of 

 Roger's Salem. Vine vigorous grower, hardy 

 and productive ; bunch medium to large, com- 

 pact, sometimes shouldered; berry above me- 

 dium, WHITE, fretted with russety streaks; quali- 

 tj' very good for table, ripens with Concord. 



Miles. (Labr.) Origin West-Goshen township, 

 Chester County, Pa. Vine a moderate grower, 

 hardy and productive; bunch smaW. rather com- 

 pact; berrn small, round, black. Flesh tender, 

 slight pulp at center; brisk vinous, pleasant. 

 Ripens among the earliest, but does not hang long. 

 We cannot recommend it for vineyard culture as 

 a market grape, but rather for family use as a good 

 carl;/ table grape, especially for the North. 



Mills. {Labr.-Hnbr.?) Raised by William II. 

 Mills, of Hamilton. Ont., by crossing Muscat- 

 Hamburg with Creveling. Vine vigorous and 

 productive, with large and healthy foliage, but 

 prone to mildew. When attacked by this fungus- 

 disease, however, it proves a signal failure. "A 

 beautiful grape of tine quality, keeping until 

 March." said a noted Michigan grape grower; 

 •• but lii'st you must have it." interposed a Mis- 

 sourian. Bunch very large, compact, shouldered ; 

 Berry large, round, jet black, covered with a 

 thick bloom; flesh meaty, juicy, with a sprightly 

 Muscat Ibivor. Skin thick, seeds large and long, 

 similar to those of Agawam ; berries adhere firmly 

 to the peduncle; ripens about with tbe Concord, 

 or a little later, provided it is kept free from 

 mildew. 



P. J. Berckmans, of Augusta, Ga.. says: Mills 

 seems to be a pure Vinifera ; two j'ears fruiting 



impresses me favorably with this variety. Thus 

 the best judges differ, because the grape differs in 

 different localities; it is veiy successful and suited 

 to one and worthless in some othei\ 



Mineoln. (Labr.-Hybr.) Raised by Chas. S. 

 Copley, of Staten Island, N. Y., from a seedling of 

 Telegraph fertilized byChass. Musque. The vine 

 is medium strong only in its growth, yet healthy, 

 hardy and productive, with light brown short 

 jointed wood ; the leaves dark green on the upper, 

 lighter on the under side; three and five lobed 

 coarsely toothed on edge; in bad seasons only 

 has it shown any mildew or rot. Bunches full 

 medium, cylindrical, seldom shouldered, sets 

 well, rather close, and will hang until frost; 

 berries about the size of Concord, slightly oval, 

 AVHiTE or pale yellow, ti-ansparent, no pulp, of a 

 rich muscat flavor, (not a trace of so called Fox) ; 

 skin medium, does not crack ; ripens very early, 

 (Aug. 20 to Sept. 1, at Staten Island.) 



Miner's Seedlings. (Not to be confounded with 

 3Iinor''s Seedling or Venango.) Pi-oduced by the 

 late T. B. Miner, at Linden, Union Co.. N. .T. The 

 following have been selected out of ITiOO seedlings 

 grown by him in central Nevv York : Adeline. 

 Antoinette, Augusta, Belinda, Carlotta, Eugenia, Ida, 

 King William, Lexington, Linden, Luna, Bockingham, 

 and Victoria. Most of them are white grapes; 

 nearly all are of the same strain; hardy; good 

 size of bunch and berry, good qualitj% but all more 

 or less foxy and not sufficiently meritorious to 

 disseminate them. 



Minnehaha. (Hybr.) Said to have been pro- 

 duced by the late Pres't Marshall P. AVilder. 

 by crossing Muscat of Alexandria upon Rogers' 

 Massassoit. It probably is not in existence to- 

 day. Pres't Wilder was experimenting in the 

 same line of further crossing hybrids, Rogers and 

 others, a second time, upon foreign varities, he, 

 however, as also Geo. W. Campbell, found that 

 useful improvement did not lie in this direction; 

 and that all crosses bearing three-fourth foreign 

 and but one-fourth native blood were probably 

 unsuited to our climate. A crossing of hybrids 

 upon our best and hardiest natives, seems needful 

 to produce really valuable results. 



Minnesota Manimotb. Oi'isrin unknown: introduc- 

 ed in fall of 1879 by L. W. Stratton, Excelsior, Minn.: 

 said to be a very prolific and hardy native jii'ape, the 

 berries of which are as large as pigeons' eggs, and to 

 have a fine delicate flavor. We have been unable to 

 obtain any definite information about it. 



Minor's Seedling:. (Labr.) (See Venango.) 



Miriam. {Labr.-Hybr.) Raised by W. H. 

 Lightfoot, of Springfield, Ills., from seed of 

 Lady Washington. Vine very vigorous, hardy and 

 healthy, long-jointed, with fine healthy, large 

 leaves. Bunch large, compact, shouldered ; ber- 

 ries large, black, juicy and sweet; ripens two 

 weeks later than Concord; of superior quality. 

 A fine amateur grape for Central Illinois. 



Mish. (Botund.) See Scuppernong. 



MIssonrl. Syn., Missouri Seedling. Mentioned by 

 Buchanan and Doirning,\y\xt now unl^nown even in Mis- 

 souri. According to Downing: Prol)a,bly a seedling from 

 one of tlie Pineau or Burgundy grapes. 



Bunches loose and of moderate size: berries small, 

 round; skin thin, almost black, with little bloom; flesh 

 tender with little pulp, sweet and pleasant; not very 

 productive nor of vigorous growtli. 



It probably never came from Missouri. 



