1914 



FEU ITS OF ONTABIO. 



241 



MERRIMAC. (Rogers' 19.) 



Considered by some the finest and most reliable black Rogers grape; in Ontario, 

 the Wilder is considered more profitable, having larger bunches. 



OBIGIN: Mammoth Sage x Black Hamburg; raised by Mr. E. S. Rogers, of Salem, 

 Massachusetts. 



VINE: vigorous; healthy; self sterile and needs mixed planting. 



BUNCH: medium in size; fairly compact; roundish. 



BERRY: size, large; color, black, with blue bloom. 



FLESH: color, greenish; texture, half tender, juicy; flavor, sweet, vinous. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good. 



VALUE: market, first class. 



SEASON: early to medium. 



MOYER. 



For the amateur's garden, this is a grape that should not be overlooked, for, as a 

 dessert grape, it has now been fairly well tested, and seems to be growing in favor. 



ORIGIN: Port Dalhousie, Ontario, by W. N. Read, from Delaware, fertilized with 

 Miller's Burgundy, about 1880. 



VINE, fairly vigorous, healthy and not subject to mildew, hardy; not very pro- 

 ductive. 



BUNCH: small, cylindrical in form, shouldered, not very compact, not uniform in size. 



BERRY: small, round; color, amber, with grayish bloom; skin, thin, tough; pulp, 

 tender, juicy; flavor, rich, sweet and excellent. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good, but inferior to Delaware. 



VALUE: second class for market. 



SEASON : early. 



MOYER. 



16 F.O. 



