1914 



FHUJ.TS OF ONTAK10. 



SALEM. 



One of the finest flavored of Rogers' hybrids; worthy of a place in the home garden. 



ORIGIN: a hybrid between a native, the Wild Mammoth, fertilized by the Black 

 Hamburg; raised by E. S. Rogers, Salem, Mass. 



VINE: vigorous; productive; subject to black rot; foliage, large, strong. 



BUNCH: medium size; compact; shouldered. 



BEERY: size, large; form, round; color, chestnut red, with blue bloom; skin, thick; 

 seeds, two, large. 



FLESH: texture, fairly tender, free from hard pulp, juicy; flavor, sweet, vinous, 

 sprightly, aromatic. 



QUALITY: dessert, good. 



VALUE: not profitable for Ontario fruit growers. 



SEASON: about with the Delaware. 



SALEM. 



