24 THE GRAPE IN KANSAS. 



Lady. Berry and bunch medium, light greenish yellow, tender, sweet ; early ; 

 hardy. Ohio. [Self -fertile.] (Thomas.) 



Lady Washington (Ricketts). Fruit yellow, tinged with pink; bunches 

 very large, often weighing a pound ; vine strong, very hardy. (Sedgwick Nursery 

 Company.) 



Lindley (Rogers's No. 9). Bunch medium in size, rather long and com- 

 pact; berry medium, nearly round, reddish, sweet, slightly aromatic, very good 

 when full grown. Rather early. Vine vigorous and productive. [Self -sterile.] 

 (Thomas.) 



Logan. Bunches medium, shouldered, compact; berries rather large, oval, 

 black ; flesh juicy, with little pulp, and of a moderate flavor. Vine a slender 

 grower; leaves small, three-lobed. Early. (Thomas.) 



Martha. Bunches medium, rather loose, shouldered; berries large, round, 

 pale yellow ; slightly pulpy, sweet, juicy, a little foxy. Vine a hardy, healthy 

 and strong grower. A seedling of Concord. (Org. Sam'l Miller, Missouri.) 



Massasoit (Rogers's No. 3). Bunch medium, rather loose; berry rather 

 large, roundish, light red, sweet, good. Early a little before Concord. Vine 

 moderately vigorous. [Self-sterile.] (Thomas.) 



Me f ike. Very large, black; skin thin, juicy, sweet; resembles Eaton. 

 (Thomas.) 



Merrimac (Rogers's No. 19). Bunch medium, rather short; berry large, 

 round, black; flesh tender, sweet, of good quality. Quite early. [Self -sterile.] 

 (Thomas.) 



Mills. Bunch large, long, shouldered; berry large, round, black; thin skin ; 

 flesh juicy, rich, vinous. [Self -fertile.] (Thomas.) 



Missouri Reisling (Reisling). A very hardy and healthy grower; 

 bunch and berry medium, compact, pale yellow, changing to amber when very 

 ripe; sweet, juicy, vinous, very tender pulp; quality best for table. (Sedgwick 

 Nursery Company.) 



Moore's Diamond. Originated by Jacob Moore, the producer of the 

 Brighton, and seems destined to become very popular. Equal in size to Con- 

 cord; color greenish white, with rich yellow tinge when fully ripe; flesh tender, 

 juicy, nearly transparent, and very good; vine vigorous, hardy, and productive. 

 Ripens two weeks before Concord. [Self- fertile.] (Michigan Nurseries.) 



Moore's Early. Bunch medium; berry large, black, good. Valuable for 

 its earliness. Massachusetts. [Self -fertile.] (Thomas.) 



Moyer. Vines small, weak; clusters small, loose; berries small, round, red- 

 dish; pulp tender, juicy, soft, quality poor. Not productive. Season last of 

 July. A grape of very little value. 



Niagara. Bunch rather large, slightly shouldered; berry nearly round, 

 pale green, becoming partly yellow ; medium in quality. Vine possessing great 

 vigor and productiveness. A cross of Concord and Cassady. Lockport, N. Y. 

 [Self-fertile.] (Thomas.) 



Noah. Bunch medium, compact, shouldered ; berry medium, round, pale yel- 

 low ; pulp hard, sweet, of moderate quality. Illinois. [Self -sterile.] (Thomas.) 



Northern Muscadine. Bunches small, short, compact; berries medium, 

 round, brownish red; skin thick, with the character and odor of the brown fox 

 grape. The berries fall from the bunches as soon as ripe, which is about one 

 week before Concord. New Lebanon, Columbia county, New York. Valuable 

 only for its earliness and extreme hardiness. [Self-sterile.] (Thomas.) 



