DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 65 
The wine is of a light straw color of delicate, 
flavor. The French commission at the Exposi- 
of Piquepoul produced i in ihe. Herault 
Mar. 
tha, but are not yet disseminated; one of tila 
raised by F. Miinch, seems to be an improve- 
ment on the parent, producing more abundant- 
ly and a somewhat larger and better fruit. (See 
also “‘ZLady.”) 
Maguire is like Hartford, but more foxy.—Strong. 
Manhattan, (Zadr.) coh ag tae near New York. 
A poor bearer. Bunches s #es medium, round, 
greenish white, With a Boon Flesh sweet, rather 
pulpy.—Downing. 
Marines’ new seedlings; these are crosses between 
purely native varieties, claimed to be produced by 
new and Very simple process: ailutiog the pollen of the 
male flower with rain water and then applying it to the 
the female 
c and very interesting; some are 
of _ iia family, but with berries of quite large 
size 
um, ais oe very Se and leathery, strong. 2. 
grapes. 
Labrusca ee his ‘‘U. B.’’ black, 
Mianna and King William, white, are well worthy a trial. 
ary, (?) raised by Charles Carpenter, Kelly Island. 
"ae ville Mroug, Erow ers Bruit t ripens tog: late for 
the Nort 
a a youne: greenish white, with a biom "Flesh 
tender, ih: pulp, juicy, sweet, brisk flavor.—Down- 
er Mary, an early red grape, is rdoacxitad by 
Marion. (Cord.) A new variety brought 
to us from Pennsylvania by that indefatigable 
horticulturist, Samuel Miller, who got it from 
r. C. W. Grant. It came probably from 
ate vor famous school of vines,” valua- 
. passes, in our Opinion; so much so that it 
appears almost a Citation from the Riparia to 
Estivalis species. Vine a very vigorous grow- 
er, mepbling but not so straggling as the — 
ton. — | firm with a medium pith. Foli 
large, stiong and abundant; of a ceatiar 
golden hue when young, the young branches of 
or a dark red. wine. Bunch medium, com- 
a beautiful red color. Roots wiry and firm, 
with a smooth, hard liber, enjoy the immunity 
from Phyloxera belonging to its species in the 
fullest nade 
Mary Ann. (Zabr.) Raised by J. B. Gar- 
ber, Cotamtita, Penns Bunch medium, 
moderately compact, shouldered; berry medi- 
um, oval, black, pulpy, foxy, resembling the 
Isabella. Very early, ripening a day or two 
before the Hartford Prolific, and therefore val- 
uable as an early market grape, thongh of an 
inferior quality. 
Massasoit, (Roger’s Hybrid No.3). A fine, 
early grape for table and market. We copy 
the following description by Mr. Wilder, our 
celebrated veteran of American pomology: 
Bunch rather short, medium size, shouldered ; 
dium to large, color brownish red. 
Flesh tender and apg with a little of the 
native flavor when fully ripe. Season same as 
the Hartford Prolific. Very free from disease, 
and oe vigorous. 
MAXATAWNEY (half diameter). 
Maxatawnmey. (Zabr.) <A chance seed- 
ling, originated in Montgomery county, Penn- 
sylvania in 1844. First brought into notice in 
1858. Bunch medium es occasionally com- 
pact, usually not shoulde rry above me- 
dium, oblong, pale yellow, with slight amber 
tint on the sunnyside. Flesh tender, not pulpy 
