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sweet and delicious, with fine aroma, few seeds; 
quality best, both for table and wine. Ripens 
rather late for northern localities, but where it 
fully ripens, as here in Missouri, it is one of the 
finest of our native white grapes, much like the 
European white Chasselas. foots slender, soft 
in texture and liber, incapable of resisting Phyl- 
loxera. Canes light and of moderate length, 
with average number of laterals. Wood soft 
with a large pith. Vine very healthy and 
hardy; needs no protection in winter; foliage 
large, deeply indented. Must 82°. 
“Will make a ne vi gaewt white wine without 
gallizing.”—Husma 
Merrimack (Roger’s No. 19). Regarded 
by some as the finest grape x the collection of 
Rogers’ hybrids. Mr. Wilder says: 
It is one of the most reliable varieties in all 
seasons. Vine very vigorous, free from dis- 
ease. Bunch pie! smaller than og other 
black sorts; berry large, sweet, tolerably rich. 
Season about the otk of September (in Massa- 
chusetts.) 
We prefer his No. 4., the ‘‘ Wilder ;’’ it is like 
it in quality, with by far larger and heavier 
bunches, and more profitable. 
Miles. (Zabdr.) Origin, Westchester coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania. Vine a moderate grower, 
Bunch small, rather 
all, round, black. Flesh 
tender, slight pulp at centre; brisk, vinous, 
pleasant. Ripens among the earliest, but does 
not hang long. We cannot recommend it for 
vineyard Secs as a Aeceeeri market grape, 
but for family u a good early table grape 
it is valuable, seusiaile for the North. 
Miner’s etsy eat (See Venango.) 
Missouri. n: MissOURI SEEDLING. Mentioned 
by como ae Downing; but now unknown, even in 
Missou 
Mount Lebanon. (Zabr.) Originated by George 
Curtis, of the United Society of Mount Lebanon, C 
though sweet, perhaps a little better than Northern 
Muscadine. 
Not yet tried here. 
Mottled. Originated with Mr. 
Charles Carpenter, Kelly’s Island. 
a seedling of the Catawba. Earlier 
serves more credit than it has gained, 
at home and abroad.” 
Charles Downing 
‘* A profuse bearer, rtpeiinir with 
Delaware. It will hang along time 
after ripe, and keeps unusually 
well.” 
We, in Missouri, as well as Dr. E. 
Van Kewren, mmondsport, 
found it a poor grower and bearer. 
ch medium size, very compact, 
slightly shouldered ; berries medium 
large, round, distinctly mottled 
when held to the light, with differ- 
ent shades of red or maroon while 
ripening, but nearly a uniform dark 
Catawba color when fully ripe, with 
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Hangs well to the bunch, and im- 
proves by being left long on the 
