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04 DESCRIPTIVE LIST AND INDEX OF FRUITS. 



Meek, p. 606. 



Melon. Medium, round, dark; 

 worthless. Scotch. 



Metcalf's Early. Small, round- 

 ish; scarlet; mild acid. Mich- 

 igan. 



Methven Scarlet. Large, round- 

 ish, dull scarlet; soft, of poor 

 flavor; discarded. English. 



Miami. Large, round conical, 

 slight neck; bright, firm, hol- 

 low; early. 



Michigan. A seedling of the Wil- 

 son, ten days later. 



Mineola. Medium, double 

 points; neck pronounced; un- 

 even; dark; rather late. 



Miner, p. 606. 



Mitchel, p. 606. 



Monarch of the West. Very 

 large, bright red, showy, firm ; 

 of moderate quality. Very 

 productive. N. J. Per. 



Monitor. Quite large, roundish; 

 bright scarlet; firm, good. 

 Vigorous grower. Productive, 

 and perhaps best of the three 

 "Tribune Strawberries." Per. 



Monroe Scarlet. Rather large, 

 roundish; light scarlet; ten- 

 der, juicy, of good flavor. 

 Rochester, N. Y. Little known. 

 Imp. 



Montevideo Pine. Large, coni- 

 cal, late. Staminate. L. I. 



Mottier's Seedling. Large; acid. 



Moyamensing. Rather large, 

 broadly conical; deep crim- 

 son; seeds numerous and 

 deeply imbedded; flesh red, 

 firm, acid. Passing out of 

 favor. PhUa. Imp. 

 Mrs. Cleveland, p. 606. 

 Mt. Vernon. See Shuckless. 



Muskingum, p. 606. 

 Myatt's. See British Queen. 

 Myatt's EUza. See Eliza. 



Napoleon III. Large, irregular, 

 conical, sometimes coxcombed, 

 light scarlet; firm, of good 

 quality. Mostly a poor bearer. 

 Per. 



Neck Pine. Large, with a slen- 

 der neck ; color light red ; flesh 

 nearly white, rather acid, of 

 fine flavor. Very productive, 

 early — much cultivated at Cin- 

 cinnati in past years. Imp. 



Neunan. (Neunan's Prolific.) 

 Size medium or small; light 

 scarlet; quality rather poor, 

 dry. Largely cultivated in the 

 vicinity of Charleston, S. C, 

 for market. Per. 



New Dominion. Medium in 

 size; bright red; moderateily 

 firm. Vigorous, hardy, pro- 

 ductive. Canada. Per. 



New Jersey Scarlet. Medium, 

 conical, necked, light scarlet; 

 good. N. J. 



Nicanor, p. 606. 



Nick Ohmer, p. 606. 



Nigh. (Nigh's Superb.) Large, 

 long conical, necked; light 

 scarlet; good. Imp. 



Ohio Centennial. Large; light 

 red. Per. 



Old Hudson. See Hudson. 



Old Iron Clad. See Phelps. 



Old Pine. Medium, conical with 

 a neck, scarlet, solid, juicy, 

 rich. Old or Virginia Scarlet, 

 the original wild strawberry of 

 this country, is smaller, and 



