384 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Lucille. — Bunch and berry of size of Worden; color red. Season, 

 between Moore Early and Worden. A new variety, coming forward 

 in States east of the lakes, of much promise. 



Lutie. — liunch medium, rather long, roundish, ver}^ compact; 

 berry large, round, pale to dark red, with thin Ijloom. Flesh quite 

 tender, juice uncolored, with foxy odor; quality quite low. Con- 

 sideraljly grown in Southeastern States. Tennessee. Labrusca. 



Martha. — Buch medium, shouldered, compact; berry medium to 

 large, roundish, greenish yellow, with Ijloom. Flesh sweet, juic}', and 

 usually regarded better than Concord. A seedling of Concord, and is 

 about the same in season. (Irown quite largely for market east of 

 lakes and .Southeast. Missouri. Labrusca. 



Massasoit {Rogers' No. 3). — Bunch medium, shouldered, rather 

 loose; berry large, round; color claret red. Season, in advance of Con- 

 cord. Flesh light-colored, juicy, vinous, with tender center. Grown 

 east of the lakes. Requires mixed planting. Massachusetts. H_v- 

 brid. 



Matchless. — Bunch very large, compact; berry large to verj' large. 

 Flesli ])ure, sweet, sprightly, vinous, very good. Season, as early as 

 .Jewell. A new variety, with good record in Ohio. 



Merrimac (Rogers' No. Hi). — Bunch medium, rather short and 

 round; color black, with some blue bloom. Flesh greenish white, 

 juicy, vinous, half tender, sweet; quality very good. \eeds mixed 

 planting, (irown east of lakes and in Kansas and Colorado. Mas- 

 sachusetts. Hj'brid. 



McPike. — Bunch large, even, long, shouldered, compact ; berry 

 very large, roundish, black, and covered with a rich Ijloom. Flesli 

 sweet, juicy, rather rich, vinous, good. A seedling of Worden, suc- 

 ceeding well in the West and where tested. Ilbnois. Labiusca. 



Mills. — Bimch large, long, shouldered, quHe comp.'ict' lierry 

 medium to large, round, black, with light blue bloom. Flesh light 

 green, vinous, rich, quite juicy, very good. Season, early Octolier. 

 A good keeper and a shi]iix'r of high quality. t)ntario, Canada. 

 Hybrid. 



Missouri Reisling. — Buncli medium, shouldeied quite compact; 

 berry Ix'low medium, round, greenish white. I'lesh or pul]i nearly 

 absent. Like the Herbemont, it is, as A. .J. Downing once said, ' a bag 

 of wine." equality good for the table or the making of white wine. 

 Missouri. Riparia. 



