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MERRIMAC. iliooers' 10). 



Considered by some the finest and most reliable black Rogers grape; in Ontario 

 the Wilder is considered more profitable, having larger bunches. 



Origin: Mammoth Sage x Black Hamburg; raised by Mr. E. S. Rogers, of Salem, 

 Massachusetts. 



Vine : vigorous ; healthy ; self sterile and needs mixed planting. 



Bunch: medium in size; fairly compact; roundish. 



Berry: size' large; color black with blue bloom. 



Flesh: color greenish; texture half tender, juicy; flavor sweet, vinous. 



Quality : dessert very good. 



Value : market first class. 



Season : early to medium. 



MOVER. 



For the amateur's garden this is a grape that should not be overlooked, for as a 

 dessert grape it has now been fairly well tested, and seems to be growing in favor. 



Origin: Port Dalhousie, Ontario, by W. N. Read, from Delaware fertilized with 

 Miller's Burgundy, about 1880. 



Vine: fairly vigorous, healthy and not subject to mildew, hardy; not very 

 •duotive. 



Bunch : small, cylindrical in form, shouldered, not very compact, not uniform in 



Berry; small, round; color amber with grayish bloom; skin thin, tough; 

 tender, juicy; flavor rich, sweet and excellent. 



Quality : dessert very good, but inferior to Delaware. 



Value: second class for market. 



,'^EASON : very early. 



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