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SALEM. 



One of the finest flavored of Rogers' hybrids; worthy of a place in the home 

 garden 



Oeigin : a hybrid between a native, the Wild Mammoth, fertilized by the Black 

 Hamburg; raised by E. S. Rogers, Salem, Mass. 



Vine: vigorous; productive; subject to black rot; foliage large, strong. 



Bunch: medium size; compact; shouldered. 



Berry: size large; form round; color chestnut red, with blue bloom; skin thick; 

 seeds two, large. 



Flesh: texture fairly tender, free from hard pulp, juicy; flavor sweet, vinous, 

 sprightly, aromatic. 



Quality: dessert good. 



V.4LUE : not profitable for Ontario fruit growers 



Season: about with the Delaware. 



TRANSP.4RENT. 



V^aluable in Ontario only as a wine grape. 



Origin: seedling of Taylor, by Jacob Romraell. of Missouri. 



Vine : vigorous, productive, free from mi!de«- and rot. 



Bunch: compact, shouldered. 



Berry: firm, round; color, pale greenish yellow, transparent, with thin grey 

 bloom; skin thin; pulp tender, juicy; flavor fine and sweet. 



Season : medium. 



Adaptation : southern sections of the Province. 



