Fig. 6 — The Durham raspberry produces firm fruit that ships well. 



scorch. Scorched leaves were mark- 

 edly lower in magnesium content 

 than non-scorched leaves on the same 

 tree or branch. 



L. P. Latimer, G. P. Percival, 



and S. Dunn 



New Fruit Varieties are Being 

 Tested. Several new apple varieties 

 fruited normally for the first time in 

 1947. One of the most attractive 

 was Joan, which also produced a 

 well-spaced crop on the trees. The 

 quality of the fruit, however, was 

 not of the best, being rather acid and 

 somewhat lacking in distinctive fla- 

 vor. Another apple variety that at- 

 tracted some attenttion was Idared; 

 this was the largest apple on the 

 farm. On vigorous wood, however, 

 it lacked color and was too acid. 

 The Medina variety continued to 

 show promise. It resembles Deli- 

 cious and actually has been larger 

 in our plots. The cooking and eat- 

 ing qualities are good. It does not 

 carry as fine a finish as Delicious. 

 Sharon is another new apple variety 

 which deserves watching. It bears a 

 crop of medium-sized fruit. Among 

 the early varieties, one of the most 

 promising is Mantet, a variety intro- 

 duced from Canada. None of these 

 new apple varieties have proved to 



be equal to Mcintosh or Cortland as 

 commercial varieties. 



At the University Horticultural 

 Farm, the Red Haven and Hale Ha- 

 ven peaches have yielded well and 

 have proved to be hardy. The Red 

 Haven is recommended as an early 

 variety and the Hale Haven for the 

 main crop. 



Winter hardiness is a highly im- 

 portant consideration in selecting 

 grape varieties. Of those that sur- 

 vived the winter of 1947-48 without 

 injury are Fredonia, Van Bur en, 

 Kendaia and Erie. 



A. F. Yeager 



The Dui ham Raspberry is Gain- 

 ing in Popularity. The Durham 

 raspberry, a new everbearing variety 

 developed by the New Hampshire 

 Agricultural Experiment Station a 

 few years ago is becoming widely 

 distributed. Because it bears a crop 

 in late summer on the old wood and 

 a second crop on the new canes in 

 September and October, it is prov- 

 ing to be a desirable variety. Al- 

 though the fruit is not of the highest 

 quality, it is most acceptable at a 

 time of year when raspberries are 

 unavailable. The berry is firm and 

 attractive. (See Fig. 6.) 

 A. F. Yeager 



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