Trees of Underwood are growing vigorously, but have been susceptible 

 to moderate to severe bark splitting in winter. Dietz, a European type, has 

 shown good vigor but as yet has not produced any fruit. 



Dura and Opata are outstanding among the bush plums growing at 

 West Stewartstown. These are low growing and have produced the most 

 fruit of any of the bush plums on trial. 



Apples — Whitney has been outstanding among the apple varieties, 

 being exceptionally vigorous and healthy and producing good fruit. Redwell 

 shows considerable promise because of its vigor, freedom from winter in- 

 jury, and production of some fruit this year. Red Duchess is very vigorous. 

 The trees are of good form and have produced some fruit. 



Cortland still seems very promising when scab infection is kept under 

 control. Prairie Spy is healthy with some fruit, but may be too late to mature 

 properly. Fireside showed wood injury in winters 1948 to 1950. Trees, how- 

 ever, are now vigorous and show a good set of fruit. Alinjon is growing well 

 but needs further testing. 



Among the small fruited crab apples. Red River and Piotosh are ex- 

 ceptionally vigorous, followed by Dolgo. 



Pears — -None of the pears have produced fruit, although there has 

 been some bloom. It is not known whether this is due to frost injury to 

 blossoms or to lack of pollination. Patten is making excellent growth and is 

 far ahead of Bantam or Pioneer in this respect ; also, Patten has shown no 

 evidence of winter injury in the wood as have Bantam and Pioneer. 



L. P. Latimer, D. A. O'Brien, A. F. Yeager 



New Red Horticultural Bean Variety Named Scarlet Beauty 



Good bright red seed color and large seeds at the green shell stage of 

 maturity are outstanding characteristics of the newly named Scarlet Beauty. 

 The seeds shell easily from the pods. The shelled beans make an attractive 

 market display because of the red seed color. Varieties of horticultural beans 

 adapted to shelling by machine, such as a rotary-cylinder type of pea huller, 

 are being developed. 



E. M. Header, A. F. Yeager 



Korean Shrubs Are Ornamental and Attractive to Wildlife 



Seedlings of Sorb us alnijoUa from seeds collected in Korea in 1947 

 fruited at the Horticultural Farm for the first time in 1953. The 8-foot tree- 

 like shrubs w'hich are related botanically to both mountain ash and pear pro- 

 duced many clusters of small red fruits about ^ inch in diameter from the 

 white flowers that resemble those of the pear. Both flowers and fruit are 

 ornamental. The red fruits were particularly attractive to partridge or 

 ruffed grouse. 



Seedlings of Elcagniis umhcUata from Korea have fruited for several 

 years. The spreading 6-foot shrubs with leaves green above and silvery 

 color on their underside will form a dense hedge. The rather inconspicuous 

 small white flowers have a spicey fragrance. Small red fruits having a shape 

 similar to and a single seed like an olive are attractive to fall migrating 

 birds. The fruits made an acceptable jelly with a flaver and color similar to 

 peach or plum jelly. 



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