Seeds of both Korean shrubs have been distributed to interested per- 

 sons and nurserymen. 



E. M. Meader 



Hybrid Chestnuts Resulting from Crossing Two Known Species 



Untimely low temperatures (27° F. on September 23, 1953) froze im- 

 mature chestnuts at the Horticultural Farm in Durham. Thus few nuts 

 could be harvested from the Korean chestnut seedlings. 



It was possible at another location to secure mature nuts from a hardy 

 tree of Casfanea crcnata that had been pollinated with pollen from the 

 American Chestnut, C. dcntata. A few Fj -hybrid seedlings are being grown, 

 also some seedlings that were backcrossed to C. crenata. 



E. M. Header 



Superior Snap Bean Named Green Crop 



Green Crop snap bean derived from crosses involving Bountiful, Aus- 

 tralian, and Streamliner varieties has been tested under code number N. H. 

 23. The new variety, Green Crop, has long flat stringless green pods with 

 white seeds and has proved valuable for processing. It is useful as a highly 

 productive market variety. Pods mature uniformly and thus may be adapted 

 to machine harvest. 



Seed of Green Crop is being increased for distribution by the seed 

 trade. 



A. F. Ye ACER, E. M. Meader 



New Hampshire Red Pickler Tomato 



This new determinate pear variety of tomato is preferred to the inde- 

 terminate types that are used for pickles. Because of uniform setting of 

 many green fruits at the same time, the crop of this determinate variety may 

 be harvested readily by pulling up the plant and shaking it to remove the 

 fruits. Over 1000 fruits have been harvested from a single plant. 



A. F. Yeager 



Chemical Weed Control Makes More Effective 

 Fertilization in Low Bush Blueberry Fields 



Fertilizing low bush blueberry fields not only stimulates low bush blue- 

 berries, but also the competing weed plants such as Sweet Fern, Hard 

 Hack, Gray Birch, and others. In many cases the benefits of fertilizing the 

 blueberry fields were neutralized because of the stimulated growth of the 

 weeds which then dominated the fields. By proper use of the newly devel- 

 oped weed killing chemicals, it was possible to eliminate these weeds in the 

 blueberry fields, thereby making the application of fertilizer practical. 



W. W. Smith 



Weed Killing Chemicals Are Essential 

 in Reclaiming Blueberry Land 



Blueberry fields have been abandoned because of the cost of controlling 

 weeds, especially woody plants such as Maple, Gray Birch, Cherries, and 



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