Strafford Strawberry 



A selection given the number, NH #266, was made by L. P. Latimer 

 from a progeny of seedlings that came from crossing a selection of Simcoe 

 X Catskill \vith a selection of Tapper x Fairfax. NH :^266 was named 

 Strafford and introduced in 1954. The deep-red, large berries hold their 

 size well throughout the harvest period that comes late in the season. The 

 ripening of fruits begins 10 to 14 days after Howard 17. The perfect-flower- 

 ed plants make runners freely. Strafford should be considered as a variety 

 where a late-ripening sort is particularly desired. 



Jamberee Strawberry 



A University of New Hampshire seedling strawberry has been named 

 Jamberee by J. Lincoln Pearson, nurseryman of Rumney, New Hampshire. 

 This variety was originally known as N. H. No. 152. Its parents were a 

 pistillate, superior seedling of the native field strawberry {Fragaria virpu- 

 iana) and Catskill. 



Jamberee berries are intermediate in size between the wild and cultivated 

 sorts and possess the much desired "wild" flavor of the F . virginiana. The 

 plants are vigorous and produce large clusters of berries which ripen early 

 in the season. The fruit is ideal for jams and jellies, and for freezing. 



Merrimack Strawberry 



In the spring of 1949, within the greenhouse, a late-ripening pistillate 

 strawberry selection, known as No. 179 from a cross of Tupper x Fairfax, 

 was pollinated with pollen from the late-ripening, high-quality variety, Fair- 

 peake. Several perfect-flowered late-ripening, selections with attractive fruits 

 were made in 1951. Of these, Merrimack has continued to be grown because 

 of its high-quality fruits that ripen late in the season. The glossy, bright-red 

 berries with a tough skin have some of the sweet flavor of Fairfax, which 

 is lacking in commonly grown late-ripening types. The plants of Merrimack 

 make large vigorous crowns and when grown in the matted-row system of 

 cujture, the runners must be widely spaced to give the good yields of which 

 the selection is'S^jable. Low yields may be expected from crowded plants. 

 Such a late-ripening, kind as Merrimack must be grown on a soil that holds 

 moisture well or be given irrigation to insure a good crop of late berries. 

 Consid^iing the price advances for berries late in the season, Merrimack 

 has been^onsidered suitable for the commercial market. Plants indexed"" 

 and found to be free of common serious virus diseases are being increased 

 by nurserymen. 



* NH No. F-13 plants were indexed by runner ferafting to the East Mailing clone of 

 Fragaria vesca by Robert Becker, graduate sRident, Plant Pathology Department, 

 University of New Hampshire. 



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