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overshadov/ed by the more serious white apple leafliopper. The rose leaf hopper 

 is green in color and, like the white atpple leaf hopper, has tv/o generations 

 a year. It passes the winter as an adult and begins feeding in the spring on 

 various grasses, weeds and vegetable crops. Later it goes to the apple where 

 the maturing nymphs arc found usually in late June and oorly July. It is 

 normally somewhat later in its dovolopment than tho more common species and, 

 due to the overlapping of stages, hoppers of all agos may bo found on the troos 

 at tho same time. It usually leaves the apples in midsummer and migrates to 

 beans, clover, potc^to and other fiold crops, so that the late season brood is 

 not often abundant in apple orchards. It is seldom abundant enough to roquirc 

 a special spray. Tho sprays recommended for control of white apple leafhopper 

 will also bo effective for this specios. A« I. Bourne 



Tho Newer StravJborry Varictios . Some Fiold Motos Based on tho 1937 Crop . 



Gatskill. Largo size, m.cdium attractive red color, but rather rough 

 surface with high production and firmer than Hov/ard 17. Very vigorous grower. 

 This variety v/ill doubtless find a place in commercial plantings bocp.u30 of 

 its production and attractiveness in tho package. 



Dorsott. Attractive bright rod, smooth, firmer than Gatskill, largo 

 size early in the season^ oxcollont quality, of doubtful commercial value for 

 the average grower because of rather low production. 



Fairfax. Large size, firmest of all varieties, rich vinous flavor, but 

 too dark for present market demand and rather low in production. This variety 

 should bo particularly valuable for the home garden and for canning. In our 

 opinion both Dorsott and Fairfax aro superior to Hfcirshall in quality. 



Thompson Lato. Ifciterially later tlian Aberdeen, bright red berries, 

 but very rough in appearance and not above average quality, production satisfac- 

 tory. However, this variety leaves much to be desired in a good very late berry. 



Bellmar. Plant growth too vigorous, berries too small and too poor 

 quality, production much too low to be of commercial value here. 



Blakemore. Early, but production too lev; under Massachusetts conditions. 



Fugeima. This Japanese variety has no place in the commercial bed. The 

 berries aro large, rough, very seedy, oblate in shape, unattractive and rather 

 poor quality. It is doubtful if even tho amateur vri.ll find this variety more 

 than a novelty. 



Fruitland. A midsoason variety of moderate grovrth, medium size, irregu- 

 lar shape, light color, juicy but soft, quite sour and poor quality. 



Nq,rcissa. Medium, too small in sizo, dark color, but firm, pleasant 

 flavored and good quality. Of very doubtful commercial value. 



Orem. Moderate grower, fruiting rather late v/ith large irregular wedge 

 shaped berries, light color, unattractive, firm but vri.th a hard core and only 

 fair in quality. 



McAlpin. Vigorous grower, late, largo but irregular light colored ber- 

 ries, which are unattractive, soft and. only fair in quality, rather light pro- 

 duction and very serious leaf spot even in our sprayed bed. A. P- French 



Some Fertilizer Effects in The Strawberry Planting 



Most growers of strawborrios are fcjniliar vri.th the fact that the liberal 

 use of nitrogon, particularly in the spring of the bearing year, tends to make 

 the berries soft and more subject to rot. Two other interesting effects of nitro- 

 gen are grought out in a recent publication, "Strav/berry Fertilizer Studies in 

 Maryland" (Bui. 403) by Whitehouse and Schrader. According to these workers, 

 the fertilizer applied at the time of planting should contain a quickly avail- 

 able source of nitrogen, such as nitrate of soda, in order to stimulate an early 



