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Conference Fruit medium to above in size, yellow overlaid with some 



russet, very ,1uicy, sweet, excellent quality. Tree 

 medium in size, bears annually, productive, resistant 

 to blight. 



Seckel Fruit bronze color, small, excellent quality, a popular 



variety for pickling. Tree large upright spreading, 

 productive in alternate years, immune to fireblight. 



Dana Hovey Fruit small, clear russet-yellow, juicy, sweet, good 



quality. Tree medium in size, bears annually, productive, 

 resistant to blight, 



Bosc Fruit russet, large with long neck, excellent quality when 



ripened properly, excellent keeper and shipper. Tree 

 medium size, zig-zag growth, productive, tendency to 

 biennial bearing, 



Sheldon Fruit greenish-yellow with russet streaks, often blushed, 



large, good quality in spite of pronounced grit cells, 

 good keeper, susceptible to scab which can be controlled 

 with timely sprays. Tree large upright-spreading 

 moderately productive, susceptible to fireblight. A 

 desirable variety for the home orchard if given adequate 

 care . 



Anjou Fruit greenish, large, good quality, good keeper and 



shipper. Desirable as a late market variety. Tree small, 

 often lacking in vigor, only moderately productive. 



Quince Varieties 



Quince production in Massachusetts is primarily a home garden enterprise 

 although there are a few scattered commercial plantings. This fruit is used 

 entirely for jellies and preserves. Quince trees are notoriously susceptible to 

 fireblight and quince rust. Both of these diseases are not so serious in 

 Hassachusetts as to preclude the growing of this fruit provided adequate control 

 measures are employed. Tvio varieties only are propagated l?y nurserymen, namely 

 Orange and Champion, Characteristics of these vairieties are as follows: 



Orange Fruit roundish, greenish-yellov/, medium size, flesh pale 



yellow, tender, mild. Ripens in October a few days ahead 

 of Champion. This variety is by far the more popular. 



Champion Fruit large, pear shaped, yellowish-green, with 



considerable pubescence, flesh pale yellow, firm, slightly 

 astringent, aromatic, mild sub acid. Somewhat inferior 

 in quality to Orange, 



