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Cabot (Brooks X Chatsworth) is an early variety v»rhich had only earliness to 

 recommend it. The fruit lacks flavor and cracks after rains. The bush is very 

 subject to the stunt virus and gets crovm gall in wet locations. It hasn't 

 been recommended for many years, 



Katherine (Brooks x Sooy) has such fine flavor that at one time it was refer- 

 red to as the Llclntosh of blueberries. The bush was vigorous and fairly product- 

 ive. It's great fault was difficulty in picking. The skin tore so often and so 

 badly as to spoil the looks of a basket and hurt keeping of the berries. It never 

 became a commercial variety. 



In 1926 two more of Dr, Coville's hybrids, Greenfield and Rancocas, were 

 introduced, Greenfield (Brooks X Russell) was an early, low growing type v/ith 

 small, dark fruit. It never was planted commercially, 



Rancocas [(Brooks X Russell) X Rubelj is an early variety which rates high 

 with some New Jersey growers because of its productiveness. In T'lassachusetts 

 the bushes are slow in coming into production, the berry clusters are tight, making 

 the first picking or two difficult. The first berries are large if the bushes are 

 well pruned but size decreases rapidly as the season progresses. It is not 

 recommended for Massachusetts. 



Jersey and Concord were iiitroduced in 1928, Jersey (Rubel X Grover) is still 

 one of our good ccmmercial varieties. The bush is upright, vigorous, productive, 

 and hardy. The fruit ripens late^ v/ith Rubel, is medium to large in size, firm, 

 attractive, a good blue, and has a good scar and good flavor, if the berries are 

 left on the bush till thoroughly ripe. The fruit stems are long vfhich makes the 

 clusters open and the berries easy to pick. 



Concord (Brooks X Rubel) is a raidseason variety which performed well in some 

 parts of liassachusetts but not in others. Because of its variable performance 

 and the availability of better varieties, it is no longer recommended. 



Two years later, in 1930, Stanley and June vrere introduced, Stanley (Katherine 

 X Rubel) is a very fine flavored, second early variety. It attained some popular- 

 ity in New Jersey but v;as never planted extensively by Massachusetts growers. The 

 bush is upright and vigorous but has too open and straggly a type of gro^vth. Under 

 JIassachusetts conditions it has not produced very well except in the hands of a 

 very few growers. It is being replaced by more productive varieties, 



June [JBrooks X Russell) X Rube]] is a very early variety. The bush is very 

 slow to come into bearing and lacks vigor. It never attained commercial status 

 in Massachusetts. 



Scammell ^Brooks X Chatsworth) X Rubel) was introduced in 1931. It proved 

 to be too sensitive to winter cold to be of any value in Massachusetts, 



The three varieties, Vifareham, l^eymouth, and Dixd. were named and introduced 

 in 1936, Wareham (Rubel X Harding) was popular in Massachusetts for a time because 

 of the vigor and productiveness of the bush and the lateness and high flavor of 

 the berries. It has two serious faults. The fruit is dark colored and is cracked 

 badly after rains. For these reasons it is no longer recommended. 



