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vJeymouth (June X Cabot) is a very early variety. The bush is small and weak 

 and not very productive , It has never been recoiianended for liassachusetts , 



Dixi j (Jersey X Pioneer) X Stanley)] made a real sensation vihen it was intro- 

 duced. It"Tiad produced berries nearly an inch in diameter^ the largest berries 

 up to that time. The bush is upright, moderately vigorous, and moderately produc- 

 tive under riassachusetts conditions. The fruit ripens late, is very large and 

 .firm, has fair flavor, a fair scar and is a fair blue in color. Because of its 

 size, it was recommended for home gardens for those who wished large berries. It 

 is no longer recommended since varieties such as Berkeley and Herbert are just as 

 large and are better varieties. The naming of this variety is interesting. It 

 was the last variety named and introduced by Dr. Coville before his retirement. 

 He used the icbin word Dixi because, as he explained, it was used by Roman orators 

 at the end of a speech. It means, I have spoken. 



Three more varieties were introduced in 1939, Atlantic, Pemberton, and Burl- 

 ington. Atlantic (Jersey X Pioneer) has not been popular with most liassachusetts 

 grovrers. The bush is sIoxy to come into bearing. Only a fev^ growers like it a 

 The fruit ripens late, is medium to large in size, has good flavor and color, a 

 very good scar, and is very good for freezingc It is not recommended, 



Burlington (Rubel X Pioneer) is very late and very cold resistant. The fruit 

 has an unusually small, dry scar. However, the bush is small and only fairly pi'O- 

 ductive and the berries are small. It is not recommended for liassachusetts , 



Pemberton (Katherine X Rubel) is one of our commercial varieties. The bush 

 is upright, vigorous, and productive. It has been quite winter hardy. The fruit 

 ripens late, although not quite so late as Rubel. It is large, firm and attract- 

 ive. It has excellent flavor, good blue color, but a poor scar. 



It was ten years before the next tvro varieties were introduced in 19U9. These 

 were Berkeley and Coville, two of the so-called Big Sx%, Their performance over 

 several years has been very satisfactory* They are recommended for commercial and 

 home planting, 



Berkeley, (Stanley X (Jersey X Pioneer)! ripens in midseason. The bush is 

 upright, vigorous, productive, and easy to propagate. The berries are extremely 

 large, light blue in color, firai, mild flavored, and have a large, dry scar, 



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 Coville [(Jersey X Pioneer) X Stanley) , another of the Big Six, is a very 

 late variety, ripening after Rubel, It has very high flavor but is a bit tart 

 unless thoroughly ripe. The bush is upright, spreading, vigorous, and very product- 

 ive. The berries are large, firm, and attractive -with good blue color and a good 

 scar. 



Two varieties bred especially for Noiiih Carolina conditions, that is, for 

 very early ripening and resistance to canker disease, were introducecLJ-n 1950, 

 vJolcott and L'urphy are both crosses of iWeyraouth X (Stanley X Crabbe li)j. Both v;ere 

 said to be "not promising in liaryland and Wev/ Jersey", It seemed that farther 

 north they vrould have little chance for success and have not been suggested for 

 trial. 



