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Angola and Ivanl-ioe, introdaced in 1951, are tvio more varieties bredi, for canker 

 resistance for North Carolina, Angola [vifeymouth X (Stanley X Crabbe h)' , like 

 Wolcott and Murphy, was considered unlikely to succeed in the north, 



Ivanhoe |(Rancocas X Carter) X Stanley , on the other hand, seemed to have 

 promise enough"so that is was considered for a time as a member of the Big Six, 

 It ripens in Rancocas season. The fruit is large but a bit dark in color. The 

 bush lacks vigor and productiveness under our conditions. It is not recomraended. 



Three more members of the Big Six were introduced in 1952* These all look 

 promising, but until more is knovm about their performance under jviassachusetts 

 conditions they are recommended for trial only. 



Earliblue (Stanley X lleymouth) is early as its name suggests. It ripens in 

 Vi/eymouth season or a day or two earlier. The fruit is light blue, very firm, 

 large, and has good flavor, The clusters of berries are medium size and medium 

 loose. The bush is upright, vigorous, and well shaped. It is said to be product- 

 ive and easy to propagate, 



Bluecrop K Jersey X Pioneer) X (Stanley X June)| ripens in midseason between 

 Stanley and Berkeley. The fruit is very light blue, very large, and finn, and 

 fine flavored with an unusually good scar. The fruit clusters are large and 

 medium loose. The bush is upright, fairly vigorous, and said to be very pro- 

 ductive and moderately difficult to propagate « 



Herbert ; Stanley X (Jersey X Pioneer)] ripens late, vrith Rubel and Jersey, a 

 fevi days ahead' of Goville, The fruit is very large and firm, about the same blue 

 as Rubel and Jersey, and has an unusually good scar. The flavor is very good 

 but may be a bit tart for New England taste unless the berries are very ripe. The 

 bush is medium high, spreading, vigorous and productive. It is said to be easy 

 to propagate, 



TJtje latest variety to be introduced is Blueray i (Jersey X Pioneer) X (Stanley 

 X June)l , This is the same parentage as Bluecrop, It is a second earl^ ripen- 

 ing between Earliblue and Bluecrcpj in Rene ocas -Stanley season. It is expected 

 to replace Ivanhoe as one of the Big Six, The fruit clusters are rather small, 

 tight and attractive. The berries are -very large, about tlie size of Berkeley, 

 firm, light blue, very aromatic and high flavored, but may be a little tart if 

 not fully ripe. The plants are erect, somewhat spreading and said to be very 

 vigorous and productive. It looks promising and is recommended for trial, 



J, S. Bailey 



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