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These notes should be considered as supplementary information on varieties 

 recommended for planting in Massachusetts as given in Extension Service Special 

 Circulars #212-A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H which are available from your County 

 Agent or the Mailing Room, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 



APPLE 



Red Melba - A red sport of Melba which is superior in color. Good quality for an 

 early apple. Season early August. Recommended for commercial planting where an 

 early variety is desired. 



Beacon - A seedling of Malinda introduced by the University of Minnesota. Beacon 

 is a fairly attractive early apple of Early Mcintosh season or later. It may 

 warrant limited trial as an early apple. The Fenton and Miller's Red varieties 

 appear to be indistinguishable from Beacon. 



Spartan - A Mcintosh x Newton seedling from British Columbia. It is an attractive 

 dark red apple with Mcintosh shape and quality. Spartan retains quality in storage 

 much better and longer than Mcintosh. The fruit may have a tendency to be small. 

 The tree is a vigorous Mcintosh type. Harvest season is late September. It will 

 pollinate Mcintosh. Spartan shows great promise as a variety to extend the Mcintosh 

 season and should be given serious consideration for future plantings. 



Idared -k promising Wagener x Jonathan cross from Idaho. The fruit has an attrac- 

 tive bright red finish. Fruit quality good but somewhat on the mild side. It has 

 a long storage season. Harvest season is early October. Idared is one of the more 

 promising late keeping dessert and general purpose apples. 



Melrose - A high quality winter apple introduced by the Ohio Experiment Station. 

 Melrose is a Jonathan x Delicious cross. The fruit is well colored, has good 

 size and shape. It may develop some russeting unless given a mild spray program. 

 The fruit has excellent dessert and cooking qualities and a long storage season. 

 The tree is productive, has good structure, and is annual. Harvest season mid- 

 October. Melrose is cross incompatible with Delicious but will pollenize other 

 varieties. Melrose shows much promise as a replacement for Baldwin. It should 

 be given extensive trial. 



Spencer - A Mcintosh x Golden Delicious cross introduced by the Dominion Experiment 

 Station, British Columbia. Spencer is a promising late keeping winter apple. It 

 is harvested about three weeks after Mcintosh. The tree has desirable growth charac- 

 teristics and produces annual crops. Fruit of Spencer is large and fairly well 

 colored. Spencer is worthy of extensive trial. 



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Peach 



Sunrise - An early, attractive, medium size yellow peach which ripens a few days 

 ahead of Early East. Fruit quality varies with season, but fairly good for an 

 early peach. A clingstone unless fully ripe. Suggested for limited trial where 



an early peach is desired. 



