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Early East - A rather attractive good sized yellow peach. Fair quality, semi- 

 cling, somewhat irregular in shape. Early East ripens about 10 days ahead of 

 Golden Jubilee. Suggested for limited trial. 



Sunhaven - An attractive early yellow fleshed peach which ripens 10 days earlier 

 than Redhaven. The fruit is semi-cling unless fully ripe. Suggested for trial 

 where an early variety is desired. 



Richhaven - An attractive, well colored, yellow fleshed peach of Halehaven season. 

 The fruit has good size and quality. Worthy of extensive trial. 



M. A. Blake - An attractive yellow fleshed peach which ripens a few days ahead of 

 Elberta. Fruit has good size, quality, and very little pubescence. This peach 

 looks very promising as a late-season variety to replace Elberta. Worthy of 

 extensive trial. 



W. D. Weeks 



BLUEBERRY 



Collins - A new blueberry variety was named and introduced by the U.S.D.A. October 1, 

 1959. It was tested as 18-116, a cross of Stanley x Weymouth made by the late 

 F. V. Coville in 1936. It ripens between Earliblue and Bluecrop. The plants are 

 said to be erect, vigorous and moderately productive with about the same winter 

 hardiness as Berkeley and Pemberton. The fruit is borne in medium-sized, rather 

 tight, attractive cluster. The berries are as large as Earliblue, firm, light 

 blue in color and are highly flavored with sweet to mild subacid taste. Fruit 

 does not drop or crack. It is recommended by the U.S.D.A. for trial as a second 

 early large fruited variety for the northeast. Bushes of this variety at the 

 University of Massachusetts are still too young for fruit evaluation. 



John S. Bailey 



RED RASPBERRY 



Early Red - This variety looked very good in spite of very unfavorable weather this 

 past year. During the very severe winter of 1958-59, injury to the canes was slight. 

 This past summer the fruit softened slightly but did not crumble (good cdherence) 

 during the very wet, humid harvest season. Its yield in 1959, was highest among 37 

 varieties and selections under test. It ripened in early mid-season about the same 

 time as the spring crop of Indian Summer. The fruit has fair flavor, and is medium 

 in size and red color. Vigor is satisfactory. No virus infection has been observed. 

 It is worthy of trial. 



Musk oka - It suffered considerable winter injury during the past year and yield was 

 cut as a result. Firmness and coherence of the berries was excellent in spite of the 

 wet season. Flavor was passable. Fruit size was good. A small amount of leaf curl 

 was found. 



Puyallup - Severe winter injury cut the yield in 1959 almost to zero. Puyallup is 

 not cold resistant enough for this climate. 



