reversal of performance as compared with the preceeding winter. Flavor was 

 good, the berries were firm with no crumbling. Size was variable, small to 

 medium. In general, its performance was good. 



Canby - This variety suffered very severe cold injury. Flavor and color were 

 excellent but the berries wero a bit soft. Size was small to medium. It 

 begins to look as if Canby is not cold resistant enough for this climate. 



Sumner - This variety from the Pacific Northwest has been outstandingly hardy 

 during the past two winters. Its canes were killed back only 20 per cent in a 

 winter when Chief was killed back 50 per cent. It rated with Latham in flavor 

 but was not quite so firm. Color was excellent. Size medium but variable. A 

 small amount of virus was observed. 



New Hampshire - Severe winter injury occurred again in 1960. Flavor and firm- 

 ness were passable. Size a bit larger than Milton this year. No virus has 

 been found. 



Success - This purple raspberry which originated in New Hampshire came through 

 last winter with almost no cold injury. It may have been covered with snow* 

 The berries had excellent flavor but were small, soft and tended to crumble. 

 This was our first crop of Success. 



J. S. Bailey 



A NEW STRAWBERRY VARIETY - MIDWAY 



Midway, a new red-stele resistant, virus-free strawberry, developed coop- 

 eratively by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the Maryland Experiment 

 Station is now available to growers from nurserymen. It was named and released 

 to nurserymen a year ago but at that time the supply of plants was not adequate 

 for release to growers. 



We have had three crops of Midway in our experimental plots at Amherst. The 

 berries were among the best for appearance, firmness and flavor. Size was medlimi 

 to large and held up fairly well thru the season. The plants were vigorous and 

 produce runners freely. 



Midway ripens about with Catskill and present indications are that it will 

 produce about as well. Yields per acre in quarts for Midway based on small 

 experimental plots at Amherst were: 1958 - 8,916; 1959 - 8,677; 1960 - 10,534, 

 These yields compared very favorably with those of some of our principal com- 

 mercial varieties such as Midland, Catskill and Sparkle. 



Since the three fruiting seasons were quite different, it is worth noting 

 Midway's performance under these varying conditions. The 1958 season was about 

 normal thru May with a dry June. In 1959 May was dry but June and July were 

 extremely wet. Growers picked in the rain to get any berries at all. Daring 

 the 1960 season rain was plentiful but came at such intervals that picking was 

 not seriously handicapped and spoiled berries were not a serious problem. Midway 

 appears to have performed especially well under the trying conditions of 1959. 



