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varieties which show promise o!: giving a greater return. This factor is largely 

 responsible for the decline of Baldwin, Cortland, Gravenstein, Northern Spy, 

 Wealthy and Rhode Island Greening and for the increase in Mcintosh, Delicious, 

 Rone, Golden Delicious and Puritan. 



The development of controlled atmosphere storage has no doubt been a factor 

 in variety selection in recent years. Mow that It is possible to extend the storage 

 season of Mcintosh, the planting of late keeping varieties may further decline 

 unless the variety is better and more profitable than controlled atmosphere Mcintosh. 

 I do not anticipate that Rome and its red sports will be planted to any extent In 

 the future and its position will decline in the years ahead. 



Just what the variety picture will be 40 years fjroni now is anybody's guess, 

 but if past experience is any guide we can be certain chat changes will occur. 

 Mcintosh may or may not be our leading variety in the year 2003. 



---W. D. Weeks 



Associate Research Professor of Pomology 



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NOTES ON NEW APPLE VARIETIES 



Crandall A Rome x Jonathan cross introduced by the Illinois Agricultural 



Experiment Station in 1952. A medium size apple with light to medium 

 dark red color. The skin is covered with some scarf skin and large 

 russet dots and the fruit is only fair in appearance. The flesh of 

 Crandall is white. Juicy, mild and of good quality. Its value for 

 Massachusetts is somewhat doubtful. 



Delawlne A Delicious x Stayman Winesap cross which originated in Ohio by W. F. Hines. 

 Introduced in 1948 by Henry Field Seed and Nursery Co., Shenaudoah, Iowa. 

 Delawine is an attractive bright red apple which is similar in size and 

 shape to Delicious. It has a firm yellowish flesh. It is quite tart and 

 only fair in quality. It is not good enough to compete with Delicious. 



Jonadel A Jonathan x Delicious cross which was Introduced in 1958 by the Iowa 

 Agricultural Station, Ames, Iowa. A well colored bright red apple 

 similar in appearance to Jonathan. Not too attractive because of the 

 pebbly rough finish of its skin. The flesh is yellowish, juicy and of 

 good quality. Probably not good enough to compete with Mcintosh. 



Monroe A Jonathan x Rome Beauty cross from seed produced In 1910. It was 

 Introduced by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, 

 New York, in 1949. Monroe is a rather attractive bright red apple. It 

 was introduced primarily as a processing apple but has good dessert 

 qualities. The foliage is somewhat susceptible to powdery mildew. 

 Where a dual-purpose variety is desired, Monroe appears worthy of trial. 



