Ewart 



Bosc 



Anjou 



Damont 



Fruit large, yellowish-green with some russeting, good quality, 

 keeps well in storage, less attractive than Bartlett. Tree is 

 moderately productive and is more blight resistant than Bartlett. 



Fruit russet, large with long neck, excellent quality when ripened 

 properly, excellent keeper and shipper. Tree medium size, zig-zag 

 growth, productive, tendency to biennial bearing. 



Fruit greenish, large, good quality, good keeper and shipper. 

 Desirable as a late market variety. Tree large, may lack in vigor 

 and production. 



A late ripening pear of medium to large size and obtuse pyriform 

 shape. The flesh is firm, juicy and the quality very good. The 

 tree is vigorous and productive. 



Quince Varieties 



Quince production in Massachusetts is primarily a home garden enterprise 

 although there are a few commercial plantings. This fruit is used entirely for 

 jellies and preserves. Quince trees are notoriously susceptible to fireblight 

 and quince rust. These diseases are not so serious in Massachusetts as to 

 preclude the growing of this fruit provided adequate control measures are employed. 

 Two varieties only are propagated by Eastern nurserymen, namely Orange and 

 Champion. Characteristics of these varieties are as follows: 



Orange Fruit roundish, greenish yellow, medium size, flesh pale yellow, 

 tender, mild. Ripens in October a few days ahead of Champion. 

 This variety is by far the more popular. 



Champion Fruit large, pear shaped, yellowish, with considerable pubescence, 

 flesh pale yellow, firm slightly astringent, aromatic, mild 

 subacid. Somewhat inferior in quality to Orange. 



—James F. Anderson 



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POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Special Circular Revised - Special Circular No. 247 titled "Pollination of 

 Fruit Plants" has been recently revised and is available through your county 

 extension service or by writing to the Mailing Room, University of Massachusetts. 

 Tliis circular discusses the pollination requirements of our common fruit. Also, 

 some of the apple varieties grown in New England which are generally suitable 

 cross-pollinizers for each other are listed. 



—William J. Lord 



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