NEW APPLE VARIETIES FOR TRIAL IN MASSACHUSETTS 



W. D. Weeks 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Quinte 



Niagara 



Spartan 



Appears to be the better of three early varieties devel- 

 oped by the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Fruit is 

 attractive and well-colored. Quinte bears annually but 

 may require thinning for adequate size. 



An attractive Mcintosh type apple which ripens two weeks 

 before Mcintosh. It is similar to Mcintosh in its growth 

 habit, productiveness and appearance. 



A promising new variety from British Columbia. Fruit has 

 good color and quality but has tendency to small size. 

 Tree is vigorous and of good structure, annual, will pol- 

 linate Mcintosh. 



Idared 



Spencer 



Mutsu 



Attractive, bright red winter apple. Good quality and 

 size. Dessert and cooking. Tree productive, annual, 

 worthy of extensive trial. 



Fruit attractive, bright red, quality excellent, good for 

 dessert and pie. Tree hardy, productive, annual. 



Golden Delicious type fruit which is less susceptible to 

 fruit russeting and storage shrivel. Tree vigorous and 

 productive, triploid -pollen not viable. Possible substi- 

 tute for Golden Delicious. 



Ruby An attractive Rome type apple. Fruit has good size and 



color, quality average. Tree has poor branch structure. 



Jerseyred A late Rome type apple from the New Jersey Agricultural 

 Experiment station. Fruit large, well-colored, better 

 quality than Rome. Jerseyred has triploid -pollen. 



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PCMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Virus -free Red Raspberry Plants - For those who have been waiting for 

 virus-free red raspberry plants, it appears that a few will be 

 available this year. One nursery has a limited supply of Latham. 



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