Tydeman's Red A promising late summer apple from England which ripens 

 about three to four weeks before Mcintosh. The fruit is 

 attractive, bright red and has good quality. Habit of 

 tree growth is poor as it makes a straggly growth. 



Niagara A good quality Mcintosh type apple from New York, which 

 ripens about ten days to two weeks ahead of Mcintosh. 

 Niagara is similar to Mcintosh in tree and fruit charac- 

 teristics . 



Wliile we have these new early apples in our plantings at the Horti- 

 cultural Research Center in Belchertown, they have not yet fruited. 

 The descriptions of the varieties are based on their performance in 

 other locations. However, we feel they are worthy of limited trial by 

 growers interested in extending their harvesting and marketing season. 



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POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPHS 



William J. Lord 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Bird Damage to Apples : A 3 -year study of bird damage on apples (Proceed - 

 ings of the American Society of Horticultural Science 85: 66-72) conduc- 

 ted by Lloyd A. Mitterling, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecti- 

 cut, in a 9-acre orchard containing the varieties Cortland, Mcintosh and 

 Richared Delicious, among others, indicated that the birds preferred them 

 as food in the order listed. Most of the damage was caused by blue jays 

 which preferred Cortland. Crows, orioles, robins and starlings also fed 

 on apples. The damage in apples was greater on trees at the periphery 

 of the orchard than in the center of the orchard. 



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Suitability of Blueberry Varieties for Freezing : James F. Gallender and 

 Harold Stammer, Department of Horticulture, Ohio Agricultural Research 

 and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio, studied the suitability of 18 



cultivated blueberry varieties for freezing as related to the quality 



flavor, color and texture of thawed berries. Although all 18 varieties 

 were acceptable, the following varieties tended to have better quality 

 upon thawing and were recommended for freezing: Jersey, Coville, Dixi, 

 Cabot, Earliblue, Berkeley, June, Adams, Atlantic and Pioneer. - fFruit 

 Crops Research. - 1966, Research Summary 6 , August, 1966. Ohio Agricul- 

 tural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio.) 



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