PLUMS 



Washington 



A large, high quality, green gage plum ripening in late 

 August. This old variety is seldom grown today because 

 of its reputation for poor production, however, the trees 

 in our Amherst orchards have been very productive. The 

 color of this European plum is not especially attractive 

 and there could be some resistance by those unaware of 

 its excellent flavor. 



Howard Miracle 



Pacific 



Mohawk 



A large, attractive, high quality Japanese plum. The 

 fruit is golden yellow with a light red blush. The firm- 

 fleshed, freestone was picked in late August. Production 

 was very good this year. The flavor of this variety is 

 not typical of a plum and might be objectionable to some. 



An attractive, blue prune type plum of good quality. The 

 fruit is quite firm and the keeping quality is excellent. 

 Pacific has been a good cropper in Amherst, but ripening 

 is quite uneven. The fruit begins ripening in the second 

 week of September. Pacific is a European type plum. 



This variety, along with Oneida and Iroquois, was recently 

 najned by the Geneva Experiment Station. Mohawk is an at- 

 tractive blue prune, ripening in late August. The size is 

 medium to large and the quality very good. Production has 

 been moderate. Mohawk is said to be self -unfruitful. 



Iroquois 



An attractive blue prune that ripens in early September 

 about a week before Stanley. The fruit is of medium size, 

 longer than Stanley and of good quality. The tree is 

 productive. There was some splitting of the fruit when 

 the trees first came into bearing. Iroquois is said to be 

 self-fruitful 



STRAWBERRIES 



Gala 



A very early-ripening variety recently named by the New 

 York Agricultural Experiment Station. In trials at the 

 University, the berries were medium in size, moderately 

 firm, slightly rough and irregular in shape. The plants 

 were vigorous and moderately productive. 



Sunrise 



This new red stele resistant, early ripening variety was 

 fruited in our plots in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961, The 

 fruit was bright red, glossy smooth and uniform in shape, 

 The size is medium to small and variable. The plants 

 were vigorous and made a good bed. The relative yield 

 was fair. Sunrise may be worth testing where an early 

 ripening variety is desired and red stele is a problem. 



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