VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES 

 FOR MASSACHUSETTS 



James F. Anderson 

 Department of Plant and Soil 



Sciences 



Vari ety 



September 



Tay 1 or 



Latham 



Milton 



Fal 1 red 



September 



Clyde 



Bristol 



T ■ 

 C ■ 



Raspberry Varieties 

 Type Recommended for 



Harvest Season 



"Red 



Purpl e 

 Black 



Tri al 



Commercial 

 adaoted to 



C & H 



C (limited) 



C 



C & H 



H 



H 



T 



T 



Early 



Midseason 



Midseason 



Late 



Everbearer 



Everbearer 



Late 



Midseason 



September 



Tayl or 



Latham 



Milt 



on 



H - Home garden 

 ■Varieties so marked are not equally 

 all sections of the state. 



Variety Notes 



An everbearing type. The summer crop ripens in early 

 July. The fruit of September is of good size, attrac- 

 tive, bright red, reasonably firm and of fair to good 

 quality. The plants are ^^er^ productive, easily 

 picked and satisfactorily winter hardy. The fall crop 

 begins ripening in late August. 



This variety is being grown successfully on a commer- 

 cial scale in the higher elevations of Franklin and 

 Worcester Counties. Under such conditions, the plants 

 are tall, vigorous, hardy and productive, and the 

 berries, large, firm, attractive and have good quality 

 However, its susceptibility to and severe injury from 

 virus diseases makes it unreliable in most other areas 

 of the state. 



The fruit of this popular variety is of good size, 

 bright red, but only average in firmness and quality. 

 The plant is vigorous and one of the most winter hardy 

 when spur blight is controlled. Susceptibility to 

 Spur blight and mosaic are its most serious weaknesses 



The fruit of this variety ripens slightly after Latham 

 The berries are of good size, bright red color and 

 wery good quality. The plants are tall, vigorous, 

 productive, remain free from mosaic, but are somewhat 

 susceptible to leaf curl. Milton is only moderately 

 winter hardy. 



