Fal 1 red 



Clyde 



Bri s tol 



Darrow 



Bai 1 ey 



The fall crop of this everbearing variety begins 

 ripening in mid- August. The berries are of good 

 size, firm and have good flavor. The plants are 

 orous and productive. Fallred is best grown for 

 fall crop only. 



vig- 

 the 



A large fruited purple raspberry. The berries are 

 attractive, firm, tart and good in quality. The 

 plants are \iery vigorous, hardy and productive. 

 Clyde is most suitable for culinary use. 



Black raspberries are not generally satisfactory in 

 Massachusetts because of their great susceptibility 

 to virus diseases. Bristol is one of the more desir- 

 able varieties. It produces large attractive, firm 

 berries of good quality. The plants are vigorous and 

 Productive as long as they remain free from virus 

 diseases . 



Blackberry Varieties 



This new early ripening blackberry variety is recom- 

 mended for trial. The plants are hardy, vigorous 

 and productive. The berries are large, firm, attrac- 

 tive and have good flavor. 



This variety ripens a little later than Darrow. The 

 plants are hardy, moderately vigorous and productive. 

 The berries are moderately firm, attractive and have 

 good flavor. 



Trailing types, such as Boysenberry, Loganberry and Youngberry are 

 not sufficiently winter hardy and productive in most 

 parts of the state. However, the Boysenberry has 

 been reported as reasonably satisfactory in a few 

 locations. 



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RECENT SMALL FRUIT INTRODUCTIONS 



James F. Anderson 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



The following report briefly describes some of the recent 

 small fruit introductions that might be of interest to both com- 

 mercial growers and backyard gardeners. 



Strawberri es 

 Rari tan 



A new midseason strawberry variety was named and in^ 

 troduced by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment 

 Station in February, 1968. 



