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Fed Raspberries: The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station has 

 introduced a number of new raspberry varieties that may be of value 

 in Massachusetts. None of the varieties listed has been tested in 

 our plantings, but they are being mentioned because of their re- 

 ported resistence to injury from fluctuating winter temoeratures , 

 a factor of some importance in Massachusetts. These descriptions 

 are based on their performance in Maryland. 



Reveille A very early ripening variety. Reveille resembles 



Sunrise and is of the same season. It is much lar- 

 ger, has excellent color and quality. It is too soft 

 for commercial use, but its size and earliness makes 

 it excellent for home or roadside sales. 



.entry 



An early midseason variety, the berries are firm, med- 

 ium red in color and high in quality. Resembles Tay- 

 lor. This variety has greater resistance to injury 

 from fluctuating winter temoeratures. 



Scepter 



Resembles September with the fall crop being ten days 

 earlier. The spring crop is midseason. The berries 

 are large, medium red and moderately soft. It is 

 very vigorous. 



Citadel A large midseason variety, very large, very firm and 

 dark red. It may pick with difficulty under some 

 conditions. It is extremely vigorous and highly re- 

 sisant to leaf-spot diseases. 



The above four raspberry varieties and most of those listed on 

 oages 1 and 2 of this issue are available in limited quantities as 

 "Registered Stock" or "Foundation Stock." 



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PMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Alar and the N Dilenma: 



"foresight" when 

 our McI ntosh trees . 

 Can always inform you 

 within the desirable range 

 confirms your own observations 



_____ Our "hind-sight" is always better than our 

 it comes to regulating the nitrogen (N) level of 

 After analysis of leaves sampled in July, we 

 whether or not the N level of your trees is 

 In many instances, the 

 But the fertilizer 



been applied 

 season . 



and it is too late to make corrections 



analysis merely 

 has already 

 for the current 



Trees excessively high in nitrogen have greater pre-harvest 

 drop, have softer fruit and poorer fruit color. Many growers have 

 blocks of Mcintosh that consistently bear large, soft, striped ap- 

 ples that drop excessively. Alar will be of great benefit in these 

 blocks and other blocks of trees excess-fvely hfab in n, sincp tF'i«: 

 growth retardant helos to counteract the effects of high N. 



