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Ni agar a 



T 111 s 

 Mcintosh, 

 the fruit 

 The color 

 seasons . 

 or 



introduction from New York ripens about 10 days before 

 Niagara is similar to Mcintosh in shape and color, but 



from our young trees have tended to be larger in size. 



and finish has been less than satisfactory the past two 



The fruit seems more susceptible to russeting and the 

 dots or lenticels have tended to be larger and blurred. Reports 

 on Niagara from other sources have been more favorable and our 

 poor response may be due to local conditions. 



With these newly introduced varieties and the standard sorts 

 such as Red Melba, Puritan and Early Mcintosh, the grower has an 

 excelle.n selection of varieties to satisfy his late summer and 

 earl V fall trade . 



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RECENT APPLE VARIETY INTRODUCTIONS 



James F. Anderson 

 pppartnient of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Sungol d 



A 

 russet- 

 plan t i n 

 end res 

 Gol den 

 color a 

 a t i V e 1 y 

 tri al s . 

 Del i c i 



seedling discovered in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Sungold is a 

 free Golden Delicious type. The fruit produced in our 

 gs have a stem end similar to Golden Delcious and a calyx 

 embling Red Delicious and are more conical in shape than 

 Delicious fruits produced on adjacent trees. The flesh 

 nd quality resemble Golden Delicious. Sungold has been rel- 

 russet-free, except for the lenticels, in our 1968 and 1969 

 Sungold appears to ripen a few days earlier than Golden 

 us . 



Wayne 



This V a r i e ty 

 Spy cross and was 

 Station in 1962. 

 have good dessert 

 have 

 wel 1 

 where 



resulted from a Northwestern Greening and Red 

 introduced by the New York Agricultural Experiment 

 The fruits are large, with a scarlet blush and 

 quality. The trees in our Belchertown plantings 

 been very productive. Wayne ripens with Cortland and hangs 

 on the tree. This late blooming variety may have a place 

 purpose apple 



a dual 



is desired 



