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Guardian 



This is a sister seedling of Redchief, introduced by the Mary- 

 land Agricultural Experiment Station and the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in 1969. 



Guardian was included in our 1968 and 1969 variety trials. 

 It ripens just ahead of Catskill. The berries are large, glossy 

 and have a light red color. The berries have tended to be rough 

 in outline, with many furrowed berries and it also is inclined to 

 neck and have green tips. The flesh is firm and has a good straw- 

 berry flavor, but it tends to be too light in internal color. The 

 berries have not been especially attractive. 



The plants of Guardian have good vigor and form a good bed. 

 The yield has been satisfactory under our conditions. Guardian 

 plants are resistant to 5 races of red stele and highly resistant 

 to verti ci 1 1 i um. Its leaves are moderately susceptible to leaf 

 spot, but show resistance to mildew and leaf scorch. 



are 



Guardian is 

 troublesome. 



worthy of trial where red stele and verticilliui 



S-i nee 



the performance 

 ' cl imatic , soi 1 



of a strawberry 

 and cultural 



variety 

 conditions, 



i s 

 it 



greatly i ;i _ 

 suggested 



fluen red by cnmatic, soil ana cultural conaitions, it is 



that growers test any new variety on a small scale befoTe planting 



it on a commerci al basis. 



Red Raspberries 



The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station has introduced 

 a number of new raspberry varieties that may be of value in Massa- 

 chusetts. None of the varieties listed has been tested in our 

 plantings, but they are being mentioned because of their reported 

 resistence to injury from fluctuating winter temperatures, 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 larger, has excellent color and 

 quality. It is too soft for commercial use, but its size and earli- 

 ness makes it excellent for home or roadside sales. 



Sentry 



An early midseason variety, the berries are firm, medium red 

 in color and high in quality. Resembles Taylor. This variety has 

 greater resistance to injury from fluctuating winter temperatures. 



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. 



