COLLINS 



is the most underrated of the new varieties according to New 

 Jersey. It needs high bee concentrations for pollination and never 

 got a chance because of low yields resulting from poor pollination. 

 Experience in Michigan is limited, but it appears promising. It is 

 more hardy than Earliblue, is productive, ripens uniformly, has a 

 fairly good scar, but berry size has been variable. U.S.D.A. says 

 New Hampshire rates it tops for winter hardiness. 



BLUERAY 



is highly susceptible to red ring spot virus in New Jersey. 

 It is easy to prune and is the most prolific producer of new canes. 

 Clusters are tight with good, spicy flavored berries, but bloom is 

 lost in handling and berries become coal black in appearance. In 

 Michigan, it ripens with Bluecrop, but is not considered as good 

 in general fruit characteristics and has a large scar. 



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ding commercial variety in New Jersey. It is hardy, 

 to prune, productive, with loose clusters of easy to 

 ht blue berries of excellent keeping quality. It 

 s, mummy berry, anthracnose, and red ring spot virus, 

 ble to stunt. It's only weakness is poor flavor; it 

 at least a week after turning blue to develop flavor, 

 ichigan is the same. In New England, it has been 

 igh temperatures are required to develop flavor in 

 at flavor does not develop in cool, cloudy seasons, 

 pened well in New Hampshire where summers are some- 

 evere pruning is also necessary. 



BERKELEY 



is yery susceptible to anthracnose in New Jersey. It is mod- 

 erately hardy and productive; bushes are hard to prune; flavor is 

 mild. In Michigan, it is susceptible to winter injury and blossoms 

 are subject to frost injury. It is moderately productive, ripen- 

 ing one week ahead of Jersey; berries are beautiful; flavor is fair 



HERBERT 



ripens with Jersey in Michigan, but it 

 cause berries are soft with a poor scar. 



is not recommended be- 



EL IZABETH is considered the best flavored berry by many in New 

 Jersey. It is moderately hardy, a mediocre producer, and needs care- 

 ful pruning. It's large, easy-to-pick berries ripen until frost. 

 Requires bees for pollination. 



COVILLE 



is susceptible to anthracnose in New Jersey. It's berries 

 are spicy with good flavor, but it is hard to pollinate without a 

 high concentration of bees and it is going out. In Michigan, the 

 berries are large and firm with good flavor but it is not consis- 

 tently productive. 



