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CortT and 



Fruit is attractive, of good quality, and is excellent for 

 salads as the flesh does not discolor, very susceptible to storage 

 scald. Tree is hardy, productive and annual. An excellent pollin- 

 izer for Mcintosh. 



Del i cious 



Fruit of excellent quality, but susceptible to watercore and 

 internal breakdown. Tree is of medium vigor, often biennial and 

 may require thinning. A good pollinizer, Richared or an equally 

 good red strain is preferred. Spur-types are now available. 



Golden Delicious 



Fruit of excellent quality, yellow, attractive where well 

 grown. Fruit is subject to russeting. Tree is of medium vigor, 

 biennial and requires thinning to obtain satisfactory size, color 

 and quality. "Russet-free" and spur-type strains are now avail- 

 able for trial . 



Idared 



An attractive, 

 size. Suitable for 

 and annual . 



bright red, winter apple of good quality and 

 both dessert and cooking. Tree is productive 



Spencer 



Fruit is attractive, bright red and has 

 Suitable for dessert and pie. Tree is hardy 



very good qual i ty . 

 productive and annual 



Mutsu 



A Golden Delicious type that is less susceptible to fruit rus- 

 seting and storage shrivel. Tree is vigorous and productive. Mutsu 

 pollen is triploid and not viable. Fruit size may be too large and 

 susceptibility to Psuedomonas blight has been noted. 



Jerseyred 



A 1 ate Rome type apple from the New Jersey Agricultural Exper- 

 iment Station. Fruit is large, wel 1 -col ored, and of better qual- 

 ity than Rome. Jerseyred produces triploid pollen and is not suit- 

 able as a pol 1 i nator . 



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PLUM VARIETIES 



J . F . Anderson 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



An interest in plum varieties has been expressed by an increaS' 

 ing number of growers, especially those operating roadside stands. 

 The following comments are on some of the varieties that have frui- 

 ted at our Amherst and/or Bel chertown orchards. All of these var- 



