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medium in vigor. The fruit is medium-sized, light blue in 

 color, firm but has broad stem scars. The fruit is said to 

 have more flavor than Weymouth and to be more resistant to 

 spring frosts than Weymouth and to be more resistant to spring 

 frosts than Weymouth. Its outstanding features are early ri- 

 pening and consistent production. The above notes are based 

 on performance of the variety in New Jersey. 



Elizabeth. 



Was developed by the late Miss Elizabeth White and was intro- 

 duced by the New Jersey Cultivated Blueberry Council, Inc. 

 It has an unusually long picking season. The berry color is 

 a medium blue and its size very large being about equal to 

 Herbert. Its dessert quality and flavor are rated as excel- 

 lent. It is yery sweet and aromatic. The clusters are very 

 loose and easily picked. The scar is small. Elizabeth is sim- 

 ilar to Coville in vigor and growth habit. The plant is said 

 to be a good producer and to be hardy. Elizabeth appears to 

 thrive best on moderately peaty soils and is not recommended 

 on yery sandy soils. 



Lateb lue 



Was introduced by the U.S.D.A. and the New Jersey Agricultural 

 Experiment Station. The plants are erect, vigorous and con- 

 sistently productive. The fruit is borne in medium-sized 

 clusters. The berries are highly flavored, firm, light blue 

 in color and have small stem scars. They are smaller and ri- 

 pen about one week after Coville. One of its outstanding 

 features is simultaneous ripening of fruit in a short period 

 of time. 



STRAWBERRY 

 Holiday (N.Y. 1144) 



Is a new very firm-fruited variety for commercial planting or 

 home gardens. The plants are productive, vigorous, making a 

 good matted row of well-spaced plants. The fruit is large, 

 very firm, bright red, glossy, attractive, oblate to round- 

 oblate. Primary fruits hold in good condition until secon- 

 daries and even some tertiaries ripen, thus exhibiting concen- 

 trated ripening. The fruits are of good quality with a dis- 

 tinctive aromatic flavor. Holiday is a good freezer and ri- 

 pens in early-mi dseason. (Originator's description) 



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RESEARCH FROM OTHER AREAS 



William J. Lord 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



The Influence of Shade and Within-Tvee Position on Apple Fruit 

 Sizey Color and Storage Quality: Several experiments to determine 

 the influence of shade and within-tree position on fruit size. 



