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NOTES ON OTHER PEAR VARIETIES 



Starkrimson 



Max-Red Bartlett 



Dawn 



Moongi ow 



Magness 



A red bud sport of Clapp Favorite. The fruit is 

 similar in size, shape and quality to Clapp but 

 has a solid red surface color. The fruit was har- 

 vested in mid-August in our Amherst orchards and 

 held up well in storage. This variety would add 

 color and interest to a pear display. 



A red bud sport of Bartlett. The fruit is simi- 

 lar to Bartlett in shape, size and quality but has 

 a reddish surface color. We have harvested Max- 

 Red with Bartlett in our plantings. 



A USDA introduction that is harvested in late Aug- 

 ust or early September at the Horticultural Research 

 Center. The fruit has tended to be larger and more 

 elongate than Bartlett in our trials. This yellow 

 pear has white flesh and fair to good quality. 

 Dawn is not resistant to fireblight and has been 

 a poor producer at the Horticultural Research Center 



This USDA introduction was picked in early Septem- 

 ber at the Horticultural Research Center. Moonglow 

 has a greenish color and is not especially attrac- 

 tive in shape or color under our conditions. The 

 flesh is white and of fair to good quality. Produc- 

 tion has been less than satisfactory. 



This USDA introduction was harvested the third week 

 of September. This medium-sized, yellow pear is 

 covered with a fine russet. The flesh is soft, 

 fine textured, juicy and of good flavor. Magness 

 has been very slow in coming into production and 

 has yielded poorly at the Horticultural Research 

 Center, This variety is pollen sterile. 



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PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE 



Available from New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 Geneva, New York, is New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin No. 

 41, entitled "Apple Rootstock Problems and Potentials." The authors, 

 J.N. Cummins and Richard N. Norton, prepared this publication to 

 assist the apple grower in anticipating problems that can occur in 

 high density plantings in hopes that growers can avoid them. Prob- 

 lems discussed in the publication include fireblight, "collar rot," 

 Woolly apple aphids, viruses, anchorage, and winter hardiness. 



