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Sumner The fruit is medium to large size, firm, and have 

 very good flavor. The plants are hardy, vigorous 

 and productive. Appears adapted to heavier soils. 



Heritage The berries of the fall crop are medium-sized, very 



firm, coherent, attractive and of very good flavor. 

 The plants are vigorous and productive. 



Clyde A large fruited purple raspberry. The berries are 



attractive, firm, tart, and good in quality. The 

 plants are very vigorous, hardy and productive. 

 Clyde is most suitable for culinary use. 



Brandywine A new introduction from New York. The berries are 



said to be large, round, reddish-purple, firm, coher- 

 ent, tart but of good quality. The plants are very 

 vigorous and productive. Said to make a fine flavored 

 jam. 



Bristol Black raspberries are not generally satisfactory in 

 Massachusetts because of their great susceptibility 

 to virus diseases. Bristol is one of the more desir- 

 able varieties. It produces large attractive, firm 

 berries of good quality. The plants are vigorous, 

 and productive as long as they remain free from virus 

 diseases. 



Blackberry Varieties 



Darrow The plants are hardy, vigorous and productive. The 



berries are large, firm, attractive and have good 

 flavor. 



Trailing types, such as Boysenberry, Loganberry and Youngberry are 

 not sufficiently winter hardy and productive in most parts of the 

 state. However, the Boysenberry has been reported as reasonably 

 satisfactory in a few locations. 



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POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Publication Available . Bulletin No. C-102 entitled "Establishment 

 and Management of Compact Apple Trees" is available for 75 cents 

 from The Bulletin Center, Cottage A, Thatcher Way, University of 

 Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 01003. Make check or money order 

 payable to the Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service and send 

 it to the address given above. This publication has under one 

 cover the information on establishment and management of compact 

 apple trees that appeared in serial form in Fruit Notes during 1976 

 and 1977. 



