POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Publications available 



Proceedings of the New England Small Fruit Meetings wliich 

 was held at Concord, New Hampshire in January, 1981 may be 

 obtained by making a check payable to the University of New 

 Hampshire and send it to Prof. W. G. Lord, Department of Plant 

 Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824. 



The Strawberry: Cultivars to Marketing . Edited by Norman 

 F. Childers. This publication resulted from the 1980 National 

 Strawberry Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri. The book 

 includes over 40 papers presented by outstanding breeders, 

 researchers and growers. This book is an invaluable reference 

 and should be included in the library of anyone interested in 

 the strawberry. It is obtainable from Horticultural Publications, 

 3906 N.W. 31st Place, Gainesville, FL 32601. The cost of $21.90 

 includes postage and handling. 



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ORIGIN OF SOME OLD AND NEW APPLE VARIETIES 



William J. Lord and James F. Anderson 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



There is a continuing request for information as to the 

 origin of both old and new apple varieties. Most of these re- 

 quests come from operators of farm markets who are frequently 

 asked such questions by their customers. 



Most of the apple varieties planted in this country origin- 

 ated here, but the history of many is obscure and except for 

 varieties more recently introduced, few came into existence as 

 as the product of the plant breeder. Most of the varieties 

 originated as chance seedlings and were discovered and introduced 

 into cultivation by some observer or admirer of the fruit. 

 Mcintosh, Delicious, Wealthy, Northern Spy and Baldwin are examples 

 of commercial varieties that originated as such chance seedlings. 



The following is a list of some of the apple varieties being 

 sold in Massachusetts and their origin. Where varieties have 

 resulted from a controlled cross between two other varieties, the 

 origin of such varieties is expressed by placing the letter "X" 

 between the parent varieties. For example, the Milton variety is 

 a cross between Yellow Transparent and Mcintosh. 



