108 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 37S 



Promising new perennials received in the spring of 1940, although 

 not yet tested over winter, include: 



Astilbe Fanal {A. aroidsi var. Faiial) boars well-shaped spikes of a clear 

 wine red; a new color in this genus. 



Phlox paniculata var. Eva Foerstcr. a dwarf form and vigorous grower, is 

 deserving of particular notice. Its blossoms carry a fine strong pink tone 

 after the salmon tinge of the newly opened florets has disappeared. 



Heliopsis patula (Le Moine strain) repeats the fine characteristics of 

 H. scabra var. incomparabilis with its sturdy, yellow, 3-inch, semi-double, 

 late summer blooms. The plants were too young to indicate whether or 

 not this variety extends the bloom season beyond that ol H . scabra var. in- 

 comparabilis. 



Oenothera glauca var. Illujiiijiation and O. fruticosa var Yellow River 

 definitely promise extension of the blooming season for this species. 



Clematis: A varietal form of the fragrant tube Clematis (C heracleae- 

 folia var. davidiana), available this year under the name Azurea, gave a pro- 

 lific bloom and greater fragrance than other varietal forms. 



Peonies: Among the single Japanese peonies (whose blossoms, being 

 less heavy than double forms, recover from heavy rainstorms rapidly), 

 the following are outstanding: Ama-no-sode, Currant Red, Isani Gidui, 

 Dog Rose, Edward VII, and Tokio. 



In order to acquaint the public with the best of the azaleas, plants of 

 the following species and varieties were set out in the spring: R. arborescens, 

 calendulaceum, canescens, daikricuiii var. mucroiiulatiDii, japonicum, nitdi- 

 Hoo'um, obtusum var. kacmpfcri, rosciiin. schlippciibachi, ycJociisc var. poiikla- 

 nense, vaseyi, and viscosum. This list, approved by growers of eastern Massa- 

 chusetts, represents azaleas most successfully grown in this region. 



Field Day. The twenty-second annual Field Day on August 7, 1940, 

 attracted over 1300, the largest number of visitors yet recorded. This 

 attendance, in spite of threatening weather early in the day, shows the 

 keen interest of the growers in the work at the Field Station. Eight 

 entries in the new Summer Pascal celery contest demonstrated how widely 

 this variety has been planted in this, its first year in commercial produc- 

 tion. Because of the increased interest in machinery, it was necessary to 

 enlarge the area devoted to exhibits. 



Soil Testing Service. To most individuals soil tests are of value only 

 when an interpretation of the findings can be made by some qualified 

 person. Such an interpretation must invariably be accompanied by a 

 recommendation for treatment. A total of 6050 samples was tested in 

 1940, compared with 2704 in 1937. 



PUBLICATIONS 



Bulletins 



336 Apple Cider and Cider Products. By J. A. Clague and C. R. Fellers. 

 36 pp. July 1940. (A reprint of a bulletin issued first in Novem- 

 ber 1936.) 



Greater care in the application of approved known methods in 

 the production and preservation of apple cider and cider products 

 should make for an enlarged demand for these popular by-products 

 of the fruit industry. Tliis bulletin gives the results of investiga- 

 tions in this field. 



