26 X. H. Agr. Experiment Station [Bulletin 313 



Strawberries 



Howard 17 outyielded all other varieties tested withstanding 

 injury from late spring frosts better. Cato gave the next best yield. 

 Fairfax, Dorsett. Commonwealth, and Catskill yielded only half as 

 much fruit as Howard 17 in 1938. The varieties Lupton, Orem, Pearl 

 and Xtralate. tested because of their reported lateness in maturity, 

 yielded crops of fruit too small to recommend for general use. As in 

 previous years, although these so-called late varieties commenced to 

 ripen fruit ten days later than Howard 17, the crop was completely 

 harvested at the same time as Howard 17. 

 Apples 



Melba ripens its fruit five to six weeks ahead of Mcintosh and is 

 the highest quality very early variety in the university orchards. 

 The blossoms are quite resistant to frost and the fruit is popular 

 both for cooking and eating. Melba is partially self-fruitful and is, 

 therefore, not so particular with relation to pollenizers. Early Mcin- 

 tosh is ready for harvest three weeks earlier than Mcintosh but is of 

 an inferior quality and drops badly. Milton, which just precedes 

 Mcintosh on the market, is highly colored and will doubtless be desir- 

 able as a roadside market variety. Macoun is attractive and of high 

 quality but does not keep well in storage and also drops prematurely 

 from the tree. 



Although Red Gravenstein seems to be quite popular on the mar- 

 ket, the variety ripens a few days later than the ordinary Graven- 

 stein and does not seem to be of as high quality. On the other hand, 

 Red Spy is equally good in quality as its parent, the ordinary Spy. 

 Pears 



A fair crop was produced for the first time in several years. Bosc, 

 Anjou, Clapp's Favorite, Lawrence and Sheldon yielded well. 

 Grapes 



Some new seedlings were obtained from the Geneva Experiment 

 Station in New York and planted for trial. Of the older varieties, 

 Worden produced the largest crop. 

 Peaches 



Both Carman and Elberta yielded an excellent crop. The latter 

 seems to have regained its equilibrium after its severe injury in the 

 cold winter of 1933-34. Other varieties are still too young to be 

 judged. 



Raspberries 



Taylor seems to be the most promising variety as the fruit is of 

 high quality and continues to develo)) and mature for quite a period 

 after the other varieties have been harvested. Marcy produced fruit 

 of large size and excellent quality. Chief is a hardy variety, reliable 

 in its yield. 



Sweet Cherries 



Yellow Spanish, Windsor. Bing and Lambert produced good crops 

 of fruit in 1938 and continue to be promising varieties. {Ilnivh 

 Fund) 



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 Highbush Blueberries 



Because of unusually wet conditions in the field, blueberry plants, 



