casus peach and Eclipse. It is an oval, medium-size, freestone, yellow varie- 

 ty which has fruited well when Elberta failed completely because of winter 

 injur}-. 



A. F. Yeager, E. M. Meader 



Many Interspecific Rubus Hybrids 



Thousands of seedlings are growing at the Horticultural Farm in 

 which the following species have been used as parents and crossed with 

 named varieties of raspberry and blackberry : Rubus pungcns, Rubus inori- 

 folius. Rubus chaiuaciiwrus. Rubus odomtus, Rubus pubcsccns, Rubus 

 arcticus, and Rubus canadensis. These may well result in new commercial 

 varieties of raspberries, blackberries, and other brambles. 



A. F. Yeager, E. M. Meader 



Late-Ripening Strav^^berries Distributed to Nurserymen 



Two good-quality selections. F-2 and F-13, from a cross l)etween X. H. 

 179 ( Tupper x Fairfax) and Fairpeake variety, have been placed with sev- 

 eral plant growers for testing and increase. Both of these selections ripen 

 ten days later than Howard 17. 



E. AI. Meader 



Korean Chestnuts Distributed to Nurserymen 



Korean chestnuts have continued to be vigorous and fruitful. One 

 ■single four-year-old tree matured two quarts of shelled nuts. All nuts 

 liave been used to grow more seedlings. Three hundred seedlings have been 

 <:listributed to interested nurserymen and to a number of persons within 

 the State who will grow them to test their hardiness and blight resistance. 



E. M. Meader 



OTHER ACTIVE PROJECTS 



Variety Tests of Fruits and Vegetables 



A. F. Yeager, E. M. Meader, 

 R. Eggert, L. p. Latimer 



Development, Improvement, and Maintenance of Blueberry Fields 



\V. W. Smith, E. ^L Meader, 



A. H. HoDGDON, J. G. CONKLIN 



Use of Rootstocks and Interstocks as a Means of Securing 

 Smaller, Hardier, and More Productive Apple Trees 



m.W. Smith 

 Marketing 



(See Agricultural Economics) 

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