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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 417 



Forced Half Canes of Raspberry, showing that starting of lop buds is due to polarity not to 

 difference in resting condition. 



Nature of Winter Hardiness in the Raspberry. (J. S. Bailey, A. P. French, 

 and R. A. Van Meter.) Shoots of six varieties of raspberry, Latham, Chief, 

 Marcy, Taylor, Milton, and Washington, were brought into the greenhouse at 

 monthly intervals during the winter and forced, to determine the length of the 

 rest period. It is very short, ending in late November for a tender variety like 



