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of these is excellent. Crosses made between certain w ild pistillate straw- 

 berries have produced offspring in which the fruit resembles the wild 

 parent more than the cultivated parent. In another cross, in which the 

 wild parent was perfect flowered, the resultant offspring more nearly 

 resembles the appearance and quality of the cultivated varieties used in 

 the cross. Outstanding in this respect were the crosses made between 

 the perfect wild strawberry and the Howard 17, and Catskill cultivated 

 varieties. Some of the hybrids between wild and cultivated strawberries 

 will be used in further improvement work. 



Raspberry plants set in a new location in June as young suckers from 

 the older planting gave a much better stand and more satisfactory growth 

 than the wood}' nurser}- plants which are ordinarily set. 



A number of raspberry and blackberry seedlings are coming into 

 bearing. One of the raspberry seedlings appeared worthy of propaga- 

 tion for trial as a possible profitable everbearer. In 1944, it began ripen- 

 ing its crop early enough so that there was a six weeks' full picking pe- 

 riod which resulted in a fall crop of potential commercial significance. 

 Hybrids between blackberry and flowering raspberry, Riibiis odoratiis, 

 blossomed in 1944. They are thornless plants with pink flowers and are 

 nearly sterile. Root cuttings were treated with colchicine and several 

 apparently tetraploid plants produced. These have been planted for 

 further observation. 



In 1944, samples of the native hickory nut were selected from a large 

 number of trees throughout the state. Seed from those showing the most 

 promise were planted. They have germinated, and will be transplanted 

 to a permanent location next \'ear. Butternut trees from selected nuts 

 are now 10 feet or more in height and should produce during the first 

 favorable season. 



Montmorency remains outstanding among the sour cherries and 

 Yellow Spanish among the sweet cherries for this region. The newer 

 varieties planted several years ago have not yet borne enough fruit to 

 pass mature judgment. Among these Belle Alagnifique shows promise. 



Fredonia and Kendaia are outstanding as promising new grape va- 

 rieties. Kendaia vines are more hard\- toward winter cold than anv of 

 the other Labrusca or Labrusca hybrid types. Fredonia and \"an Buren 

 ripen earh% but \'an Buren has too strong a flavor to suit some palates. 

 \'an Buren, Fredonia, and Bluejay have proved excellent for juice. 



The peach varieties which have proved most hardy to date include 

 Oriole, Cumberland, Colora, and Eclipse. Ne\\-er varieties of apples 

 which would seem to be worthy of attention include Beacon, Haralson, 

 xMedina, and Kendall. Of this group Kendall seems to offer the greatest 

 commercial possibility. 



Samples of seed of a muskmelon variety which carries good quality, 

 together with the perfect flowering habit, have been sent out for trial. It 

 has not been named and if introduced will be useful only as a home- 

 garden kind where extreme earliness is important. The fruits are round, 

 and green, with deep orange flesh. New crosses are being made with 

 this to try to get a better fruit type in combination with the perfect 



A. F. Yeager, L. p. Latimer, R. Eggert 



