70 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 172 



296395 to 296416— Continued 



296395 to 296412. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Ericaceae. 



Highbush blueberry. 



296395. Col. No. DE-Me. 624. Collected in 1962. Windswept height, 

 about 100 feet southeast of fire tower, Mount Pisgah, Monmouth. Bush 

 3.5 to 4 feet high, 4 feet wide, compact, with trace of winter injury; 

 berries in August good size for wild, average in color, very good in 

 flavor and tender; calyx ragged. 



296396. Col. No. DE-Me. 632. Collected in 1962. Edge of high, north- 

 ern-exposed, burned-over, lowbush blueberry field, Celia Bean's farm, 

 Bean's Corner, Farmington (SCS aerial photo DMR 2-110). Plant 3.5 

 feet high, with trace of winter injury; berry set good. 



296397. Col. No. DE-Me. 633. Edge of old pasture with northern ex- 

 posure, Celia Bean's farm, Bean's Corner, Farmington. Plant 3.5 feet 

 high and 5 feet wide with no winter injury. 



296398. Col. No. DE-Me. 634. Near lowbush field, Celia Bean's farm. 



296399. Col. No. DE-Me. 635. Sparse birch- and pine-covered semipas- 

 ture with northwest exposure, adjacent to Celia Bean's lowbush blueberry 

 field. Plant 4 feet high and 5 feet wide, with trace of winter injury; 

 berry set good. 



296400. Col. No. DE-Me. 636. Sparse birch- and pine-covered semipas- 

 ture with northwest exposure, adjacent to Celia Bean's lowbush blueberry 

 field. Plant 4 feet high and 5 feet wide, with no trace of winter injury. 



296401. Col. No. DE-Me. 637. Semiprotected northern exposure, Esty 

 Voter's abandoned farm, Porter Hill, Temple. Elevation about 1,000 

 feet. Plant old, to 6 feet high and 6 feet wide, infected with witches' 

 broom; terminal winter injury. 



296402. Col. No. DE-Me. 638. Semiprotected northern exposure Esty 

 Voter's abandoned farm, Porter Hill, Temple. Elevation about 1,000 

 feet. Plant old, to 6 feet high and 6 feet wide, infected with witches' 

 broom; terminal winter injury. 



296403. Col. No. DE-Me. 639. Semiprotected northern exposure, Esty 

 Voter's abandoned farm, Porter Hill, Temple. Elevation about 1,000 

 feet. Plant old, to 6 feet high and 6 feet wide, infected with witches' 

 broom; terminal winter injury. 



296404. Col. No. DE-Me. 5005. Collected in 1950; plant established at 

 Jonesboro breeding nursery. Collected at Colburn Farm, East Lebanon. 

 Plant 4 feet high and 4 feet wide, bushy; berries fair size, good flavor, 

 dark color. This accession's chief merit is its winter hardiness. 



296405. Col. No. DE-Me. 5009. Collected in 1950; plant established at 

 Jonesboro breeding nursery. Collected at Eino Anderson farm, Owls 

 Head. Plant vigorous, to 4.5 feet high and 4.5 feet wide, dense; fruit 

 average in size, color and quality for plant from wild. Its chief merits 

 are wood and fruit-bud hardiness. 



296406. Col. No. DE-Me. 6310. Semiprotected northern exposure, Esty 

 Voter's abandoned farm, Porter Hill, Temple. Elevation about 1,000 

 feet. Plant old, to 6 feet high and 6 feet wide, infected with witches' 

 broom; terminal winter injury. 



296407. Col. No. DE-Me. 6312. Shallow upland soil, edge of cultivated 

 field, Stanley Smith farm, Monmouth. Plant 3.5 feet high and 5 feet 

 wide with traces of winter injury. Collected because of vigorous new 

 growth in exposed location. 



296408. Col. No. DE-Me. 6313. Shallow upland soil, edge of cultivated 

 field, Stanley Smith farm, Monmouth. Plant 3 feet high and 3 feet 

 wide, new growth vigorous and free from witches' broom; good fruit 

 set on lower branches. 



