JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1960 205 
267842 to 267859. 
From the United States. Plants collected from natural stands and now 
established at the University of Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Orono, Maine. Numbered August 16, 1960. 
Collected in Maine unless otherwise noted. Grade scale; 10 best, 1 poor- 
est. 
267842 to 267857. VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L. Vacciniaceae. 
Highbush blueberry. 
267842. No. 4. One hundred feet west of old sawdust pile, Frank 
Pierce farm, East Lebanon, Aug. 1959. Bush 6 feet high; berry color 
9, flavor 6, scar 8, more than 150 per cup; 30 percent of crop carried 
high. No witches’-broom present. 
267843. No. 5. In slash area back of house, Frank Pierce farm. Au- 
gust 1959. Bush to 8 feet high, shows some winter injury, making 
vigorous new growth; berries larger than average; good crop borne 
high; berry color 6, flavor 7; scar 7; 25 percent of crop ripe. No 
witches’-broom present. 
267844. No. 6. In slash area, Frank Pierce farm, August 1959. Bush 
to 9 feet high; shows some winter injury; good crop of berries borne 
high; clusters loose; berry color 7, flavor 5, scar 7. No witches’- 
broom present. 
267845. No. 7. In slash area, Frank Pierce farm. August 1959. 
Spreading bush to 6 feet high; berries good size, more than 100 per 
cup, color 7, flavor 7, scar 7; 50 percent of crop ripe. No witches’- 
broom present. 
267846. No. 8. Roadside, near boggy pasture, two miles from East 
Lebanon, Milton Mills Road, Aug. 12, 1959. Bush upright, well 
branched, 6 feet high, poor terminal growth, hardier than nearby 
plants, trace of winter injury, only plant present bearing fruit; ber- 
ries small, 200 per cup, skin tough, color 7, flavor 5, scar 6, firmness 7. 
267847. No. 9. Three hundred yards southwest of fire tower, Mt. Pis- 
gah, Monmouth. August 1959. Bush to 8 feet high, showed no 
winter injury and had made good new growth; berries small, borne in 
loose cluster, 200 per cup, color 6, flavor 4, scar 5; 25 percent of crop 
ripe. 
267848. No. 10. Two hundred yards south of fire tower, east side of 
trail, Mount Pisgah, Monmouth. August 1959. Bush to 6 feet high, 
shows no winter injury, excellent new growth; foliage free from leaf 
spot; berries small, more than 200 per cup, color 6, flavor 5, scar 6. 
267849. No. 11. One hundred yards south of fire tower among birch 
and pine trees, Mount Pisgah, Monmouth. August 1959. Bush 3.5 
feet high, no winter injury; berries small, more than 200 per cup, 
eater 7, flavor sweet, scar 8; 25 percent of crop ripe, unevenly distrib- 
uted. 
267850. No. 12. One hundred-fifty yards south of fire tower, edge of 
draw, Mount Pisgah. August 1959. Bush 7 feet high, no winter in- 
jury; well branched, vigorous new growth; foliage clean; berries 
small, 200 per cup, color 6, flavor 6, scar 6. Matures early. 
267851. No. 13. One hundred yards from end of road, Yoder farm, 
Montville. August 1959. Bush spreading, 6 feet high; foliage excel- 
lent, slight winter injury at tips; berries small, more than 200 per 
cup, color 6, flavor 5, scar 8; clusters loose, borne high, full crop on 
some branches; mid-season ripening. Some small, old, witches’-broom 
present. 
267852. No. 16. Northern exposure, first cove beyond cabin, eastside 
of Eagle Lake, Civilian Conservation Corp road, Hancock County. 
August 1959. Bush vigorous, to 7 feet high, extensive winter injury; 
berries small, over 200 per cup, color 2, flavor 5, scar 2; borne in loose 
clusters, unevenly ripening, some branches 100 percent ripe; separation 
poor. No witches’-broom present. 
