30 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 170 
278733 to 278739. 
From the United States. Plants and cuttings collected in the wild and estab- 
lished at the Agricultural Experiment Station, Jonesboro, Maine, Num- 
bered Jan. 16, 1962. 
Key to numerical ratings of blueberry fruit characters: 
Range of commercial 
Character Rating Explanation acceptibility 
Color 1-10 1—shiny black 5-10 
10—lightest blue 
Crop 0-10 0—no crop 
10—full crop 
Firmness 1-10 1—softest 5-10 
10—firmest 
Flavor 1-10 1—flavor lacking 5-10 
10—highest flavor 
Scar 1-10 1—largest, wettest 6-10 
10—smallest, driest 
Season 1-10 1—latest ripening 
10—earliest ripening 
278733. VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM var. LAEVIFOLIUM House Vaccinia- 
ceae. 
Collected July 1960, roadside, Barrens-Schoodic Lake road, five miles 
from State Route 193. Plant vigorous spreading; stems to eight feet long; 
fruit born in short, loose terminal clusters; berries large, color 8-9, 
firmness 6, flavor 5, sear 9. 
278734 to 278738. VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM L. Highbush blueberry. 
278734. No. 2. Cuttings collected July 1960, roadside meadow, State 
Route 3, two miles east of Mount Frye. Plant of medium vigor, 6 feet 
high; crop 2, sparse in top; berries: color 6, flavor 6. 
278735. No. 3. Cuttings taken August 1960 from abandoned Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station planting of the 1930’s at North Sedgwick. 
Plant vigorous, upright, some top killing; berries small; crop 7, sea- 
son 7, color 4, firmness 6, flavor 7, scar 7. 
278736. No. 4. Cuttings taken August 1960 from abandoned Agricul- 
tural Experiment Station planting of the 1930’s at North Sedgwick. 
Plant vigorous, spreading; berries small; crop 6, season 6, color 5, 
firmness 7, flavor 7, scar 10. 
278737. No. 6. Cuttings taken June 1961, right side of trail, crest of 
juniper ledge, Yoder farm, Montville. Plant 6 feet high, spreading; 
fruit borne in loose, full clusters; early; slight tip killing; blossom 
and twig blight evident but no witches broom. 
278738. No. 7. Cuttings taken June 1961, left side of trail, edge of field, 
Yoder Farm, Montville. Plant large, spreading 8 feet high and 10 feet 
wide; crop borne in top in loose clusters. Blossom blight and witches 
broom present. 
278739. VACCINIUM MYRTILLOIDES Michx. 
Plant collected August 1960, roadside meadow, State Route 8, 2 miles 
east of Mount Frye. Plant vigorous, spreading; stems to 15 inches long; 
fruit borne in small, loose clusters; berries late, small; crop 7, color 10, 
firmness 5, flavor 5, scar 10. 
