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medium firm, flesh color red, shipping quality good, small hollow, 
moderately juicy, subacid flavor. It is moderately resistant to the 
yellows and has shown no particular weakness. It is the only one of 
these varieties which is sufficiently resistant to Verticillium 
wilt to be grown on tomato or cotton land. 
In a quick freeze test, Sierra and Shasta were the two best of 
these varieties; Sierra had flavor and appearance in its favor, 
with rather soft texture and faint aroma against it. 
LASSEN STRAWBERRY 
Lassen was chosen for outstanding production by a grower in 
1939. The production of this variety has been consistently high in 
the coastal area and is generally characterized by three peaks dur- 
ing the fruiting season. The spring crop starts midway between that 
of Shasta and Sierra. As a rule there is a period of very low pro- 
duction, extending roughly from June 15 to July 15. This is follow- 
ed by another period of good production. There is usually a late 
crop, maturing in October and November; but this may not be com- 
pletely harvested if prolonged rainy weather occurs in early fall. 
For a fresh market berry Lassen has valuable and desirable 
characters such as large size, good market appearance, high pro- 
duction, virus disease resistance and longevity of plant. Against 
these qualities it has low dessert quality. 
It begins bearing at the end of April, in summer has many 
nubbins, has good vigor, good runner production, good virus resist- 
ance, poor Verticillium wilt resistance, fair mildew resistance, 
excellent red spider resistance, fair salinity resistance, highly 
resistant to yellows. Fruit color is light red, glossy, shape round 
conic to blunt conic, slight aroma, skin texture tender, flesh 
texture soft, flesh color light red, small hollow, juicy, subacid 
flavor, shipping quality fair to good, quality frozen poor to fair. 
Lassen has been in demand by growers im the central coast area, 
including the Oxnard district in Ventura Co. 
Due to its poor Verticillium wilt resistance it should not be 
planted on land previously used for tomatoes. 
TAHOE STRAWBERRY 
Tahoe has found great favor in the southern part of the state, 
especially in San Diego Co., although not grown in the north as 
much as some of the others. 
Tahoe is late and starts production along with Sierra, which in 
many ways it parallels. Its total production is fair to good, vigor 
good, runner production excellent, longevity of plant fair. Its 
resistance to Verticillium wilt and to yellows is fair to good and 
it is more resistant to red spider than some of the others. Its 
virus resistance is fair, mildew resistance poor, salinity resist- 
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