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Columbian and yields a good crop every year. It ripens shortly after Latham. 
This variety has replaced the Columbian, our former standard variety. 
STRAWBERRIES 
These varieties with the exception of Dresden were derived from the cross 
of Howard by Marshall. The plants of this cross are exceptionally vigorous 
and excellent plant-makers; the fruits are large, glossy, very attractive, very 
good in quality, and ripen in midseason. 
Catskill—has done exceptionally well in the northeastern states. The plants 
are large, very vigorous, and yield very heavy crops. The berries are very 
large, roundish wedge, slightly irregular, moderately firm, dark red, but glossy 
and attractive, mildly subacid and good in quality. The berries ripen in 
midseason or about four days later than Howard. In 1930 this seedling re- 
ceived an award of merit from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 
Clermont—is a most excellent variety for both market and home use. The 
fruits are very large, and hold up well in size throughout the season. The 
berries are regular, very glossy and attractive, do not bruise easily, and 
are excellent in quality. The plants are somewhat susceptible to leafspot. 
This is one of the outstanding strawberries from the Station’s list. 
Culver—is a late midseason berry, rather dark in color, and well adapted for 
preserving. The berries are large, regular, and bruise slightly. The flavor 
is sprightly and the quality very good. Besides being excellent for pre- 
serving, it is a splendid sort for home use, 
Dresden—was offered for the first time in 1938-39. The plants are vigorous, 
healthy, increase rapidly and bear unusually heavy crops. The berries are 
large to very large, regular, conic to slightly wedge conic, the primary 
berries being wedge conic, glossy, medium red in color and attractive; 
skin tough; flesh firm, medium red, solid, subacid, good; season early. It 
is a cross between Beacon and Howard and is noteworthy for its produc- 
tivity, large size which is well maintained throughout the season, and 
attractive appearance. It is well worthy of trial as a market berry. 
INTRODUGTIONS(OFSTE EE LGs Ds A. 
The United States Department of Agriculture has named and introduced 
for trial an early red apple, named Close in honor of the originator and a 
late blight-resistant canning pear, named Waite, in honor of another well- 
known Department investigator. 
Close—was named in honor of the late C. P. Close, a former horticulturist 
at the Geneva Station and later, for many years, a federal pomologist, 
who was interested in the improvement of the apple thru breeding. The 
tree is a vigorous grower and annually productive. The fruit is large, 
round-oblong conic, of the shape and appearance of Williams. It is well 
_colored with a rather dark dull solid red. The season is as early as Crimson 
' Beauty and a few of the apples ripen ahead of that variety. The quality is 
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