Homestead 24 
HOMESTEAD 24. The AsGROw strain of 
Homestead, re-selected for uniformly de- 
terminate plant type and fruit color. Noted 
for its uniformity of globe-shaped fruit. 
Homestead 24 has performed exception- 
ally well in the green-wrap areas and is 
being used successfully in northern areas 
for fresh market. 
Manalucie 
MANALUCIE. Resistant to Fusarium wilt, 
grey leaf spot, early blight, and leaf mold. 
Intended primarily for spring harvest in 
Florida. Fruits of good size, appearance. 
and of excellent firmness, when ripe, per- 
mitting harvest in the pink stage for distant 
shipping. 
Rutgers 
ALAMO. New. Developed by AsGrow as 
a fusarium wilt-resistant variety, primarily 
for green wrap shipping. Fruits medium to 
globe shape, medium thick walls, solid in- 
terior of good color; slightly smaller than 
Rutgers, but very free from defects. Dis- 
tinctly earlier than Rutgers and of ex- 
ceptionally good shipping quality. 
TEXTO 2. New. Formerly STEP 193. Of 
general Homestead type, with field im- 
munity to fusarium wilt and resistance to 
collar rot. Fruits of Rutgers type, though 
slightly smaller, less subject to blossom- 
end rot and puffing. Plants determinate 
and heavier yielding than Rutgers under 
adverse conditions. 
URBANA. Vines compact, suited for close 
planting and heavy feeding, producing 
heavy sets, even at high temperatures. 
Foliage gives good protection against sun 
scald. Fruits a little smaller and a week 
earlier than Rutgers. Interior color and 
texture good. Primarily for canning and 
local market. 
Pearson S 
PEARSON S. The leading late crop variety 
for green-wrap shipping in California. 
Plants large, compact, bearing exception- 
ally heavy crops of well protected, medium- 
globe shaped fruits during a short harvest 
period. Merits trial for fall harvest in 
other long-season areas. 
RUTGERS. An excellent, all-purpose vari- 
ety, widely adapted and still the standard 
of comparison among mid-season varieties 
in most areas. The asGRow strain is nota- 
bly deep-fruited and widely recognized for 
its uniformity and high yield of U.S. No. 1 
fruits. 
WILTMASTER. New. Wilt-resistant, of Rut- 
gers type, but maturing several days ear- 
lier. Plants spreading, somewhat open, pro- 
ductive. Fruits as large or larger than Rut- 
gers, medium globe, smooth, small blossom 
scar. Of interest for canning and local 
market in East and Midwest because of its 
earliness, productivity, and wilt immunity. 
Jefferson 
JEFFERSON. A wilt-resistant ASGROW in- 
troduction. Plants heavy and vigorous set- 
ing better at high temperatures than Rut- 
gers. Fruits globe-shaped, slightly smaller 
than Rutgers, with good color inside and 
out; thick-walled, with small core: rela- 
tively free from cracking. Well suited for 
pink-stage harvest for distant shipping. 
Roma 
ROMA. New. A fusarium_ wilt-resistant 
variety in the Italian Pear class. Plants 
are determinate and compact, with rela- 
tively heavy foliage. Fruits thick-oblong 
in shape, thick-walled, good color. Closely 
resembles Red Top in plant and fruit, 
though smoother at blossom end. 
Wiltmaster 
