Origin: in Whitesbog, N.J., by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA). Introd. in 1961. Early Black × Searles; cross made in 1930 by H.F. Bain, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture; selected by F.B. Chandler and I.E. Demoranville, Cranberry Sta., Massachusetts Agr. Expt. Sta., East Wareham; tested as Mass. 8 in East Wareham. Tree: uprights medium length, holding berries up from ground; runners few; resistant to feeding by the leafhopper that spreads false blossom virus. Named in honor of H.F. Bergman, pathologist, retired from the USDA. Fruit: size medium with cup count 65-80; short, pearshaped; skin red; keeping quality good to excellent, storage shrinkage small, suitable for long storage; yield greater than Early Black or Howes; ripens in midseason; fruit rot less than Early Black or Howes.
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