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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY 



pollen with which the blossom is fertilized. This theory is generally 

 discredited at the present time, as well authenticated instances of such 

 direct effect of the pollen are lacking in the case of the apple. The 

 direct effect of pollen upon the color of the fruit is the rule in corn, as 

 is well known, and it is not impossible that it might sometimes be 

 manifest in the apple, though proof of that fact is lacking. At any 

 rate, specimens are sometimes found which strongly suggest the direct 

 influence of the pollen, and it has been my fortune to examine a half 

 dozen such apples last season. 



The first to come to my attention was grown in the Lake Chelan 

 locality and appeared to be a small specimen of the Ben Davis type. 



Particolored Apple Usually Ascribed to Bud Variation but Sometimes Regarded 

 as Showing the Direct Effect of Pollen. About one half natural size. 



It had been picked for some time when received and was badly shriveled. 

 The larger part of the surface of the apple was greenish indistinctly 

 striped with red. A segment, however, covering about two fifths of the 

 surface was of a very dark color with scarcely a suggestion of striping. 

 The lines of demarcation between these dissimilar portions of the sur- 

 face were clearly and sharply marked, as shown in the illustration, and 

 extended from stem to calyx. Upon cutting the apple, it was found that 

 the dark portion of the surface just covered two of the carpels or divi- 

 sions of the core. This portion contained three perfect seeds, while 

 there were five seeds in the remainder of the core. 



