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times from June 5 to June 10. In a few cases the variety had be- 

 gun to bloom before this work was done. Great care was then 

 taken that no cluster with an open blossom should be bagged. 



the blooming period. 



At Highlands the following observations on fhe blooming vari- 

 eties were made in forenoon of May 8 : 



Aminia — Beginning to bloom. 



Brighton — ISTone in bloom ; probably will not begin to 



bloom before June 12. 

 Catawba — Ditto. 



Niagara — iSTot many blossoms open. 

 Worden — N^early half in bloom. 

 Wyoming — First blossoms opening. ' 



On Monday, June 12, when the cross-pollinating was done, 

 Aminia was in some cases nearly out of bloom. Brighton was 

 hardly enough advanced in bloom to furnish an abundant supply 

 of pollen. With these exceptions no difficulty in finding clusters 

 in good condition for the cross-pollinating was noted. 



At Penn Yan the following notes on the condition of bloom 

 were made when the cross-pollinating was done June 12 : 



Brighton — Many clusters have no open blossoms, but the 

 majority of clusters have at least begun to bloom. 



Catawba — About the same stage of advancement as 

 Brighton. 



Eldorado — ISTearly in full bloom. 



Herbert — Past full bloom and going out of bloom. 

 Lindley — Most clusters are coming into bloom ; a few 



have not yet begun to bloom. 

 Silerrimack — ISTearly in full bloom. 

 Salem — Past full bloom and going out of bloom. 

 iSTiagara — ISTearly in full bloom. 

 Worden — ISTearly in full bloom. 



