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Eeport of the Horticulturist of tue 



The period of bloom in 1899 of the varieties which were under 

 test at the Station is shown in the following table. The first date 

 shows the opening of the first blossoms, the second date shows 

 when the variety reached full bloom and the last date shows when 

 the last blossoms were seen. 



Table I. — Period of Bloom in 1899 of Experimental Varieties in thk 



Station Vineyard. 



Location 

 Vine- 



yard. 



Kow. 



Name . 



Period of bloom. 



First bloom . Full bloom Lastbloom. 



9 



9 



Aminia June 9 June 12 



Barry June 8 June 12 



Black Eagle June 13 June 15 



Black Eagle June ? June 14 



Black Eagle June 10 June 13 



Brigliton June 12 June 14 



Brighton .June 9 June It 



Catawba June 7 June 



Catawba June 8 June 11 



Columbian Imperial.... June 7 June 10 



Columbian Imperial.... June 7 June 



Creveling June 10 June 13 



Eaton June 9 June 11 



Eaton June 7 June 9 



Eldorado June 13 June 15 



Euiiielan June 8 June 10 



Herbert June 9 June 12 



Hercules June 9 June 11 



Jellerson June 13 June 15 



Jefferson June 12 June 15 



Lindley June 9 June 10 



Merrimack June 10 June 13 



Nectar June 10 June 14 



Nectar June 10 June 14 



Niagara June 7 June 9 



Rochester June 7 June 9 



Salem June 9 June 10 



Station 125 June 10 June 12 



Station 146 June 9 June 12 



Station 156 June 10 June 



Vergennes June 7 June 



Worden .June 9 June 12 



Worden June 7 June 9 



Wyoming June 10 June 13 



12 

 10 



June 15 

 June 15 

 June 20 

 June 20 

 June 16 

 June 18 

 June 15 

 June 15 

 June 15 

 June 13 

 June 11 

 June 15 

 June 13 

 June 13 

 June 19 

 June ? 

 June 14 

 June 15 

 June 17 

 June ? 

 June 15 

 June 15 

 June 20 

 June 16 

 June 13 

 June 15 

 June ? 

 June 21 

 June 21 

 June 20 

 June 14 

 June 16 

 June 14 

 June 15 



DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS. 



Notes on the results were made at two different periods. First, 

 soon after the vines had gone out of bloom a record was made of 



