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Biiijhton pollinaled with Lindley. — Four of the five clusters 

 tested at Penn Yan were rated and 1 rated 10. Average rat- 

 ing 2. 



Brighton pollinated with Eldorado. — Four clusters tested at 

 Penn Yan were rated respectively 0, 0, G, 15. Average rating 5.2. 



Brighton pollinated with Station 146^ — Four clusters tested at 

 Penn Yan were rated respectively 0, 0, 25, GO. Average rating 

 21.3. 



Brighton pollinated with Station 156^. — Four clusters tested 

 at Penn Yan were rated resj)ectively 4, 85, 88, 100. Average 

 rating G9.3. 



Brighton pollinated with Merrimack. — Four clusters tested at 

 Penn Yan were rated respectively 0, 0, 0, 100. Average rating 25. 



Since ]\rerrimack is self-sterile, and because in tlie other tests it 

 uniformly failed to fertilize self -sterile sorts, and because in these 

 tests on Brighton it failed to fertilize three of the four clusters 

 upon which it was tried, while the fourth cluster was rated 100, 

 it is desirable that these tests be repeated before definite conclu- 

 sions are dra"\vn. Similar results, however, were obtained by pol- 

 linating Brighton with Herbert, and Herbert like Merrimack is 

 self-sterile. 



Brighton pollinated with Herbert. — Four clusters tested at 

 Penn Yan were rated respectively 0, 12, 25, 75. Average rat- 

 ing 28. Compare this record with results given in the preceding 

 paragraph. 



Brighton pollinated with Nectar. — Five clusters tested at 

 Penn Yan were rated respectively 0, 20, 50, 50, 75. Average 

 rating 40. 



Brighton pollinated with Vergennes. — Seven clusters tested at 

 Highlands were rated respectively 2, 40, 60, 75, 100, 100. Aver- 

 age rating 53.9. One of the perfect clusters was an unusually 



4 Station 146 and Station 156 are male hybrids of Vitis labrusca L., by 

 Vitis bicolor, Le Co te. They were produced by crossing a wild male iicolor 

 upon the Winehell. 



