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Salem pollinated ivith Merrimack. — Four clusters which were 

 tested gave no fruit. 



Salem 'pollinated with Lindley. — Four clusters which were 

 tested were rated 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, respectively. Average rating 0.4. 



Salem pollinated with Catawba.— One cluster which was tested 

 was rated 4. The test should be repeated and a large number of 

 clusters tried before drawing conclusions on the value of Catawba 

 as a fertilizer for Salem. Catawba gave similar results when used 

 with Eldorado. See page 376. 



Salem pollinated with Warden. — Five clusters which were 

 tested w^ere rated 60, 90, 95, 100, 100. Average rating 89. 



Salem pollinated with Niagara. — Five clusters which were 

 tested were rated 95, 95, 100, 100, 100. Average rating 98. 



Salem as a fertilizer. — Several tests were made with Salem 

 as a fertilizer for self-sterile sorts. The results are given in de- 

 tail under Brighton, Eldorado, Herbert, Lindley and Merrimack. 



STATION 125. 



Station 125 self-pollinated. — In 1899, 10 clusters of Station 

 125 were kept covered during the blooming season. They all gave 

 perfect clusters, the average rating being 100. Station 125 is 

 a white seedling of Winchell, fertilized with Diamond. 



Station 125 as a fertilizer. — It was tried as a fertilizer for 

 Brighton. See page 373. 



station 146. 



Station 146 is a male vine, a seedling of Winchell fertilized 

 by a wild vine of Yitis hicolor Le Conte. It is, therefore, a 

 hybrid of V. lahrusca by V. bicolor. It was tried as a fertilizer 

 for Brighton. See page 372. 



STATION 156. 



Station 156 is also a male vine having the same parentage as 

 Station 146 which is given in the preceding paragraph. It was 

 used as a fertilizer for Brighton. See page 372. 



