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we have seen are below medium in size, showing a tendency to de- 

 crease in size with seedlessness. The varieties are usually pro- 

 ductive — at least there is nothing to indicate incompatibility be- 

 tween seedlessness and fruitfulness. The flavor of all of these 

 seedless apples is below the mark, probably through accident. The 

 cores are usually small and partly or, in a few cases, wholly 

 absent. 



These brief statements serve to introduce a list of growers of 

 different varieties of seedless apples reported in the United States 

 during the past twenty years, with the place of origin. There are 

 probably a few duplications in this list and it is certain that it is 

 not complete. Many of the men named do not respond to letters, 

 but an investigation would probably lead to the discovery that the 

 seedless variety is still in existence in the locality. Trees from 

 those marked with an asterisk are under cultivation on our 

 grounds. We shall be glad to have cions or buds of other seedless 1 

 sorts with the hope that from some existing seedless apple may be 

 bred a worthy variety without seeds. 



Atlas J. Allen, Waynesville, N. C, 



J. H. Bailey, Linn, W. Va., 



H. E. Bemis, Green Cove Springs, 



Fla., 

 Miss Portia E. Binkerd, West Mon- 

 terey, Pa., 

 T. J. F. Browns, Sands, N. C, 

 Benj. Buckman, Farmingdale, 111., 

 W. M. Burns, Grantville, W. Va., 

 Thos. P. Butcher, Parkersburg, 



W. Va., 

 C. 0. Crosby, Coquille, Ore., 

 Samuel Donaldson, Kittanning, Pa., 

 F. B. Doran, Clarkson, Va., 

 *Fairbury Nurseries, Fairbury, Neb., 

 James Flury, Lindsey, Ont., 

 H. H. Farthing, Hattie, N. C. 

 E. 0. Goff, Spencer, W. Va., 

 E. S. Granel, Cleveland, Ohio, 

 W. H. Hart, Arlington, N. Y., 

 C. F. Hodge, Worcester, Mass., 

 C. S. Hunter, Seven Mile, Ohio, 

 Dr. Nannestad B. Jorn, Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., 



W. T. Macoun, Ottawa, Canada, 

 W. S. Miller, Martinsburg, W. Va., 



*D. J. Miller, Millersburg, Ohio, 

 Geo. E. Murrell, Fontella, Va., 

 Geo. Peters & Co., Troy, Ohio, 

 A. J. Reaser, Roncerverte, W. Va., 

 Mrs. J. P. Reichert, Manorville, Pa., 

 G. W. Robinette, Flag Pond, Va., 

 E. L. Smith, Hood River, Ore., 



*J. F. Spencer, Grand Junction, Colo., 

 G. W. Stewart, Newport, Me., 



*Dept. No. 24476 — 

 Van Hoy Seedless, 



*Dept. No. 24626 — 

 No Blow Seedless, 



*Dept. No. 40830 — 

 Bloomless & Seedless, 



*Dept. No. 40833 — 



Parker Seedless, 



J. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C, 



Chas. L. Wayland, Crozet, Va., 



*Chas. Waters, Bingen, Wash., 



*Edward Wellington, Waltham, Mass. 



. U. S. D. A., 



