4-70 Report ok the Department oe Horticulture. 



Other things being equal, of course it would be in the fruit 

 grower's favor, in a locality where late frosts are liable to occur, 

 to select late-blooming varieties. Such varieties cannot be 

 selected by knowing only their time of ripening; for some early 

 fall apples blossom late, like Williams, and some late winter 

 apples blossom early, like King and Wagener. That is, there is 

 no correlation between the time of blooming and the time of 

 ripening of fruits. Early varieties do not necessarily, though 

 some may, blossom earlier than late varieties. It is not possible, 

 therefore, by selecting late varieties to escape danger from late 

 frosts. 



