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DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



The variation in seed production is an interesting and important one. 

 In order to determine something of this variation a pound of fruit was 

 taken from several varieties and the seeds carefully counted. The results are 

 shown in the table : 



Variety. 



Red Cherry 



Kirsch rothe 



King Humbert 



King Humbert 



Criterion 



Conqueror 



Large Red 



Franz gross rothe 



Hubbard's Curled Leaf 



Rouge grosge hetive^ 



Tom Thumb 



Im.proved Large Yellow 



Persian 



The Cook's Favorite 



Boston Market 



Fulton Market 



N. Y. Market 



Trophy 



Trophy 



Trophy 



Cardinal 



Livingston's Favorite 



New Red Apple 



Tilden 



Paragon 



Paragon 



Emery 



Acme 



Mikado 



French Upright 



No. of 



fruits 



in the 



pound. 



101 

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7 



7X 



7 



6 



7 



5 



7 



8 



8 

 13 



5 

 10 



6 



6 



6 



5 



5 



6 



6 

 5 

 10 

 i 

 4 

 i 

 5 

 3 

 5 



Where the Variety was Obtained. 



Agricultural College (Henderson). 



Prussia. 



Agricultural College (Rawson). 



Prussia. 



Agricultural College (Gregory). 



England. 



England. 



Prussia. 



Agricultural College (Nellis). 



France. 



Agricultural College (Rawson). 



Agricultural College (Thorhurn). 



Agricultural College (Nellis). 



Prusbia. 



Agricultural College (Rawson). 



Agricultural College (Gregory). 



Agricultural College (Nellis). 



England. 



England. 



Prussia. 



Thorburn, N. Y. 



England. 



Agricultural College (Gregory). 



Agricultural College (Gregory). 



Agricultural College (Henderson). 



Prussia. 



Agricultural College (Rawson). 



Prussia. 



Agricutural College (Henderson). 



Agricultural College (Thorburn). 



A careful study of this table reveals, among other important matters, the 

 fact that seed production does not keep pace with increase in weight of fruit, 

 and that seed production bears no constant ratio to degree of development of 

 fruit. To illustrate the first point, it is but necessary to cite a comparison 

 of the Eed Cherry and Paragon, for while the average Paragon fruit is over 

 twenty-four times heavier than the Eed Cherry, its seed production is but 



