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lowing tables give the results in substance. One observation, however, needs to be 

 made at this point. Records kept at other phices, both within and without the 

 State, show that the periods of blossoming of certain varieties do not remain in- 

 variable. In other words, two or more varieties that blossom at approximately the 

 same period at Corvnllis may not lilossom together at Hood River and La Grande, 

 or at Medford and ("ove. 



For example: In the talde on page 131 it will be observed that during the 

 season of ItKt;:! at llood River — 



Early Harvest and Red Astrachan were in full blossom on May 1st. 



Jonathan. Spitzenbiirgh. Ben Davis, and I'.aldwiu were in full blossom on 

 May 8th. 



Yellow Newtown. May 10th ; Northern Spy. May 12th. 



On examination of the table on page 181 it is noted at Cove : 



p]arly Harvest and Red Astrachan were in full bloom on May .jth and 20th 

 respectively. 



Jonathan. Spitzenburgh, P.en Davis, and Baldwin were in full lilossom on May 

 20th. 2.5th. 20th, 16th, respectively. 



Yellow Newtown. JMay 25th. and Northern Spy, May 20th. 



The same season the records at Corvallis show that the Early Harvest tree 

 Tinder observation did not blossom : that Red Astrachan was in full blossom 

 April 28th: Jonathan. May 1st: (Spitzenburgh, no tree old enough to blossom 

 in the College orchard): Ben Davis. May 4th: Baldwin. May .jth : (Yellow 

 Newton Pippin, no tree in the College orchard) : Northern Spy. May 12th. 



On closer comparison it is found at Hood River that, while there is uni- 

 formly seven days difference between full blossom of Early Flarvest and Red 

 Astrachan on one side, and Jonathan. Spitzenburg, Ben Davis and Baldwin on 

 the other : at Cove there were two days difference between the first two, and 

 as between these and the other four the time varied from nine to twenty days, 

 and at the same time the variations between the members of this second group 

 were from four to nine days. 



At Hood River the Yellow Newtown preceded the Northern Spy by two 

 days. At Cove this order was reversed with a difference of five days. * 



While it is reasonable to think that no very great value can be attached 

 to the observations of one or two years, it is evident from the records kept 

 at Corvallis. though they are very incomplete, that a very variable relation 

 exists from year to year not only between different varieties, but between the 

 various phases of development in the same variety, for example : In 1896, 

 Delaware Red and Dominie were in full blossom seventeen days apart, but in 

 1807 they were in full blossom only two days apart. Then in the record of 

 Eameuse we find a variation between the opening of first blossoms and full 

 blossom to vary from seven days in 1896 : to three days in 1897 ; to twelve 

 days in 1S98 : to nine days in 1900; to fourteen days in 1901 and to eight 

 days in 19(1.'!. Or in other words the per'od from the opening of first blos- 

 soms to the time when the tree is in full blosom may vary from year to year, 

 from three to fourteen days, which is equivalent to the variations between dif- 

 ferent varieties doing- the same work. 



An Interesting note is made by comparing the average of time that elapses 

 between first blossoms and full blossoms in different sections. From the table 

 of Cove data it will be observed that the minimum time is fifteen days, 

 the maximum is twenty days, the average fifteen and three-fourths, approxi- 

 mately. For the same year at Corvallis the minimum was four days, the max- 

 imum was eleven days, and the average less than seven days. These latter 

 figures are upon data derived from the blossoming of all varieties and may be 

 counted of little value for purposes of comparison except as a matter of record 

 at this time. 



*It is rpiite probable that some slight variation in these dates may be ac- 

 counted for through the difference of individuality of the observers, but it is 

 improbable that it can all be accounted for in this manner when we take into 

 aci-ount the personality of the observers in tliese two instances. 



