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Nos. II, 12, AND 13. Three sister bulbs of tulip Grand Due, showing 

 external appearance of normal bulbs. 



No. 14. Longitudinal section through such a bulb as No. 11. Note ex- 

 tremely flattened stem and absence of lateral bulbs, such as seen in Nos. 

 9 and ID. 



Plate 42 



Photographs taken November 14, 1917 



The following show comparison of bulbs left in beds with those kept 

 in storage : 



No. 15. La Reine from soil, and No. 18. La Reine from storage. No. 16. 

 Crimson King from soil. No. 17. Grand Due from soil, and No. 20, 

 Grand Due from storage ; bulbs in storage have become somewhat swollen 

 in size, but have no roots and the roll of leaves does not protrude con- 

 spicuously. No. 19 is of a bulb of a late flowering Darwin tulip from soil, 

 showing less vigorous development of leaves than is seen in the varieties 

 that bloom earlier. 



No. 21. Section showing development of flower-stem, flower and leaves 

 of a bulb of Grand Due from soil; 21a, flower of same. 



Nos. 22 AND 22a, from bulb of Grand Due kept in storage. 



Nos. 23 AND 24. Sections of two bulbs of tulip Margaret, showing 

 conditions of blindness developed during storage. The dead region at 

 base of flower is clearly indicated. 



The following from bulbs in storage : 



Nos. 26-30. The same bulbs shown in Nos. 4-8. Nos. 26, 28, 29, and 30 

 were dead. No. 25 is a section through such a dead bulb as No. 26. 



Nos. 31-34. The sister bulbs of the plant shown in No. i. All were 

 living at the end of the period of storage. 



Nos. 35-38. Bulbs of tulip Margaret, exhibiting various stages of " soft 

 rot " ; and Nos. 39-42, bulbs showing stages of " dry rot."' 



FRENCH FRUIT TREE FUND OF THE HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



Preliminary Report of the Committee 



Following the instructions of this board, your committee pro- 

 ceeded to make arrangements for the distribution of the fund in 

 France. After many delays and much correspondence, in Sep- 

 tember last these arrangements were completed, when suddenly 

 all our plans were upset by the three members of the committee 

 in France, who were to overlook the w^ork, joining the French and 



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