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around the five mentioned. They penetrate a short distance through 

 the nectary and develop into a second ovary with small circular cham- 

 bers which correspond in number with the pistil divisions, and they 

 contain imperfect ovules. The cross-section (j) taken from the point 

 {I) illustrates this development. 



Photographic illustrations of two apples produced from the classes 

 of flowers first described are given in plate 138. Fig. 1 was picked 

 from the tree which yields perfect flowers, and Fig. 2 came from the 



Plate 139. — Figs. 1 and 2. Two pipless apples, Shoreland Queen variety. 



one which produces pistilliferous blooms. The latter is evidently the 

 result of cross-fertilization, as the flowers of this tree contain no stamens. 



The Coeeless Apple. 



No doubt the wish to possess a coreless apple has been father to the 



thought that inspired enthusiastic orchardists in the past to anticipate 



its production. But the date of its accomplishment as a commercial 



proposition is, in the opinion of the writer, remote indeed. Now thai 



