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which pollen is shed there would seem to 

 be opportunity for self-fertilization of in- 

 dividual flowers provided the pistils have 

 remained receptive to the pollen. There 

 is, however, some question as to what ex- 

 tent off-stride flowers can function in fer- 



tilization and fruit setting. Certain va- 

 rieties appear to be rather subject to over- 

 lapping and in some of those that open 

 the first-period flowers in the forenoon 

 this may be sufficient for some setting of 

 fruit to close-pollination. 



Class B. Varieties which normally have first-period flowers open in the afternoon and second- 

 period flowers open in the forenoon. 



