of immature seed the seed was taken from the plants grown from 
follows: Both the plants from ripe fruits and those from gree1 
fruits ripened one fruit on the same day, but the first ten fruits — 
seed, but were very prolific.* 
In 1885 the test was continued, and to intensify the indveee 
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immature seed of the previous year. The results obtained are ai 
were on plants from immature seed, a week in advance of those ‘ 
from mature seed. The foliage of those from green seed hada ~ 
shrivelled appearance, and blighted badly. The fruit was small % ‘ 
and decayed rapidly.t 
In 1886 the results were the same, there being a dittevense sf cM 
seven days in the ripening of the first ten fruits, the same weak- — Ay 
ened condition of the plants from green seed being noticed. In 
1887 there was a difference of nineteen days in favor of the imma- 
ture seed. The record for 1888 is not available, but in 1889 there — 
was a very great difference in the ripening, it being twenty-three 
days from the ripening of one fruit on plants from immature seed 
to the ripening of one fruit on plants from mature seed. Notes 
taken that season say: Plants from mature seed vigorous and 
fruits large; plants from immature seed fruits numerous but 
small; vines weak and fruits exposed to the sun. The season of — 
1890 gave much the same results, the plants from immature seed ‘ 
ripening fruits ten days in advance of those from mature seed. 
The growths of vines in 1890 were more vigorous than in previous © 
years and the fruit larger. This was probably due to the fact 
that the specimen fruit selected for seed in 1889 was of large size — 
and while very green had nearly obtained its maximum deyelop- — 
ment. It is evident that the immature seed give the earliest 
fruits and also that such seed lack vitality to give a large per cent 
of germinations and a good growth of leafage, but it is yet a | 
question of how much further towards a perfectly ripe fruit it i 
will be best to go to procure seed that will give more vigor of — 
plant and still retain the early ripening qualities of immature 
seed. (Dr. Sturtevant says in regard to this fact, Garden and — 
*See Third Annual Report New York Agricultural Experiment Station | 
(1884), page 224. ; 
+ Fourth Annual Report, page 182. 
