REPORT OF SEEDLING COMMITTE, I9O3. II5 



the larger apples had the fewer seeds, and the siiialler the apple the 

 greater the number of seeds. I have also noticed in other fruits that 

 the larger specimens had the least seeds. If the apple goes to seed 

 it takes that extra nutriment to form the seed, and it therefore does 

 not form so much pulp, and if the seed takes the vitality from the 

 tree it is more injurious to the grov/th of the tree than the fruit, and 

 the larger number of seeds there are in an apple the smaller the apple 

 will be. 



The Chairman : In our Tokay grapes the small ones are those 

 which have no seed in them. The same is true of the Malaga 

 grapes, the small ones have no seed. Possibly in one case it may 

 be due to the entire lack of fertilization. 



Mr. Geo. J. Kellogg: The older the apple the fewer the seeds. 

 Such varieties as Rhode Island Greening and the Baldwin are very 

 shy of seed. 



The Chairman : Yet the Duchess produces lots of seed. 



Mr. Barnes : About this seedling I referred to as growing in 

 the woods, there is not another tree within sixty rods of it, yet some 

 of the largest specimens have no seed. 



Mr. Yahnke : I would like to explain my theory in regard to 

 that to Mr. Barnes. The tree grows in the woods and is not ex- 

 posed to the bees and the insects, and, as he says, a good many of 

 the largest apples have few seeds in them. Those apples that have 

 few seeds will ripen earlier than those that have a good many seeds, 

 but they will not keep so well. 



The Chairman : An apple blossom may be fertilized on one 

 side and the other side may not be affected by the pollen, and if it 

 is not fully fertilized it will not be full of seed. Some orchards 

 are sterile without bees. 



The TaciP Poppy. — .\rn:)ng the various novelties introduced last season 

 there was none mire striking or beautiful than the new tulip-flowered poppy. 

 In form and color it resembles an immense blazing tulip, being of the most 

 brilliant and intense scarlet, and forming a perfect tulip cup with its two outer 

 petals in which the inner petals stand erect and make a very dainty sort of 

 pouch. As the flower grows older deep black spots appear at the base of the 

 petals. Almost every one is aware that to insure success with poppies the seeds 

 should be sown very early in the spring in order that the plants may make 

 good growth before their blooming season, but with this lovely variety I 

 would also advise a second sowing in May, as one may then have them in 

 bloom until frost. Sow them in a bed or in clumps by themselves, and the 

 richly glowing scarlet will form a color effect beautiful beyond description. 

 Unless one is skilled in transplanting it is wiser to sow the seeds where the 

 plants are to bloom, but to insure very early bloom seeds may be sown early 

 in the house and planted out when the second pair of leaves are well grown. 

 If the roots are disturbed much the plant usually dies, although it is said dip- 

 ping them gently in wet mud so that each delicate thread-like root is well 

 coated makes transplanting perfectly safe. No matter how many other beauti- 

 ful flowers you may have there can be none more brilliantly lovely than this 

 poppy. — Vicks. 



