EXPERIMENT STATION REPORT. 321 



In 1906 thirty-six plants, representing the first generation from 

 the blend, were grown in the Home Grounds, a record of which 

 (in tabular form) was given and the following statement made: 

 "It is, however, apparent that regarding the character of the 

 fruit, the 'Chinese' exerts a preponderating influence over the 

 'American,' but it is to be remembered that the large size of the 

 fruits of the latter is a cultural development, and, so far as affect- 

 ing the hybrid, it may be that the small-fruited wild type might 

 have been as effective." 



In the crop for the present season, there is considerable range 

 in the plants and their fruits, three of which resemble the "Amer- 

 ican" quite fully in foliage and the fruits of these are an advance 

 toward the same desired end. Samples from three plants are 

 shown at 2, 3 and 4, and it is seen that they are nearly smooth 

 and of fair size. As a rule, the hybrid fruits are orange colored 

 but the three in question are dark purple and closely resemble the 

 ordinary fruits upon the surface. In the crosses between the 

 hybrids and the "American" parent, it is hoped that a further 

 progress may be made toward a fruit that will be of good keeping 

 and table quality. 



In the plate, the fruits are arranged somewhat in the order of 

 their resemblance to the parent species, those of "Chinese" type 

 bearing the higher numbers, but it is seen that they intergrade sO' 

 thoroughly that such an arrangement is difficult. A statement 

 of the qualities of the whole plant in each case is more to the 

 point and it is given in the following table. 



From the list of thirty-six plants of the hybrid "Fordhook" 

 upon "Scarlet Chinese" (14/25), seeds from four plants, namely, 

 Nos. 3, 13, 29 and 33 were selected and sets grown with the re- 

 sults as given upon page 322. 



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