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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



No. I No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 



Fig. 1961. Pollination, (i) Keiffer Pollinized by Duchess. (2) Duchess Pollenizkd by Keiffer. 



(3) Average Form of Keiffer. (4) Average Form of Duchess. 



that russet yellow^ color. Both specimens 

 were very carefully taken off the tree, wrap- 

 ped and labeled by the writer, so no con- 

 fusion could arise to doubt the effect of the 

 pollens. 



Now compare Nos. i and 2 with 3 and 4, 



fair samples of a Keiffer and Duchess, and 

 the effect is clearly shown. The effect was 

 noticeable throughout the orchard, and what 

 can we sum up from this ? In planting- 

 Keiffer and Duchess near each other we 

 evidently impair the quality of the Duchess 



No. I. Keiffer Duchess. No. 2. Keiffer. 



Fig. 1962. Keiffer Duchess and Keiffer Compared. 



