136 PLAXT PROPAGATION 



Oldenburg, the Yellow Transparent and some other Rus- 

 sian varieties do the same thing. In spite of much dis- 

 cussion two or three decades ago it seems settled now 

 that the influence of pollen does not noticeably affect the 

 character of the fruit which contains the cross-pollinated 

 seed. But this is a topic which does not concern the 

 present discussion. 



FIG. 120 TREE PEDDLERS' SHEDS AT NURSERY 



Each peddler has a numbered shed where he makes up his packages of trees bought 

 from the nursery. 



199. Northern Spy seedlings W. T. Macoun of Canada grew 

 100 Northern Spy seedlings concerning which this summary is 

 presented : 35 per cent resembled the parent in general appearance, 

 12 per cent in form, 39 per cent in flesh, 19 per cent in color, 35 

 per cent in flavor and 28 per cent in no marked resemblance. Most 

 of the seedlings, like the parent, were late in coming into bearing. 

 This investigator concludes that the Spy is one of the best parents 

 to use in cross breeding, since it has impressed its good character- 

 istics on a large proportion of its progeny, although a self or 

 nearly self-sterile variety. 



200. Importance of graftage.* Graftage, while one of 

 the most important of horticultural processes, is one of 



Paragraph 200 has been considerably condensed from Technical Bulle- 

 tin No. 2, by F. A. Waugh, of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



