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POMOLOGY DEPARTMENT 

 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



The Formation and Development of 

 Strawberry Flowers 



Plant Bugs Make Strawberry "Nubbins" 



Strawberry "Nubbins" 



Factors Influencing Fruit Set of Apples 



Life Insurance for Farmers 



Pomologicol Research 



Chemical Thinning of Apples 



Observations in California 



APRIL 15, 1956 



Issued by the Cooperative Extension Service, James W. Dayton, Associate Dean and Director. 



in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 19 14; University of Massachusetts, United 



States Department of Agriculture and County Extension Services Cooperating. 



Publication Approved by George J. Cronin, State Purchasing Agent, No. 19. 



