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stands in Mr. Joe Marcos' yard, on firm, unbroken soil, a 

 seedling tree that for several years bore freestone peaches, 

 which I know to be a fact, having eaten of them. A second 

 seedling came up near by a few years later, and when it bore 

 it proved to be a cling. Ever since then its pollen has domi- 

 nated, and both trees have borne clingstone fruit. Another 

 instance is an orange tree that stands in Capt. W. Dugat's 

 yard, in Beeville, Texas, which bore for some years a very 

 thin-skinned orange with few seeds. Later on a sour orange 

 close by began to bear, the fruit being very thick-skinned and 

 full of seeds. The skin of the first became coarse, also, and 

 the number of seeds increased, while the flavor deteriorated 

 greatly. A final instance is from a letter of inquiry printed 

 in the April issue of Green's Fruit- Grower : 



MR. CHAS. A. GREEN : I have one grape trellis 208 feet long, 

 and a few vines of Brighton, Green Mountain, Wyoming Red and 

 Moyer; perhaps two of each variety, the larger number of Moore's 

 Early and Diamond ; there are two vines of F. B. Hayes ; these two 

 do not ripen quite as early as what we have called the Diamond. 

 The Diamond, on the side of my house, is greenish white, with a very 

 slight golden color. The Diamonds on the trellis are a dark amber 

 or light maroon in color, about the same color of your Moyer grape 

 a little lighter in color. The vines on the house grow about the 

 same, and appear to be the same in wood and leaf. Is it caused by 

 the grapes mixing with the Moore's Early when in bloom ? 



I have three apple trees ; two of them are Talman Sweets, 

 one is Hubbardston Non-Such. The Hubbardston is planted half 

 way between and the limbs interlace. This year the Hubbardston 

 cannot be told from one of the Talman Sweets. One of the Sweets 

 is large and flattish in form. The other is round and slightly conical. 

 I have shown the apples to some of my friends one to J. P. Went- 

 worth, of the City Council. When you cut the Sweets they turn a 

 yellowish color. The other, the Hubbardston, is sound, and tastes 

 more like the Hubbardstqn. From the outside we could not tell them 

 apart. Even the line on one side is there. Is it caused by the pollen 

 getting mixed ? I have one or two apples of the Talman and Hub- 

 bard in my cellar. Now, what I want most is, to know what the 

 grapes are. Are they Diamonds or Brightens ? I bought them for 

 Diamonds. Respectfully yours, 



H. A. CHANNELL, Maine. 



Reply : While I cannot say positively in regard to your individual 

 case, I am certain that varieties of fruits are changed in appearance, 

 size and quality by the influences of surrounding blossoms. Where 

 an Early Harvest apple tree threw its branches into the tree of a 



