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hills. Hence it is advisable to inter-plant with one or more 

 varieties for cross-pollination purposes. These experiments 

 showed that the Angouleme, Anjou, Clairgeau, Cornice, 

 Dana Hovey, Easter, Howell, and Winter Nelis will all pol- 

 linate the Bartlett successfully. 



It was also learned that no cases of inter-sterility existed 

 between the varieties studied and, therefore, any which 

 blooms with the Bartlett will be a suitable pollinizer. Also, 

 there does not appear to l^e the same tendency to fall at the 

 June drop if cross-pollination has taken place. 



