Round the Year in the Garden 



Self-fertile and Self-sterile Fruits. Another aspect 

 of the subject that deserves consideration is that of 

 self -fertile and self -sterile varieties. It is probably 

 known to most amateur fruit growers that if one planted, 

 say, a Victoria Plum, in an isolated position, it would 

 bear fruits freely, whereas if the Greengage were 

 similarly treated it would prove disappointing. This 

 question, though of the greatest importance, has not 

 been the subject of exhaustive experiment, and the 

 available data do not form a complete index to self- 

 fertile and self -sterile fruits. A particularly interesting 

 article dealing with this matter has appeared in THE 

 GARDENER, written over a nom de plume by an amateur 

 who has carried out experiments for the purpose of 

 finding out which varieties of fruit are self -fertile and 

 self-sterile, and I am making bold to reproduce it here 

 for the benefit of those who may not have seen it 

 already. It is well worth studying, for it shows at a 

 glance the varieties that are likely to give satisfactory 

 crops when planted alone, and others from which good 

 crops must not be expected unless they are planted in 

 association with their ascertained affinities ; in other 

 words, those which enable them to produce good crops. 



APPLES 



Self-sterile 



12 Allington Pippin (16), (36), (37) 



13 Annie Elizabeth 



14 Bismarck 



15 Bramley's Seedling (18), (8) 



16 Beauty of Bath (12), (18), (21) 



Self-fertile 



1 Baumann's Red Reinette 



2 EcklinviUe Seedling 



3 Golden Spire 



4 King of Pippins 



5 Kerry Pippin 



6 Lord Grosvenor 



7 Lord Derb 



'by 



8 Newton Wonder 



9 Pott's Seedling 



10 Stirling Castle 



11 Washington 



ity 



17 Byford Wonder 



18 Cox's Orange Pippin (7), (10), 



(12), (15), (16), (29), (30), (32), 

 (34), (35) 



19 Grenadier (7), (28), (31), (33) 



20 James Grieve (10), (18) 



21 Lane's Prince Albert (7), (10), 



(16), (19), (25) 



22 Lord Hindlip 



23 Mere de Menage (34) 



24 Northern Greening 



25 The Queen (1) 



26 Worcester Pearmain (18) 



27 Wellington 



