ON THE FLOWERING AND FLOWERS OF APPLES. 433 



are other facts in connection therewith which I illustrated 

 by the flowers of Peaches and Nectarines which were in 

 bloom at the time the paper was read, and which is equally 

 applicable to Apples. There is a difference in the size and 

 substance of the petals which, to borrow a comparison 

 from our own articles of dress, may be compared to that 

 between a full and meagre, a thick and thin coat, and 

 further in the form of the flowers, which if cupped or 

 expanded may be compared to the difference between 

 a buttoned and an open coat. So satisfied was I 

 that these latter peculiarities influenced the crop of 

 fruit that in the spring of last year (1889) I thought 

 it worth while to note carefully the date of flowering, the 

 size, shape and substance of the flowers and petals of 

 some ninety-five varieties of Apples growing in precisely* 

 the same position and climate, and this table I now 

 submit to the public. 



DATE OF FLOWERING, NAME, SIZE AND SHAPE OF 

 FLOWERS, SHAPE OF PETALS, SUBSTANCE OF PETALS 

 OF NINETY-FIVE VARIETIES OF APPLES. 



COLUMN i. Size of flowers, S. small, M. medium, L. large. 

 COLUMN 2. Shape of flowers, Exp. expanded, Cup. cupped 

 COLUMN 3. Shape of petals, N. narrow, M. medium, B. broad. 

 COLUMN 4. Substance of petals, M. medium. Thick, Thin. 



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