58 PRODUCING NEW KINDS OF APPLES. 



insects, and which the former so industriously 

 collect and lay up for their young, &c. 



Various have been the opinions on this sub- 

 ject, but it is now become conclusive, that the 

 bloom becomes impregnated with other varie- 

 ties, through the bees and other insects ; indeed, 

 most insects after they become winged, are 

 fond of the sweets they can collect from flow- 

 ers ; and although we have not so just an idea 

 of many insects as we have of bees, yet I have 

 no doubt, many of them take part in crossing 

 the fruits and vegetables : but the bees may 

 be seen flying to a great number of different 

 flowers and trees, before they have a sufficient 

 load to take home to their hive, and by thus 

 flying from bloom to bloom, and tree to tree, 

 they occasionally drop part of the Pollen into 

 another flower, which causes it to be impreg- 

 nated with the nature of the fruit or vegetable 

 from which it was collected ; it therefore 

 shows the necessity, if we wish to produce a 

 new variety of any peculiar quality, to plant 

 the trees where they will not be within a consi- 

 derable distance of any other; for instance, 

 suppose you wish to raise a new keeping apple, 

 it will be necessary to chuse two good keep- 

 ing apples, and if one were very sour, and the 

 other sweet, it will have a great chance of 



