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Not yet. There is no variety among the staminate kinds 

 EUGENE WILLETT that will yield quite what pistillates do. \Ve 

 usually plant two of staminate to four of pistillate. N. Y. 



BENJ. M. SMITH I do believe it is best to discard, as far as 

 possible, imperfect flowering varieties. Mass. 



One thing I have observed that I have never seen in print, is 

 E. M. BUECHLY that the pistillate berries are more hardy in 

 spring frosts than the staminate sorts. O. 



SUMMARY REMARKS. 



These answers cover the ground admirably. Two of 

 them call attention to the fact that early spring frosts 

 are more apt to injure the staminate blossoms than 

 the pistillates, and I know this is correct. The Sharp- 

 less, which is a staminate, is most liable of any to be 

 frost bitten and ought to be discarded, or at least, 

 planted sparingly. Some varieties, notably Haver- 

 land, which is considered a pistillate, have some pollen 

 of their own, and require less care in planting a stami- 

 nate variety near them ; in fact, the Haverland will 

 almost fertilize itself. There are other pistillates with 

 similar capacity, especially in favorable seasons. 



Ordinarily, I think it best to plant one row of stami- 

 nates to two of pistillates, or better still, perhaps, 

 plant each in alternate rows. 



Care must be taken that the pollenizer be a sort 

 that will bloom abundantly, and early and late, so that 

 the adjacent pistillate blossoms may receive pollen 

 throughout the blossoming period. For this some 

 varieties of staminates are much better than others, 

 some are quite inadequate. It is important, also, that 



