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Planting. After the fruit is harvested and, therefore, well 

 ripened, the seeds may be removed and planted in the soil or 

 packed in moist sand. Great care is necessary in handling the 

 seeds to prevent mistakes and to guard against injury. 



The seedling trees may be left in the nursery row the first 

 year, but it is important to give them more room for thorough 

 development after the second or third year. A space 8x8 ft. 

 is large enough until the seedlings are tested as to desirability. 



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Fig. iSS. Results of special pollination 



At the left, self-pollinated Newtowns, at least one third of the apples undersized ; at the right, 



Yellow Newtowns pollinated with (irimes Golden, no small apples. (Oregon Agricultural 



Experiment Station) 



Crosses. The breeding of apples on a considerable scale has been 

 carried on by several experiment stations and by individuals. 

 The Geneva Experiment Station (New York) has recently pub- 

 lished a report of some of its work along these lines. A careful 

 study of this bulletin resulted in selecting some of the crosses 

 which have given good results. They are the following : 



1. Ben Davis crossed with Green Newtown produced the 

 Clinton, an apple very attractive in appearance and of good 

 quality. The size, shape, and quality resembled the Green Newtown, 

 but the color is a handsome red. 



