230 The Principles of Fruit-growing. 
man, Newman, Wayland, Golden Beauty, Marianna, 
Deep Creek, Purple Yosemite. 
Strawberries often lack stamens altogether, whilst 
others, like Crescent, have so few and so poor 
stamens that they are practically self-sterile. Ordi- 
narily, there should be a row of a_perfect-flowered 
variety for every two rows of a pistillate or infer- 
tile variety. 
“The quince seems to fruit nearly as well with its own pollen 
as with that of another variety.”— Maite. 
Grapes (Beach)—Unfruitful when planted by them- 
selves.—Black Eagle, Brighton, Eumelan, Massasoit, 
Wilder, Rogers’ No. 5, Gaertner, Merrimac, Requa, 
Aminia, Essex, Barry, Herbert, Salem. 
Able to set fruit of themselves.—Concord, Dia- 
mond, Niagara, Winchell or Green Mountain, Rogers’ 
Nos. 13, 24, and 32, Agawam, Delaware. 
6. Determine which are the best varieties for your 
purpose by experimenting, and by diligent inquiry 
of neighbors, pomologists, nurseryinen, books, experi- 
ment stations,* and of marketmen. 
THE SELECTION OF THE PLANTS. 
It is first of all necessary, in selecting the plants 
for fruit grounds, to determine what first-class stock 
is. “The nurseryman contends that he grows the 
* Notes upon the uses of variety tests by experiment stations will be found 
in “Survival of the Unlike,” pp. 171 and 370. 
+The Methods of propagating fruit plants are fully set forth in “The 
Nursery-Book.” 
