1921.] 



Pollination of Fruits. 



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trials: — Potts' Seedling, Summer Golden Pippin, Christmas 

 Pearmain, Baumann's Red Winter Keinette, Crawley Beauty, 

 Miller's Seedling, Brownlee's Russett, John Downie Crab, James 

 Grieve, Ecklinville Seedling, Ellison's Orange, Charles Ross, 

 Golden Spire, Early Red Victoria, Baldwin, Ben's Red, 

 White Transparent, Peasgood's Nonsuch, Adam's Pearmain, 

 Rival, Striped Beaufin, Washington, King of the Pippins, 

 Bismarck, Ribston Pippin, Rambleur Pepelin, Egremont 

 Russet, Warner's King, American Mother. Other varieties 

 found self-fertile elsewhere include Stirling Castle, Keswick 

 Codlin, Devonshire Quarrenden, Cellini, Coronation, and 

 Duchess of Oldenburgh. 



The following apples failed to mature fruit in these trials 

 when " left " or when pollinated with their own pollen: — 





Left. 



Own 

 Pollen. 



FOKKIO 



Polle: 



N 



APPLES 







— 







■6 







— ' 



that appear to be 



'3 







"o 





oS 







= 1 



SELF-STERILE 

 (or very nearly so). 



u 



uinlier 

 ruits S 



umber 

 ts Mat 



Number 

 Bags. 



umber 

 ruits Si 



Number 

 Fruits Mat 



— • 



umber 

 ruits Si 



5 d 



= 2 

















Typical examples : — 





















Lane's Prince Albert: (Noatternpt to 





















set fruit with own pollen; matured 





















fruit with pollen of the Queen and 





















Bramley) ... 



10 











7 











8 



8 





Grenadier 



9 



1 







3 











8 



16 



1 



Beauty of Bath ; (4 pollens tried ; 





















good fruits matured with pollens 

 of Cox's Orange and Summer 







































Golden Pippin) 



8 



3 







2 



5 







5 



8 



2 



Bramley's Seedling ... 



19 



2 







12 











12 



15 



7 



Cox's Orange Pippin : (22 pollens 





















tried; best results from Worcester 





















Pearmain, John Downie Crab, 





















Allington, Bramley, Grenadier, 





















High Canons, Beauty of Bath, 

 Cleopatra, Ribston. and Bismarck; 







































9 varieties failed, including 





















Lane's Prince Albert) ... 



45 











2 



2 







56 



108 



36 



Allington Pippin: (7 pollens tried ; 

 Ribston and Worcester Pearmain 







































produced good fruits and Summer 





















Golden Pippin the finest fruit on 





















the tree) 



22 



3 







3 











11 



17 



7 



Other varieties that failed to mature fruit with their own 

 pollen included: — Alfriston, Annie Elizabeth, Barnack Beauty, 

 Beauty of Kent, Belle de Pontoise, Benoni, Blenheim Orange, 

 Brabant Bellefleur, British Columbia, Byford Wonder, Claygate, 

 Pearmain, Cleopatra, Cockle Pippin, Court Pendu-plat. Crimson 



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