44 THE POLLINATION OF PEAR FLOWERS. 



Record of 1 tree in Smith oreltard, Geneva {Series IV). 



Tree 

 No. 



Method of treatment. 



ISTumher of clusters. 



Fruits set. 



Remarks. 









No. 



Per ct. 







Covered with paper hags 



25 







. 



Fine standard tree; hloomed 





(205-215). 









moderately and fruited well. 





Exposed to insect visits 





C3 



10 



liccord of 5 trees in Slosson orchard, Geneva (Series IV). 



Covered witli paper hags 



(404-410). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated from the same 



tree (411). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated from the same 



tree (412-415). 

 Exposed fo insect visits 



Pollinated from the same 



flower (410-423). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Crossed with Angouleme 



(424-428). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



8 (8 flowers) . 











G8 



15.1 











16 



19.3 













15* 













15* 



5 



25* 





15* 



A fine young dwarf; bloomed 

 and fruited well. 



Uo. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



'Estimated. 



We have in tlie Clairgean another completely self-sterile variety, so 

 far as present knowledge goes. When the possibilities of access of 

 foreign pollen were guarded against not oue fruit set. Hand-crossing 

 with Angouleme [see tree No. 72) gave the usual satisfactory results. 



CLAPPS FAVORITE. 



Record of 1 tree at Brockport (Series I). 



Tree 

 No. 



Method of treatment. 



Number of clusters. 



Fruits set. 



liemarks. 



73 



Covered with paper hags 



(140C-1407). 

 Covered with mosquito-net 



bags (1374-1377). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



21 



Ko. 

 







26 



Per ct. 

 







19.2 



Healthy young dwarf, in a 

 garden with several other 

 varieties. 



16 



18 





Record of 1 tree at Chestnut Farm (Series II). 



74 Covered with paper bags 33 



(2069-2689). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Emasculated, but not poUi- 5 (10 flowers) 

 nated (2690-2694). 



standard, 18 years old, but 

 not in very vigorous con- 

 dition; bloomed and fruited 

 lightly. 



* Estimated. 



