VARIETIES OF PEARS STUDIED. 

 liceord of 9 trees in Smith orchard, Genera {Series TV). 



51 



Method of treatment. 



CoTerecl witli paper bags 



(111-118). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Covered Avitli paper bags 



(258-279). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated withSeckel (487- 

 497). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Covered with paper bags 



(280-:^.00). 

 Exi)Osed to insect visits 



Pollinated with Seckel (498- 

 507). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated with Seckel (508- 

 517). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated with Seclcel (518- 

 524). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated with Seckel (525- 

 532). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated with Seckel (533^ 

 543). 



Crossed with Bartlett ...... 



Number of clusters.^ Fruits set. 



94 



15 (42 flowers) 



10 (32 flowers) 



12 (34 fl owners) 



51 



17 (49 flowers) 



100 



12 (45 flowe]-s) 



4 (8 flowers) . . 



No. 



Per ct. 

 



2.6 



1.1 



CO 















8.2 















1.4 















12.5 



Ken 1 ark i 



Earge standard, situated in 

 grass and not growing very 

 last; bloomed well, but 

 fruited lightly. 



Like No. 117, but sterile. 



Like No. 117, but fruited 

 better. 



Similar to No. 117; bloomed 

 well, but sterile. 



Like No. 117. 



Do. 



Like No. 117, but of a sickly 

 yellowish color; bloomed 

 well, but sterile. 



Large standard tree in grass ; 

 bloomed well, but wasnearly 

 sterile. I think that Fusl- 

 cladm^n pyrinum was largely 

 responsible for its failure. ' 



The results with Seckel show that it is able to set fruits without for- 

 eign pollen. In the Brockport experiiuents the per cent of fruit set 

 under bags was about as good as outside. In the Eochester experi- 

 ments there was a decided deficiency inside the bags. The trees at 

 Geneva show how a lack of vegetative vigor and a fungous disease 

 combined can ruin the crop. 



SHELDON. 



liecord of 2 trees at Rochester (Scries III). 



Tree 

 No. 



Method of treatment. 



Ninnberof clusters. 



Fruits set. 



Remarks. 









No. 



Per ct. 





126 



Covered with paper bags 



34 











A healthy top graft which 





(3G84-3693). 









constituted about one-third 





Exposed to insect visits 



38 



83 



11.7 



of a large standard tree. 



127 



Covered with paper bags 



78 



2 



0.3 



A good, thrifty standard; 





(38053-824). 









bloomed heavily, but fruited 





Exposed to insect A-isits 



02 



48 



6.9 



moderately. 



llccord of 1 tree in Smith orchard, Genera (Seriefi TV). 



128 



Covered with paper bags 



30 











A good standard ; bloomed 





(1-6). 









well, but fruited lightly. 





Exposed to insect A'isits .... 



41 







2.9 



