VARIETIES OF PEARS STUDIED. 



53 



Tlie results here are contradictory. The tree at Chestnut Fariu proved 

 self-fertile, while at Rochester only one fruit was set under bags. 

 Cross-pollination is undoubtedly desirable, but not always necessary. 



WILDER {Colonel). 



Record of 1 tree at llochester (Series III). 



Tree 

 No. 



Method of treatment. 



Number of clusters. 



Fruits set. 



Eemarks. 









Xo. 



Per ct. 





138 



Covered witli paper bags... 



12;5 



1 



0. 1 



A. large, thrifty dwarf; 





Exposed to insect visits 



113 



132 



15.5 



blocmied and fruited well. 



WINTER NELIS. 



Record of 1 tree at Broclcport (Series I), 



139 



Cov<>red with paper bags... 



Ifi 



; i A tiiiilty dwarf, in a garden 





Exposed to insect visits 



23 



61 35.3 ! with other varieties; bloomed 







lightly, but fruited heavily. 



Record of 4 trees at Rochester (Series III). 



140 



141 



Covered with paper bags 



(3707-3726). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Covered with paper bags 



(4('88-41]2). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Crossed with Angouleme 



(4170-4177). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Crossed with Bartlett (4178- 

 4184). 



Emasculated but not polli- 

 nated (4185-4187). 



168. 



170. 



219.. 



10 (()0 flowers). 



83 



13 (52 flowers) . 



6 (30 flowers)... 



171 







0. 07 

 13.3 







10* 

 43.3 



7.5 

 55.7 



A medium-sized standard; 

 bloomed very heavily and 

 fruited well. 



About like No. 138 ; bloomed 

 very heavily and fruited 

 well. 



A fine medium-sized standard ; 

 hlo<mied very heavily and 

 fruited well. 



* Estimated. 



The experiments with Winter Nelis resulted in placing it in the self- 

 sterile class. Only one fruit was set inside the bags, and this did not 

 reach maturity. The flowers responded excellently to cross-pollination. 

 Thirty flowers emasculated, but not pollinated, set no fruit. 



VARIETY UNDETERMINED.* 



Record of 2 trees at Broclcport (Series I). 



Tree 

 No. 



Method of treatment. Number of clusters. Fruits set 



Eemarks. 



143 



144 



Covered with mosquito-net 



bags (1387-1390). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



29. 



Covered with cheese-cloth 



bags (1431-1435). 

 Covered with mosquito-net 



bags (1416-1430). 

 Ex])osed to insect visits 



No. 



Fer ct. 



21 



9.6 



46 



24.5 



45 



25 



^0 



10 





15* 



Eine thrifty tree; bloomed 

 and fruited very well. 



A medium-sized standard; 

 bloomed and fruited well. 



Estimated. 



* Tree No. 143 was tlioiiglit to be Flemish Beauty, but I did not see the fruit. If 

 my supposition be correct this tree belongs with No. 84. 



