STUDY OF ANGOULEME FRUITS. 



57 



tliey seeiu to reach a definite size and then stop growing- (see PI. xii). 

 A sort of abortive seed occasionally occurs, however, which ii]:)i)roaches 

 n)ore nearly the perfect seeds in size. They are of the usual length, 

 width, and color of perfect seeds, and have their coats well develoi)ed, 

 but have no embryo or kernel. On the other hand, in the Buifuin fruits 

 in some cases the seeds stop develoi:)ing at an earlier stage, result- 

 ing in a smaller size of abortive seeds. Just what these three stages 

 of abortive seeds represent is a question. The weight of seeds is rep- 

 resented by fractions of a gram. In a few cases fruit with only four 

 carpels were found. These could contain oidy eight seeds. In some 

 of the other cases the full complement was not found. Where a num- 

 ber of similar fruits are tabulated an average is given on the lower 

 line. 



ANGOULEME. 

 Angou I erne self -poll in a ted. 



Eecord 

 No. 



3088 

 3537 



Average . 



Fruits. 



Weight. 



Grams. 

 154 

 171 



1G2 



Shape. 



'Not typical . 

 ...do' 



Quality. 



Very good 

 — do 



Season. 



^Normal . 

 ...do ... 



IleinarlvS. 



Perfect ( PI. IX). 

 Do. 



Record 

 No. 



Seeds. 



Sound. 



Abortive. 



1^0. 



Weight. 



Remarks, 



No. 



AVeight. 



grams. 

 0. 04 

 0,05 



ReinarUs. 



3088 

 3587 



Average. . . 





 



Grams. 

 

 



. 



10 

 10 



Larce, dark. 

 Do. 











10 



0.05 



An (joideme crossed tvith Anjoii, hand-pollinated. 



Rocr>rd 

 No. 



Fruits. 



Weight. 



Shape. 



Quality. 



Season. 



Remarks. 



4000 

 4010 

 4012 



Average . . . 



Grams. 

 305 

 131 

 213 



216 





Very good 



....do 



Normal 



....do 



Perfect (PI. IX). 

 Do. 

 Do. 



....do 



....do 



..-.do 









Record 

 No. 



Seeds. 



Sound. 



Abortive. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



No. 



Weight. 



Grains. 

 0.03 

 0. 02 

 0. Oi! 



Remarks. 



4009 

 4010 

 4012 



Average. . . 



5 

 7 



8 



Grams. 

 O.^jO 

 0. 33 

 0. 35 



All plump 



do. ; 



■ 



5 

 2 

 3 



Large, dark. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



6.6 



0.32 



3.3 



0. 03 



