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THE POLLINATION OF PEAR FLOWERS. 



Bufftim self -pollinated {Geneva), inclosed in paper hags. 



Fruits. 



Weight. 



Grams. 

 33 

 26 

 29 

 21 

 37 

 19 

 39 

 36 

 41 

 15 

 29 

 43 



35 



Shape 



Long . . . 

 . . .do . .. 

 ...do .. 

 ...do ... 

 ...do ... 

 ...do ... 

 ...do ... 

 ...do .. 

 Typical 

 Long . . . 

 ...do ... 

 ...do ... 



...do 



Quality. 



Good 



...do 



...do 



.-.do 



Fair 



Good 



Very good . . 



Poor 



Good 



...do 



Poor 



.do 



Season . 



Early 



Late . 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



. . .do 



Early 



Late . . 



. . -do . 



.do 



Early 



Remarks. 



Overripe (PI. VII). 

 Perfect (PI. VII). 



Do. (PI. VIII). 



Do. (PI. VIII). 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. (Pl.VITI). 

 Overripe. 



Perfect (Pl.Vtll). 

 Perfect (PI. VIII). 

 Perfect, taste flat (PI. 



VIII). 

 Perfect, overripe. 



Seeds. 



Sound. 



No. 



Weight. 



Eemarks, 



Abortive. 



No. Weight. 



Remarks. 



Grams. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Grams. 

 0. 02 

 0. 04 

 0. 02 

 0.08 

 0. 10 

 0.08 

 0. 09 

 0. 07 

 0. 07 

 0.01 

 0.08 

 0. 08 

 0.08 



0.06 



Very small, light. 

 " Do. 



Very small (PI. XII). 

 Small, light (PI. XII). 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Very small, light. 

 Small, light (PI. XII). 



Do. 

 Small, light. 



Biiffum crossed with Bartlett {Geneva). 



Record 

 No. 



Fruits. 



Weight. 



Shape. 



Quality. 



Season. 



Remarks. 



549 

 550 

 551 



Average . . . 



Grams. 

 39 

 41 

 34 



38 



. . . -do 



Good 



....do 



....do 



Perfect (PI. VII). 

 Do. 

 Do. 



....do 



....do 



....do 









Record 

 No. 



Seeds. 



Sound. 



Abortive. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



549 

 550 

 551 



Avei'age . . . 



7 



2 



10 



Grams. 

 0. 44 

 0.15 

 0. 51 



All fine and plump 



do 



do 



3 

 8 

 



Grams. 

 0. 04 

 0.07 

 



Large and dark (PI. XII). 

 Do. 

 Do. 



• 



6.3 



0. 36 



3.6 



0. 03 



