STUDY OF BUFFUM FRUITS. 

 Biiffnm crossed hy insects (Geneva). 



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Kecord 

 No. * 



(a) 



(ft) 

 (c) 

 id) 

 (e) 

 if) 



(a) 

 (/') 



(i) 

 (3) 

 (k) 

 (I) 

 (m) 

 (n) 



(0) 



Average 



Fruits. 



Orams. 

 47 



39.2 



Shape. 



Typical. 



.do 

 .do 

 -do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 -do 

 .do 

 • do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 



Quality. 



Season. 



Good Normal. 



.do 

 .do 

 -do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 -do 

 .do 

 .do 

 -do 

 .do 

 -do 



'....do 

 I.. -.do. 

 I. ..do 

 ...do 

 '....do 

 '....do 

 I.... do 

 I.... do 

 I .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 .do 

 -do 

 -do 



E em arks. 



Perfect. (For figs, see 

 Pis. Vri and Vlll. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 





Seeds. 



Kecord 







Sound. 







Abortive. 



No. 

















No. 



Weight. 



.Remarks. 



No. 



Weight. 



E cm arks. 







Grams. 







Grams. 





(a) 



5 



0. :n 



All fine and plump 



5 



0. 07 



Large and dark. 



(6) 



1 



0. 07 





9 



0.07 



Do. 



(c) 



2 



0.12 



All fine and plump 



8 



0. 06 



Do. 



(d) 



4 



0.17 



8 plump, 1 thin 



6 



0. 05 



Do. 



(e) 



4 



0. 25 



All line and plump 



6 



0.05 



Do. 



~ (/) 





0. 32 



6 fine and plump, 1 thin . . 



3 



0. 03 



Do. 



(9) 



8 



0. 40 





2 



0. 02 



Do. 



(h) 



4 



0. 22 



do 



5 



0. 05 



Do. 



(i) 



6 



0.37 



......do 



4 



0. 04 



Do. 



ij) 



8 



0.44 



do 



2 



0.02 



Do. 



(k) 



5 



0. 25 



do 



5 



0. 07 



Do. 



il) 



5 



0.33 



do 



5 



0. 06 



Do. 



(m) 



5 



0. 24 



do 



5 



0. 05 



Do. 



(«) 



7 



(». 40 



do 



3 



0. 04 



Do. 



(0) 



8 



0, 47 



do 



2 



0. 03 



Do. 



A verage . . . 



5.2 



0. 29 





4.6 



0. 05 





* Since there is no record number for these fruits letters are inserted to identify the seeds with their 

 fruit s. 



The above four tables represent a study of three classes of Buffum 

 pears, (1) self-pollinated, (2) crossed with Bartlett, and (3) from flowers 

 exposed to insect visits. The fruits in the last three tables came from 

 three very similar trees at Geneva. All are below the average size for 

 this variety. The fruits in the first ta ble came from a more vigorous tree 

 at Kochester and so are not directly comparable. The Bartlett crosses 

 were exactly similar to the fruits from the ordinary exposed flowers. 

 The seeds were slightly superior, doubtless from the more thorough 

 pollination. The self-pollinated Buffum fruits were decidedly diflerent 

 from the crosses. They were longer and slimmer and tapered more 

 toward the stem 5 they were also smaller, and most of them were later 

 in maturing. There was a tendency to wither rather than to ripen 

 properly, as often occurs with late varieties whicli do not properly ma- 

 ture before picking. The three fruits which did ripen properly were 

 slightly lacking in flavor, while those which shriveled were quite defi- 



