STUDY OF DOYENNE d'aLENQON FRUITS. 



Columbia crossed ivith Bartlett — Continued. 



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Record 

 No. 



Seeds. 



Sound, 



Abortive. 



No. 



Weight. 



lieraarks. 



No. 



Weiglit. 



Eeniarke. 



41G1 

 4162 



Average . . . 



8 

 9 



Grams. 



Fine, long and plump 



2 

 1 



Grams. 



Long, dark. 

 Do. 





do 











8.5 



1.5 











DOYENNE D'ALENgON. 

 Doyenne d'Alengon self-pollinated, inclosed in paper hags. 



Record 

 No. 



99 

 101 



Fruits. 



Weight. 



Grams. 

 52 

 45 

 72 



Shape. 



Typical. 

 V.AoV.'. 



Quality. 



Good 

 ...do 

 ...do 



Season. 



Normal 

 ...do .. 

 . . .do . . 



Remarks. 



Perfect. 

 Wormy 

 Perfect. 



Seeds. 



Record 

 No. 



Sound. 



Abortive. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



95 

 99 

 101 



Average . . . 



2 

 

 



Grams. 

 0. 09 

 

 



Large and plump 



Destroyed by a larva 



6 





 10 



Grams. 

 0.06 

 



0.08 



Large and dark. 

 Do. 



0.7 



0. 03 



5 



0. 05 



Doyenne d'Alengon exposed to insect visits. 



Record. 

 No. 



Fruits. 



Weight, 



Shape. 



Quality. 



Season. 



Remarks. 



Average . . 



Grams. 

 39 

 61 



Typical - 



do. .. 



....do ... 



Good 

 ...do 

 ...do 



Normal 

 ....do .. 

 ....do .., 



Perfect. 

 Four carpels. 

 Perfect. 



55 



Seeds. 



Record 

 No. 



Sound. 



Abortive. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



No. 



Weight. 



Remarks. 



Average . . . 



2 

 3 

 2 



Grams. 

 0.13 

 0. 18 

 0. 13 



Large and plump 



do 



do 



8 

 5 

 8 



Grams. 

 0. 10 

 0.04 

 0.07 



Large, partly dark. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



2 5 



0. 14 



7 



0. 07 



The three Doyenne d'Alenyon pears produced from flowers exposed 

 to insect visits resembled very closely the three self-pollinated fruits. 

 This resemblance was also apparent in the seeds. The small number of 

 seeds in the exposed fruits suggests that these either did not receive 

 cross-pollen or that they made little use of it. There was, however, a ' 

 slightly better average of seeds in the outside fruits. Doubtless a 

 larger series would show greater differences in the seeds. 



