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THE POLLINATION OF PEAR FLOWERS. 



ANGOULEME {DucJiesse d'AngouUme). 



Bccord of 3 trees at Broclqwrt (iSeries I). 



Tree 

 'No. 



Method of treatiiient. 



Number of clusters. 



Fruits set. 



Eemarks. 



Covered with paper ha^ 



(]41B-J417). 

 Co^'ered Avitli cheese-cloth I 51 



bags (1390-1397). 

 Covered with uiosquito-net lio. 



bag.s (1378-1381). 

 Exposed to insect visits 40 



Covered with mosquito-net 71. 



bags (1441-1448). 

 Exi)osed to insect visits 



Covered with mosquito-net 



bags (1449-1454). 

 Exposed to insect visits 







No. 



Per ct. 



32 



18.5 



64 



16.7 



30 



16 



107 



30.3 



30 



6.9 







A very good dwarf in a gar- 

 den with other varieties; 

 bloomed moderately and 

 fruited heavily. 



A medium-sized heal thy dwarf, 

 in grass, growing slowly and 

 with little vegetative vigor; 

 bloomed heavily, but fruited 

 lightly. The only other va- 

 riety in the orchard w^as 

 Seckel. 



Like No. 2 and near it. 



* Estimated. 

 Record of 6 trees at Eocliestcr {Series III). 



Covered with paper bags 



(3076-3097). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Covered with paper bags 



(3528-3539). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Covered with paper bags 



(3540-3554). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Grossed with Anjou (4009- 

 4019). 



Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated from an ad i a cent 



Angoulerae (4020- 4030;. 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Pollinated with Augouleme, 



same tree (4031-4044). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



49 



13 (31 flowers). 



39 



19 (39 flowers) . 



16 (43 llowcrs) 



50 



4G 



7.8 

 9 



3.2 



14.9 



2.8 



12.4 

 22.5 



3.8 



10.2 



A tine large dwarf; bloomed 

 well and fruited moderately. 

 It Avas surrounded on three 

 sides with the same variety 

 for 3 to 5 or more trees deep, 

 and was next to a plum 

 orchard on the fourth side. 



Like No. 4. but within the 

 solid block of Angouleme 

 trees. 



Like No. 4, but surrounded on 

 all sides by Angouleme. 



A t hrifty dwarf surrounded by 

 other' varieties; bloomed 

 well and fruited moderately. 



A thrifty dwarf intheAngou- 

 ] ~me idock, near No, 4 aud 

 like it. 



Estimated. 



Bccord of 2 trees in Slosson orchard, Geneva (Series IV). 



10 Covered with paper bags 

 (361-372). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



Covered with paper bags 



(373-384). 

 Exposed to insect visits 



24 



18 



11.7 



37 



48 



17.2 



31 



8 



2.4 





5 



1.2 



Eine young dwarf: 

 and fruited well. 



bloomed 



Youn g dwarf in fairly good con- 

 dition, but with foliage light- 

 yellow in color; bloomed 

 well, but fruited lightly. 



No other coiiclusion can be drawn from tliese tables than that the 

 Augonleme is abundantly able to set fruits when insect visits and all 

 opportunities for cross-pollination are prevented. In the Brockport 

 series excellent resnlts were secured nnder these conditions. On trees 

 Nos. 2 and 3 fruitage was api3arently aided by covering with mosquito- 



