8 CONTENTS. 



Chapter III. — Synopsis of the experiments— Continued. 



Varieties of pears studied — Continued. Page. 



Howell 47 



.Tones 47 



Kieffer 47 



Lawrence ^ 48 



Le Conte 49 



Louise Bonne de .Jersey 49 



Mannings Elizabetb , 49 



Mount Vernon 50 



Pound 50 



Seckel 50 



Sheldon 51 



Souvenir du Congres 52 



Superfin , 52 



Tyson 52 



White Doj^enne 52 



Wilder (Colonel) 53 



Win ter Nelis 53 



Variety undetermined 53 



Sumnuiry 54 



Chapter IV. — Effects of different kinds in pollen on the character 



OF the fri it 55 



Explanation of tables 56 



Augouleme 57 



Anjou 58 



Bartlett 60 



Buffum 65 



Boussock.... - 68 



Columbia 68 



Doyenne d'Alengon 69 



Heathcote 70 



Winter Nelis 71 



Summary 72 



Chaptepv V. — Other factors in fruit production 75 



The effect of vegetative vigor 75 



Influence of weather during flowering time 76 



Time of blooming of different varieties 77 



Insect visitors 79 



Diseases 80 



General summary and conclusions 80 



Practical conclusions 82 



Index 83 



