36 The Time of Blossoming of Fruit Trees, [april, 



Beurre Clairgeau, Pitmaston Duchess, Catillac, Marie 

 Louise d'Uccle, Clapp's Favourite, and Doyenne" du Cornice 

 all appear to be good pollen producers. 



Apples. — I have had the opportunity of examining 26 

 records * of the order of blossoming of different varieties of 

 apples, and from these the average order of blossoming of 

 the following varieties has been worked out : — 



Average order of commencement of blossoming of different varieties of 

 Apples, from 26 records in various parts of England and during 

 several years, with dates for 1909. 



Early Flowering Apples. 

 May 6th. — Irish Peach. 



May 7th. — Duchess of Oldenburgh, Cornish Aromatic, Early Peach, 

 Red Astrachan, Yellow Ingestre, Golden Spire, Maltster. 



May 8th. — Warner's King, Keswick Codlin, Brownlees's Russett, 

 Tower of Glamis, Devonshire Quarrenden, Pearson's Plate, 

 Prince Bismarck, White Transparent. 



May 9th. — Braddick's Nonpareil, Washington, Royal Snow, Beauty 

 of Bath, Ribston Pippin, Christmas Pearmain, Gravenstein, 

 Domino, Fearn's Pippin, Early Julian. 



May 10th. — Rosemary Russett, Kerry Pippin, Margil, King Harry, 

 Wealthy, Twenty Ounce, Egremont Russett, Dutch Mignonne, 

 Stirling Castle, Adams's Pearmain, Beauty of Kent, Salt- 

 marsh's Queen, Allington Pippin, Sturmer Pippin, Lord 

 Suffield. 



Mid-Season Flowering Apples. 



May nth. — Hoary Morning, Worcester Pearmain, Charles Ross, 

 Scarlet Nonpareil, Mr. Gladstone, Early Rivers, James Grieve, 

 Claygate Pearmain, Allen's Everlasting, Potts' Seedling, Bau- 



* The observations do not tally so well as an observer would like to see ; at the 

 same time the general order of flowering is noticeable in every set of observations. 

 The information is summarised from observations made by the following gentle- 

 men : — 



Mr. John Watkins of Herefordshire for 1894. 



Mr. Spencer Pickering, F.R. S., Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm. 1905 to 



1909 on Paradise and Crab stocks. 

 Mr. B. T. P. Barker, M.A., National Fruit and Cider Institute, near Bristol. 



1908 and 1909. 



Mr. Edward A. Bunyard, Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 1908. 

 Mr. Fred. Ivo Neame, Macknade, Faversham. 1907-8 and 1909 

 Mr. W. E. Bear, Magham Down, Sussex. 1909. 

 . Mr. Walter A. Voss, F.C.S., Rayleigh, Essex. 1909. 

 Mr. F J. Chittenden, Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, Wisley. 1908. 

 Mr. Geoffrey F. Hooper, Pershore, Worcestershire. 1909. 

 Mr. R. M. Bannerman, Ross, Hereford. 1909. 

 Rev. J. Bernard- Hall, R.N., Corbridge, Northumberland, 1908. 

 Mr. William Hooper, Sutton, Surrey. 1909. 



Mr. F. Lonsdell, Desford, Leicester, 1909, on Free and Paradise stocks. 

 Mr. Cecil H. Hooper, Wye, Kent. 1908 and 1909. 



