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open, while U is vr> lvrnV 
which cannot set fruit. Tilt Btngh. op, u 
flower on this branch is the only one with ), 
coll possibly set fruit. A u inn r-lnjured 
cluster of Rlotighclni.r IiIor-.kiis ,. 
ill I'lir 7:1, with a section or on. hint in 
l ip. 74 to stiow the shrtwh ,| •lumens :m.l 
jiIhI ils. The leaves ill this lilts;, r . nun 
through nil right, but the flowers »..r. in 
71.— At S ... tn. the next un.ru>’. s 
08-71.—' Tin: npetUug of a flow . r . r 
Klpffcr pear. The flower* of 
pears mid apples hare fire 
styles and stigmn* All natnral 
sUe. 
jurod. The single flower which has ex- 
panded is too small and weak to develop 
Into fruit. These tvliih r-lrtjur.il cluster* 
were cointiton on all varieties of p«ar-. par- 
ticularly Ancouleine mul Multiline Klimt 
both, find lilt some v.'iHci. •* .»( .1 pplrs , In 
the spring of tspt', 
Two forms of winter or sprltu ft"St In- 
jury to the pistils are son In l\ 75 and 
7*i. ivlllt n novniitl hJomnni for eniuparisott 
In riff. 77. A nimiHim form of 'injury Is 
that I11 Fig. 75. In which th. pUill is Ida. k 
otteil find si uuled. Iinviui: iimib im percri 
tlhlc growth during the itprnlne of the 
flower. These plsi-ia ninny * .Imp from 
the free ssiou after the |s‘tnl* Im x •- mlirn. 
Another a ml not |. -« common feint of In 
Jury Is thnl In rig Til. Ip »\ Idrb the c .id 
has made a partial growth but ha* tut wll 
developed OVttrt Tide-* 1 . ireful e\.IU 
limtlon tn made. No- sums III., till* woohl 
not be considered 11* w inter Injur- .1 ttf 
flftv which were t ^ _ . ,1, n k .,m’ fniti 
nlUtough ■ 1 ■ - 1 1 
I'eas. The killing of the p -ids '* t . m o 
cflDunon form of winter injury to fr. it 
bud* Sonic of the II I! . . 1 lid ,l,l|> tflese 
plums had a* high • • s. | . , . . m , f d. 
focllve pistils Inst ■ |uMiij(, but with tlie’i 
enormous nnionni of bloom this did not 
materially do, n,, , ,.r mi , if. h 
the trees were nhle to (-aim The .laimnes 
plums lil. inm mi early 1 : • * r tiotr Nn**oma 
are llalde to tic (njnrcd In re «i In the mid 
die Slates olJtl south 
It is thus seru that th- 'iijm - to frud 
bluwratn* from cnld Is .«r ml degrees Fhir 
lug the opening of u lie; aril (loo . t the pis 
HI grow*. 1 1 I* often taken for granted 
that if this growth occurs th- pi -ft 11 is un- 
Injured; but it rutty t>" Un»r even though a 
pistil rem hes its full »|*e. It ntny yi t he «o 
injured that it riiuiat develop into pint. 
In lHlft al-'lll ten |i*-r of the Id.. . "I 
btnU of It ,. j| npr ioi opened f„(ti I ■-.» 
lira nn* in Pi*. 7i AH , r these i,u. 
nppcnm) to i„. perfect. with h oc i- *r ■ 
planip ttvnrUt and well develop'd M/tnw‘t,is 
Vet hardly a ,Jo* p frwlla t on the whole 
'fee. although the . r dor Og the 
blooming seus., n was Id. al. her. wee*, train 
•mils, and *..iue of the flower* were even 
cnwwsl by lie nil with the pollen Of ntiwr 
varieties, Wince the variety bad it tread < 
-Imwn twlf «i sirh ■ 1 1 - 1 i|e to winter In 
Jury. Ir i* probable that «bi* wholesale fall 
tire w«« due tn the weakened vitality of lb. 
l>t«sf ll*. whi- ti ci’idd nm i* seen w 'tn the 
eye ultiu. 
Some of tin. Imperfect deveti .ptnviW rtf 
flmacrv which we attribute t<. winter tn 
Jury mar tie caused by unfa torn No rr.nd- 
Honn during the prs-vnm* •■■•oh. wh-u the 
bud. were twin* form-si y»t it room* likeK 
that winter !t.|nfy to plst'l* I* more com 
tm*n and hh.it wrlotis ih«n app."*rs »t flr* 
alBht. These remarks n« winter Injury ar 
Introduced •implr to eutpbaalar the f», • 
that all bh— »..n * which .lo t,r.t s.-t fruit at 
not self ■tcrlle find also to promote I (more 
ca tvful diser, 1 nation lwtis.cn the various 
rut*.-* whh 1, de. rr B»r the setting of fruit. 
Rain May lnfuir Frtut Blnwotna. 
The anfruitfalne** which often follow, o 
rnltt during 1 1 *• M>«iwi*t,itig m eiiii I- -nine 
tliitra c«Bfn»*-d with -elf sterility \ ".»r>- 
fnl fruit grower not. ln-s, the weather am 
frmn 
i from 
of The Croat 1 Jk.-s Jt be,* h.wn 
that mfitre fra It 1* k»t n Cvtlforma 
■•'•Id rains during td.*».n.' .*« time than 
ill Mills r , ms.-s roiiihiti. . 1 T , 9 „ Winirr In 
jury t„ fr.d! httd". there t* t>i» way of prv 
,i1' " » |o*« rv -ft in .e. itr. ,1 {iinf ;• 
f ii; tiralih* imytUft, »liyee it la nut in man's 
pon.a In prevent rain, |tnw»ver much he 
T4. Win tat p 71. - t*e» ..f 
mn.t (til 1 .‘ll.' uml la Vig. 
Ms of UogOl TX 
iprtcat, 
iuusly wlii-n M* ir.’*-* -iiv n b{c*--n!i r r 
Ito know* th*- i» th- ni.'sf tni. 1! ■ • -I 
In the gi.jw th "I the crop Injury to fruit 
UuoiilM fr"in 1 mu l* com ... ton '.«lni--».. 
fruit w umiMi hut ■ J >--♦ r 1 fCUla - f . s. i ."I * 
along the I'aclflc "ast and u nr the 
m lull 
■■*' 
amt 
uiitert 
tnajr l»c able t« Iml'irr u bp homtwrdmc •>. 
•k,v Wv. rtheli sa. It la Intr-rnd-.i.g lo kmm 
lit what way r«m ARM*a the n (ling o 
fruit. 
If a rain *•«.*• while the trr-ei 
Miw-m th* 1~.11. ti ta fr-u 
them walch have already '<wi 
I hns prevented from rntehlag the « 
Should the rain h* a »h>.n on.', m* • 
burnt nm*l neuif tram rhia lat h / , 
f.»r th- unmi.'iicl anthem will Smu 
pollliia! cii will h»'i n again si' 
MU* .time* out I- til. Wo-' OB > '*1 "! I*> 
leu ha« vary tlnle laffiwt.# m 'k.na»ln* 
the sctttaic of fruit. >«.iT.'«larlj as n the 
ruin ta ah.-rt Ther, will g.-iirr*tly ha 
ammgh Jostlru ttt atij.pl., the p -uto hefotr 
nr after the rulu 
Til, E>.~'I- s.-1'tJia .d fruit '. " 7 of ten f.d 
lows a Jong rata add w-netim. * .* she*, r ^ 
.lira noire to s less ,1 »i«atii> n- .i.- 1-ii.i* 
nr ro amie tMns tsauSml mjm i toth. 
a bay in targe tuwim.re, '*» tt'. fa< t UH> 
qp.t other P*S..r« which jslswnnte the bell. 
II »1 i-p^s eedtlnatlsit* Hcrw.v# va*»tra. W 
al. -'Wf If tl*« rwlu last a fur «*l-i*l ,Uj* 
|}|» polteu mat lose U» v'Ulttt AM '' * 
w. s'h of rt*ta.y we'ath.r In 1 .1 a » :<*- 
•prill C |*f l*t.l* Rs'Htit lil the pel 1 ' n I't 'I*' 
■firkstta then >n Wwm wit* iHws-gaJ* *.*t 
tin.) •tuck iv-g. 'her, mi that t «uM not p * 
•Itiiv grow and f.Tidu. '.ho i-i»t;l* j*.une 
*.f this pollen ts •h.-wu In I f 7* It ** al»> 
Mttt.si to *npt».*c that t bur l r» n may 
wasii off. Ilitflr, Of other i» i»" lore the 
Jill .'* I the lt.sli'1 *u lira! the pc it eu .■** 
