Mny. 1900. AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL 
another variety. (.'r<ir«iroIlln:ition of vtj- 
rlct'pa in no longer n theory; it - ;ln . .|.,,|, 
ItHhed orchard pmoiice. 
History of Sdf-Sfprility Dis u«i.-, n 
There are at lend sixty 1. , M f ,,1., „i« 
which nro known to In- ntliu -uni. m, 
their own ptdb n. The »iufly .0 1 |.r. 
loin hnd ltd origin mnn Ij in in- i„ V) .i 
ilons of Haro in ’ I. I *r,i > !•> ■.■ . . 1 
'lie Hr. si to nbs-ive tin • ; 1 
linntlon, i.;r 1 in, , 
sors In th'a, ;ih Hi tnii*! nttur work 'hit 
tbe beginning of a 1 i>. ,1 1 hw.i- ,.f 
Si'lf-Rti'rllHv !*■ lisunlly ibited from 1;,. 
limllotl of 1 in "l ir lift 11 ..f Spe, I In 1 s.'.'i 
Si-lf-RH Hilly In wrhnrd frtlltr v - 1 1 ... 1 
r nulled l>y Wnltc, under tin- direct n .,r 
llm I Hill'll Stole- !'■ nirliii'iil of V.-i -ill 
tun*, s.i'i i- llm 1 1 11 ItU. -at inn of ni. n.uii, 
in (Rill. :>. Dlv V.-1- I’n 1 In 1 ■ . . 
11 finy <*x|uifltiii*nii r» ?ia\o • •iiitlnccd tin 
llili’H of »' udy liidlcnted by him. 
Tho nnrvulffiilnps* ur'-liise fnnn «n*r!l(iy 
liml hoi'll policed runny .n-s b*-rnn by 
fruit Slower*. The benefit which • ,,,*• 
Hntlcs gained by brine planted nr nr o'l.ir 
varieties nlso had been nOll'i-il and mU*-l 
planting was often pruetlcd wl'h -o. 
portion In rly with Wild Hooko nnd Mhn-r 
'I here are now one hundred and tv only - 
six entries in m.r l>ll)lloern| tiy of refer 
enees to ' ‘ 1 1 1 r e« • 11" ln-es hi A nirrl* n n liier- 
nlure before the uppem once of \v .,0 
bulletin in 1 WM. I ln 1 real e.iu- of -l.i. 
lmrreiiness, bnwmer wn» mn ItnmMi dcf 
initel.N before the experiment* of Wiill*. 
Olthnilgh it hnd Inns been -uppo*..! bv 
llinny to I"- the pollen. <lf Inir inn- n iln 
experimenter* have done mretnl wott. 
Along this line Among i tie-, are Uoif. 
Waugh, • rale. Kerr 1 r dull o 1 II I 
mnn, on urehnrd fruit*: Reaeh, Katie. I 
V. MtinKiin, Wliltlen and ({reel* on gripe-. 
The c’allfornln and Oregon si . Ihuini* of 
Horticulture are also making a *pkui 1 in 
rjulr.v on the self uierllit) of Him* 1 * 
Varieties Which Are Often Sdf Stcrde 
Self-sterility Ir lint a riui*U»HI « l.nr«* • 
Willi any variety. It |. imlncp. • d h> *'»«• 
condition!- under which Ho it> *• i* eiou i. 
as are the sin*. shii|*e and eotor of the 
fruit. The iidoptuthtii nl 1 ii'P*'.' - 1 
nnd eliniate has much to do with H» i‘ , l! 
fertility, ninl If a tree is poorly luuirUI'-d 
II Is mure likely In t-e IliteTldi' " 1 * 1 ' 11 *• 
own pollen \n one i'll ri » laiiair iai" - 
of fruit Into two definite clauses. 'In -*if- 
slerile and the *i lf-feHlle. I lm« Rartli u 
and KlefTer are often self sleiile bill • 
are orehalll« of both which hi. - If 
I lie *11 11 11 1 may be -mid if iirin.v olln 1 v.i- 
ra lies The best thill 0*n t* done, lb* »'• 
fore. |r to give a |I-I of tb "0 \Bth H lli-« 
which (end In l>o more le-» m*lf no r le 
and wlilch H would h unvifi t‘» |d " 1 
nli lie 
Following Is a conservative 'I * 1 "f ■ 
risky varieties, drawn both from • ' t ‘ '■*- 
mental work niuj trorn tie i> !•"''•» • ' • '' '' 
live hniidr.il fruit growers who lit|»r 
favored me with their Mpcrimrv IViir- 
Angmdeme tluiehcsm. Harden. 1 i.'iid’. 
Idaho, Kleffei Nebs And.* R.ll'l - 
I’llmilte. S|dtx.'l|i<iirg Willow i n,.. U nr 
*Hp. lMnms' for tbddru l*m|' I "C" 1 
rrittm, 1 1 ilinn Prune. Ivb 1. ' " 
Miner, 1 1 g 1 1 1 1 . I’e.11 li Salsllllil Willi ■■•• 1 
uni flcenrdllU In Wailgll and !'■ ’ 1 * 1 
oilier vnrlelli's <.f unlive pHm - • ' |d Ib'b 
loan 11 l'enrli: Btuiqoehaiinn Aprboi 
White 1-1. sM,,. f.- 
do ( lioley. |{< . ns- none 
fl^.- Af.^t s»f .t><* 
rnrivth-a in- self fi-rtil 
tmr lll|< >r . . v i 1 1 g" 
e In MUivc plan 
In' Ufc, f.rtnlfj 
It must i V ,i t. . f nfe 
4 irietie- an* alnm, ab 
ploHtcd ah . rhrre 
rr. l that .11 otk 
which have .■ .-] i Avially g* < A rn ord« for 
frii ifniii. — . i, n j.t ».■ . 1 i» . 1 1 1. , t . 
ol 111 i . ..[1 lit ... 1 . , . I . - f I \ ,.r , , s • , . i _ 
til* me; Apple* Paildwln IVm IiaTls, 
Falla water. Janet. OMisilsirt 
land (Inttllflt j|ed %«trm k.n, m- i , 
f'Mvf. Hun,- Hiirbant Rrnd.i- w r*. 
Hofn. Crcen i; )t p. Jxm Uird. Ib.binr* w nod 
-ome ,.f the .stmmnn Ivlue hniw i . 
All ltd* imr* 1 
• if self •trrlliH I 
dltlcns n* of" vg 
limil*; we ran n 
The grenr ,«„1 grow Inc Kielf.r 
Industry In i r eaateru t nit. t s;at*« >« v»- 
tutit* a fall - d)*cr»*Vnn of this cnrl--'. 
Many large bkw'k* of KlefTer are t*. r,c 
planted with no other rnrt.tu# ;n*r-T 
m.nsb-d nod It 1 ' an tmpvttari point 
know W her hi r this practice nd! ctrr (be 
best results Big lit bbvds» of Kb-ffer 'n 
N'etv .Ter •ft tm 1 Delaware have be> n fe- 
iiertisl a* enn.pl. 1. )r or i.art'.aHt unfrn * 
fill iwrautie .f setf-.ter ll»V. f "d there IN' 
also many sHS! Id • k. of K 1 (Ter. in the 
same stales Khlr-h 1 is-i»r well KlefTer ( « 
I’nretDlde. mpMiDj #a the DmVM 
Tuninaebi. A Inf.-- binds I«f KletTef m i> 1 
ls» proiTm live bui tt d.«* led in* to falls 
the risk, pan -nlnrlv - n.s> the i-dlen of 
other vartnie* I* likely to ere better frntt, 
as will le seen later on. 
f f . 
Selecting the Polleoijer 
In-t n* .nppuse that sve Intend t» td.int a hto»s 
larc» Work a! an nneertain vurvty a» .c.ei 
KielTer, bee 111- 1- it lie- d-stlriet merit »• I 111 I', ■ 
market sort We wlali to fdant w'Mi It ;i« 
some other variety n> tun We It fruitful son . 
There arc two p'l»l* to In* o*n*t.b‘»vd tils-** - 
Wlis-ii .elect DC * |..d!eti;r-r ( r K .ffcr or 'rrtrl. 
f-r any other wtf »l(rril. vurtrty the ml 
n^t lx* *rLn>jiv.i *•. •‘nr*' 
are olitmlraacott* W*>ootlMg *• ml mtitus I abu 
altlnlty. Wt*h 
lire flt-t and m-.»t bUf*-> .mt i- 1 • -I 
Hull the two bb • • ,--n f. •/"«!.." *'ne. II 
the onlv way In which a p—ilJm/er •nn tbeni 
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n*VID f «o*T *<•»• * ’ 
Frost Brothers, 
Commission Merchants, 
122 S. Water St., Chicago. 
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Fruits, Early Vegetables 
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