1910. 
THIS RURAL NEW-YORKER 
3S3V 
POLLENIZER FOR BARTLETT PEAR. 
I. B. G., Refton, Pa .— I notice in a 
nurseryman’s catalogue the claim that blos¬ 
soms of the Bartlett pear are sterile and 
require another variety near by to polleuizc 
them. Is this correct, and if so what va¬ 
riety would you recommend? 
Ans. —There is no doubt of there be¬ 
ing several varieties of pears that are at 
least partially self-sterile, and the same 
is true of some apples, plums, grapes and 
other fruits. This is the case with some 
wild fruits as well, even in a perfect 
state of nature. But nature usually pro¬ 
vides means for their pollination by hav¬ 
ing trees or plants that bear pollen to 
fertilize them not far distant. When we 
domesticate the wild species this tenden¬ 
cy to infertility is increased, and we 
have a case of it in the Bartlett pear. 
Anjou is another that is of the same 
character, and is even worse, for the 
trees of this variety are often poor bear¬ 
ers, while Bartlett trees usually bear 
well, but the pears are often poorly de¬ 
veloped. This comes from the pollina¬ 
tion having been so poor that the seeds 
are wanting or much under normal size. 
And this causes, with this particular 
variety at least, a corresponding lack of 
size of the fruit, and to some extent a 
narrower or more elongated fruit. Ex¬ 
periments have been made to test the 
potency of the pollen of many varieties 
upon the Bartlett flowers, and with de¬ 
cided results in favor of doing so. The 
specimens of fruit resulting from cross- 
pollenizing with Easter, for instance, 
were not only full of plump seeds but 
the pears were much larger and plumper 
than those having no pollen applied ex¬ 
cept from Bartlett flowers. And being 
better developed they were better flav¬ 
ored, as well. In short, the self-pollina¬ 
ted specimens were not really normal 
Bartlett pears in any respect. As to the 
general application of this principle of 
pollination, it is variable, but on the 
whole correct. Nature places trees and 
plants in communities, so that the faults 
of one are made good by the virtues of 
another, in their reproductive organs. 
There is rarely such a thing as a wild 
barren tree except in case of it being 
isolated or purely male in its inflores¬ 
cence. However, there are some very 
notable instances of heavy-bearing vari¬ 
eties of fruits that are so imperfect in 
their female flowers that pollination is 
impossible. The famous Washington 
Navel or Bahia orange is one of them. 
This variety has almost no semblance of 
stigmas and no pollen is borne by them, 
and the pistils are so deformed that they 
are incapable of pollination from the 
flowers of other varieties. Such a thing 
as a seed in one of these oranges is a 
great curiosity, yet the trees are loaded 
to the limit with fruit fully developed 
in every way except as to seeds. There are 
many varieties of the persimmon that 
are seedless, especially of the Japanese 
species, although they are very large and 
luscious in flavor. The bananas of com¬ 
merce are all seedless, which is not typi¬ 
cal of the genus, for there are those 
that bear seeds abundantly, especially 
the species Musa textilis, from the stems 
of which the famous Manila fibre is I 
taken. The same is true of the pineap¬ 
ples, for whoever saw a seedy specimen 
in market ? 
To revert to the original question, the 
flower of the Bartlett and Anjou pears 
may be pollinated by those of several 
others and we definitely know by those 
of Easter. This can be accomplished 
easilv on old trees by grafting a few 
scions of the latter in tops of the Bart¬ 
lett. The winds and insects will carry 
the pollen where it is needed. Honey 
bees are of very great benefit as pollen 
carriers in orchards and other fruit 
plantations, and should be kept on every 
fruit farm. The weather at time of 
blooming has much to do with the pol¬ 
lination of fruit and other trees and 
plants. Cold, rainy spells are bad for 
it, and warm, dry weather is just what is 
needed for perfect pollination, and es¬ 
pecially so. when the pollen must be car- 
^ried by wind and insects from one tree 
?to another. h. e. van deman. 
Grinding Meat and Bones. 
.4. R. Willinkj N. Y .—I am going to buy 
a bone grinder, and I wish to grind meat 
for my hens. If I can get enough meat and 
bones I wish to grind some and use it for 
fertilizer for my land. Can I just grind 
the meat and bones and put it on my land, 
or should I put anything else in with the 
bones and meat before I can put it on the 
land ? 
Ans.— You can if you like use the cut 
meat and bone just as it comes from 
the grinder, but this is not the best way. 
Better dry it thoroughly by keeping it 
spread out and dusted with land plaster. 
It will keep in this condition, or can be 
crumbled. You will do better to use 
some form of potash with the cut bone. 
The Brown-Tail Moth.— On page 
321 Mr. H. O. Mead gave us an account 
of this insect. Fig. 151 shows the Winter 
HIBERNATING BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. 
Fig. 151. 
form—the photograph being taken from 
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days ago. No doubt this insect is spread- ! 
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Naters : “What has become of Emma 
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Arizona.” Naters: Is that so? I didn’t 
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coat there was found pinned to his waist¬ 
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ten: “This is to inform the surgeon that 
this is just a case of plain fit, not ap¬ 
pendicitis. My appendix has already been 
taken out twice.”—Healthy Home. 
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