182 
1884 
New White Applen: A jek - etl eaeeeep abd eee eee 152 
Rochester oad bs f--l2-soe- ale ad TR; Se 152 
Red Valencia: Cluster... .-..-...-- 022. fas) eee 152 
Golden, Trophye-t. sect-ad} dade ite ial! qn ee See 157 
Meegee, Islands joo. o-nsierre- eho ad 4 ede oot Sa aan 157 
Readeis, Island. Bean bye ej2ige- oveds 2 eiain- os Shae 157 
1885. 
MEMVONC OTOL: RES sO S27 Ts Bae ee eee es re 133 
eB LVAY OrIC > Ste tL PL ISTSNS tr, OMCURRT: area ae) 20 eon 133 
EHO VaAcier fo Fo eS A We oe Dee ee 135 
Hubbard’s Curled ‘Leatt.!_. 2.2) 2 ee ee 137 
Hundred. Dayo. ce so asin a a ee ee 137 
rangefield ji se We i es ee 140 
mulden'suNewele cel eeet Gel Uo oe Ome ee Ole 140 
eae Tropa Y= cp an occa e mene aoe pee nee 147 
Rochester.< 2 cs. -- 1 neo = i ei 147 
Goaneral Granta oe ok ek eel a ee 148 
ARNG TOM ULE ol ee clcetine Cae Ge eee, ee er 150 
Liyman's'’Mammoth: Cluster. 2-00 2y 0002 152 
) New Japanese. 22 20 0 2a ae 152 
BOAT oi Se on cole win on oe ae k ile ee te eg 152 
oe White Apple. -o:.--- Te) ee 154 
PoOWwes. ooo i eae ee .. 154 
GUM PA Ye. ce Pe eet Oe 2 yee Nae ee 165 
ged Chie nos. Se ee 166 
Heegee; Island. _7__.- Bn ihn Slee siti Go ke Me el er 167 
Red. Valencia: Chister.2.2...50.°20 92.2. 22220 ae 168 
Reade’s Islands Beatty 22222 y_ o  e eee 168 
taivineston’s Bavorites: 22222 [ll Sloe DMC: _ ae 170 
An examination of the tables show a singular want of uniformity. 
For example, in 1883 the Conqueror and Gen. Grant had ten fruits 
ripe on the same day. In 1884 the Conqueror was at this stage 
eight days earlier than the Gen. Grant, and in 1885 fifteen days earli- 
er. Other still more striking incongruities appear. , 
Effects of Using Immature Seed. 
In our last report we noted that seed of the Cook’s Favorite toma- 
to taken from very immature fruit, gave a small percentage of vege- 
tation, and the plants were feebler in growth, and ripened their 
fruits considerably earlier than those from mature seed. This ex- 
periment was repeated the past season with the Livingston’s Favor- 
ite with a similar result. In order to intensify the influence of us- 
ing immature seed, we gathered last season the seeds from very 
immature fruits taken from the plants secured from the very imma- 
ture seed of 1883. This seed was planted last spring, and again 
vegetated very poorly. The plants were very feeble in growth from 
their first appearance, and attained but little size. The first fruit on 
them ripened on the same day as on the plants of the same variety 
grown from mature seed; but the first ten fruits were ripe a week in 
advance of those from the mature seed. 
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