New YorK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 389 
TABLE IX.—FRUIT-SETTING ON TYPICAL BRANCHES OF McINTOSH. 
ot sprayed 
Sprayed N 
in bloom. 
repeatedly in 
bloom. 
Pat eae 
No. Perct. No. Per ct. 
Whole number of clusters examined........... aires ol Oe 143 
Sere TO SCL NO Lruit.... oc cc cece wn ns cease 108 &2 2 1 
Sr AIL SOL Lie LEVIES ai, » 608 wien.» miteldermlatun sie acs 1 Dy 0B 7 eS 
eC SCE 2 fPuits . oles 4.4.5 adie ee dinels leanne 6 4 4% 338 
Pree MV ICI SCL. S LIU... o.oo c's 06 wnine sheer cic nee 0 0 44 #431 
errerer Which SCL’ 4: fruits. foe se eke ws ee rete a 0 Oo 11 8 
OT SAT. Dy LPUITSY) « bi0ce eievp's brelh b ls sls mardiiew Sle 0 0 b 1 
Average number of fruits per 100 clusters on June2.. 23 eek 
It was intended that the yield of ripe fruit from branches 
sprayed in bloom should be compared with that from the cor- 
responding branches which were not so treated. Towards the 
close of the season there was but very little fruit on the 
branches which were sprayed in bloom while on the other 
branches there remained a fairly good crop of fruit. The severe 
wind storm of September 11 and 12 blew off nearly all of the 
fruit and the windfalls of one side of the tree could not be 
separated from those of the other side so that the final record 
of the yield could not be taken. 
An apple tree of Reinette de Caux which had been top- 
worked to this variety eighteen years ago was treated accord- 
ing to the plan stated above. Its height was about the same 
as that of the McIntosh tree. Its blossom buds were extremely 
abundant and uniformly distributed. One-half of the tree was 
sprayed in bloom on the dates given below. The opposite side 
was left unsprayed during the blooming season. 
REINETTE DE CAUX SPRAYED REPEATEDLY WHILE IN BLOoomM. 
Pei aphed Condition of Bloom. 
May 15.... First blossoms opening. 
( Some clusters have from one-third to one-half of their 
May 16....{ blossoms open. About 40 per ct. of all blossoms are 
now open. 
May 17... Probably from 60 per ct. to 75 per ct. of blossoms are 
now open, 
Tree is practically in full bloom. The petals of the first 
May 19.... Vplodeomn to open are not yet falling, 
