388 REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURAL J)EPARTMENT OF THE 
TaBLy V.— RESULTS OF GIRDLING OR BENDING THE CANES BEFORE : 
THE BLOSSOMS OPEN. 




AVERAGE RatInc.! 33 
: caine: ee 
E Ba | 84.1 = 
| 3 = g2 | RSE | 8 
Name. o a 4 fs a. 2 3 
= He S n a, on eq . 
2 : E Suk | 28°S | F 
% E 3 Baa | 2884 | 
5 4 6 GS ) < 
ETISDUOl ah che ates 5 | Girdled...| Mostly small and 
seedtiessy!. 5. iF ganna 0S .02 
Brighton;.... c- 2. 8 | Girdled...; Mostly small and 
Beédiess. iu. kh. Od on eee 0 | 
Brighton.......... 5 | Bent..... Notes. nef... O, Madea’ - . 
Brignvon, comer, eer 9 sabentawee = NON. os), noe °0.. “bsae ame ba eee 
Brighton.......... 10 | Normal...| None........... ‘Ol ST RSs e, Kode 
Fidotade.... vac. 3 5 | Girdled...| Mostly small and | 
seedless....... Jot eee | O 
Eldorado.......... 5 | Bent.....| None........... Or st. abba leet Gee 
POE A COs ce eee 5 | Normal...| None Q --) 3. va 
Herbert...........| 6 | Broken in 
bending..| None........... O° | 2. eae 
Hermmertsss. 5 ian 6 | Girdled...| None 0 bsg 
Herbert: .,.c0..-s-| 0 | Benteston None te ep See 
Herbert...........| 6 | Normal:..) None Civ. ae hs gee 
PRICY ee ats 30 1 Girdled 2) Noineiie yo. sae *)  } os eee 
Salem. 10"): Bent >... 2) None::.. 52s at | meat te 
COUOOTC tees a ok 5 | Girdled...\: Normalag= 90 den eee | 1.42 
COmeordi Shiai: | 10 | Bent..’...| Normak......3.< 86:4 | 4a 1.90 
CAOOTEL Sd, sed Sues | § | Normal...| Normal:........ 892 } 40 teee | beta 
Delaware......... 2 | Girdled...| Normal......... 100) eee | 1.28 
Delaware.......... |. 6:4 “Normal, 31. Normal.o. 4: 98.4)" Fee 1.31 
Empire State......| 5 | Girdled...{ Normal......... 07-04 - ae I area 
Empire State...... P o<| Bento. eo N ORE eee OS "= 4a Se. 
Empire State...... | <6 ONommal. 4 Normalsc. coe. 99.0" -2 ee Los ae 
NMiagaracii2\. osc. '.4) 60), Bentiss 4. Normale "03 3:7 doc hoe | 1.89 
NISDARR Pea, ae oe ' 10 | Normal...| Normal......... S76) 2 eee | ea 
Vergennes, 1901.... 10 | Girdled...; Normal......... ‘Ol (Sige ee | 1.84 
Vergennes, 1901....| 10 | Bent.....} Normal......... *S8 6° eae | 2.66 
Vergennes, 1901...., 10 | Normal...| Normal......... 587. 25 Soe | Decks 
Vergennes, 1902..... 5 | Girdled...} Normal......... 66.2 |... eee 
Vergennes, 1902....| 5 | Bent.....} Normal......... 59.41 .. <n 
Vergennes,.1902.:2:)' 6.) Bent... -A Normals. o..1 1s 1525 Seen 
Vergennes, 1902....;....| Normal...| Normal......... 71.310. eee 
Vergennes, 1902....| 28 | Normal...| Normal.........} ..... 52.04 
Hercules) wo Peas terre srs Men ki 



are for cross-pollinated clusters. 
3 Seeds apparently abortive not included. 
4 Possibly this rating should be 82.6. 
5 Clusters close-pollinated. See note 2.. 
* The record of results with Hercules favored the girdling operation and leaving the 

See page 385. 
clusters open to cross-pollination. See page 387. 




1 The clusters were rated on the basis of 100 points for a perfectly filled cluster. 
2 For full significance of this term see p. 376. 




Unless otherwise indicated these averages 

