368 Report or THE HorTICULTURIST OF THE 
The period of bloom in 1899 of the varieties which were under 
test at the Station is shown in the following table. The first date 
shows the opening of the first blossoms, the second date shows 
when the variety reached full bloom and the last date shows when 
the last blossoms were seen. 
TABLE I.— PERIOD oF BLoom IN 1899 or EXPERIMENTAL VARIETIES IN THE 
STATION VINEYARD. 








Location Period of bloom. 
= =. Name. pera apie yer 7 ‘ TAG * ee eters 
pare tow. aes First bloom. Full bloom Last bloom. 
Sin i es PT cae eee ie, ee June 9 June 12 June 15 
=e B2VBALTY Wetbine peeks June 8 June 12 June 15 
ee 6 Black Bapiesgy. tani June 13 June 15 June 20 
Bi: 24 “Black |Bagiet. ait...) er June ? June 14 June 20 
1 20) Black Haste =, oe June 10 June 13 June 16 
Bis 7 PDEA EGR seca ae June 12 June 14 June 18 
Lite 19 sBEighigge TG, ste casey June 9 June 11 June 15 
1d ee 2 MIGER WO Paes os ey ota June 7 June 9 June 15 
Ee 26 Ca baw bade oe tess was June 8 June 1] June 15 
Sane 4 Columbian Imperial.... June 7 June 10 June 13 
1b 17 Columbian Imperial.... June 7 June 9 June 11 
Bats 7 ASTOVGURE ee es faa June 10 June 13 June 15 
Ulver TGs (ciseborn ‘eer leas eee es = June 9 June 11] June 13 
: a oat AS CESS Ae li age Seer Pie 2 are Nie a June 7 June 9 June 13 
St Si AGMOTadO 7.242. s4nhbus ote chek June 13 June 15 June 19 
Adie. Povuidermelaa. Jeter. ie ee June 8 June 10 June ? 
isis 13, Herbert 97 ek Vee June 9 June 12 June 14 
ie Le ELeroirien oF aye sae ; June 9 June ll June 15 
1 By a) CIT ET SON Sire stale ane te June 13 June 15 June 17 
he 3; ) J) CHeVBUN GC a7 on Douek June 12 June 15 June ? 
ily Bey BD. Taney ot, psc skein ee June 9 June 10 June 15 
Bode 10 Merrimack: <sceiet se oss June 10 June 13 June 15 
oie Pateineetar ita wiv erie June 10 June 14 June 20 
1 Gi AE SIN ESR Bok, Ae he ag be eae June 10 June 14 June 16 
ht Ae BE INIA OTOS thats 3c tme carey 8 June 7 June 9 June 13 
Ls, OG GOR CAG 2 ok, Sa cae June 7 June 9 June 15 
1 ih tee ZO ce OUal = yh ents ck 2 eho > June 9 June 10 June ? 
i Se T Staten ries lines eines June 10 June 12 June 21] 
ea Bo Station. lag. so5 routes JUSS June 12 June 21 
ek ts >. Station «186. ite es eee June 10 June 12 June 20 
Live, Dif VOLS | | a Gie s bpnasdee ae June 7 June 10 June 14 
Bia LP Whoriten 3 haere oe June 9 June 12 June 16 
iF oe 24 owNVOFGER: oc thiS3 ses oe uies June 7 June 9 June 14 
Bi Lis OW yoming =. sais eae ses June 10 June 13 June 15 



DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS. 
Notes on the results were made at two different periods. J irst, 
soon after the vines had gone out of bloom a record was made of 
