376 Report oF THE HorTICULTURIST OF THE 
EHidorado pollinated with Catawba.— Four clusters which were 
tested were rated, respectively, 0, 0, 0, 2. Average rating 0.5. 
Catawba is a self-fertile variety. In these tests self-fertile 
sorts have generally been good fertilizers for the self-sterile kinds. 
No explanation is offered for the exceptional results which fol- 
lowed the pollination of Eldorado with Catawba. There seems 
to be no good ground for the opinion that the Eldorado pistils 
were defective, for the clusters on the tested vines which were open 
to cross-pollination were unusually well formed, and some excellent 
clusters were also obtained by fertilizing Eldorado with Worden 
and Niagara. Catawba fertilized other self-sterile sorts very 
successfully in these tests, with the exception of Salem.° 
Eldorado pollinated with Worden.— Five clusters which were 
tested were rated respectively 20, 60, 75, 75, 95. Average rating 
65, | 
Hldorado pollinated with Niagara.— Five clusters which were 
tested were rated respectively 50, 60, 75, 95, 100. Average rat- 
ing 76. 
Eldorado as a fertilizer.— Eldorado was tried as a fertilizer on 
two self-sterile sorts, Brighton and Herbert, under which varieties 
will be found the details of the tests. 
EUMELAN. 
Eumelan. self-pollinated.— In 1892, 10 clusters of Eumelan 
which were kept covered during the blooming season, gave no 
fruit. In 1895, 9 clusters which were likewise tested gave no 
fruit. In 1893, 8 clusters which were likewise tested were rated 
respectively 0, 0, 4. Average rating 1.3. In 1899, 1 cluster 
which was likewise tested was rated 20. In view of all these 
tests it appears that with rare exceptions Eumelan fails to set 
any fruit when self-pollinated, and it may be classed as prac- 
tically self-sterile. 
6 Salem fertilized by Catawba, rated 4, but only a single cluster was tested 
so that no conclusions can be drawn till the results are verified by further in- 
vestigation. 
