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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 233 
Cross-FERTILIZATION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
There is a broad field for valuable work in the breeding of new 
varieties of fruits and vegetables by the systematic artificial 
crossing of different varieties. It is a work that requires skillful 
manipulation, a large amount of persistent labor and large stock 
of patience. One’s whole attention might be profitably devoted 
to this work; beginning with the earliest varieties that blossom in 
the spring, continuing it through the season until the latest 
blossoms are gone. As the fruit of the different crosses ripened, 
planting of the seed should be made, the plants from which would 
necessitate constant attention the remainder of the growing 
season. 
Seeds were obtained the past season from the Thimbleberry 
(Rubus odorata), fertilized with pollen of the blackberry and also 
the raspberry. Several plants grown from seed of the Grege 
raspberry, fertilized with pollen of the Redand also of the Yellow 
Antwerp raspberry, produced fruit_this season. While none of 
the plants produced fruit that gave indications that it would 
prove valuable, the result was very interesting. Several plants 
were very similar in appearance and habit of growth to the Caro- 
line, producing fruit in great abundance, the berries greatly 
resembling those of the Schaffer. | 
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