. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. 54 GENERAL PRINCIPLES. deep^ others pale rose, and some almost white; two or three varieties of the peach have flowers wholly- white, as the Snow Peachy for instance. In all the other fruits, as in apples, pears, plums^ cherries, etc., the flowers vary but slightly in form and color, and the differ- ences are only taken note of in very full and minute scientific descriptions. A Fig. 40. Fig. 41. few cases, however, are well Fig. 40, largl flower of the peach-Fig. ^a^^^^' ^^ the JargonelU 41, small flower of the peach. pear, the floWCrs of which are nearly
. Barry's Fruit garden. Fruit-culture. 54 GENERAL PRINCIPLES. deep^ others pale rose, and some almost white; two or three varieties of the peach have flowers wholly- white, as the Snow Peachy for instance. In all the other fruits, as in apples, pears, plums^ cherries, etc., the flowers vary but slightly in form and color, and the differ- ences are only taken note of in very full and minute scientific descriptions. A Fig. 40. Fig. 41. few cases, however, are well Fig. 40, largl flower of the peach-Fig. ^a^^^^' ^^ the JargonelU 41, small flower of the peach. pear, the floWCrs of which are nearly twice as large as those of most other pears. In connection with the flowers, it may be proj^er to ex- plain the important process of Hybridization.—This is performed by fertilizing the pistil of one species or variety, with pollen from the stamens of another. The seeds produced by the flower so impregnated will produce a cross, or hybrid, between the two parents. This process is now well understood, and is carried on to a wonderful extent, especially in the pro- duction of new flowers. Comparatively few of our popu- lar fruits have been produced in this way. A few good sorts have been produced by the late Mr. Knight, a distin- guished English experimentalist, who effected much in his time towards establishing many diflicult and disputed points in vegetable physiology. Nearly all the native fruits of this country are accidental hybrids, or seedlings. A vast deal may be done to improve, in this way, all our fruits. The size, hardiness, and productiveness of one variety may be combined with the delicacy of texture and flavor of another, and endless variations and improvements may be effected. To obtain a true hybrid, certain precau- tions are necessary. The two subjects selected must flower at the same time. The stamens must be carefully removed from the one intended for the mother, without injury to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
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