Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . ed. The disposition of the latter tree is to overbear, while asolid block adjoining, of four hundred trees, of the Bellflower variety,are still shy bearers, and especially is this so in the center of the block. To again illustrate: That much neglected family orchard of its many PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTIETH FRUIT-GROWERS CONVENTION. 215 varieties together, pruned and cultivated by loose stock, never fails tohave a crop, and some specimens are even superior to those in the much-petted
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . ed. The disposition of the latter tree is to overbear, while asolid block adjoining, of four hundred trees, of the Bellflower variety,are still shy bearers, and especially is this so in the center of the block. To again illustrate: That much neglected family orchard of its many PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTIETH FRUIT-GROWERS CONVENTION. 215 varieties together, pruned and cultivated by loose stock, never fails tohave a crop, and some specimens are even superior to those in the much-petted orchard that was planted later in solid blocks for commercialpurposes. The cause is lack of pollination. Cross-fertilization will pre-vent deterioration of the true type and will also stimulate each is proven in the whole animal and vegetable kingdom; why not infruits ? If one were to plant an orchard he should mix even self-fertilevarieties, if they happen to be the varieties desired, and bloom this be true, how much more would it be necessary to mix fertile withself-sterile varieties ?. PLATE 3. FROM 15-YEAR-OLD NEWTOWN PIPPIN TREES. Restored from shape above by its own pollen to the shape below by cross-pollination with Bellflower in three years. The matter of selecting pollenizers depends wholly upon the individ-uals immediate locality. Study well the different varieties you wishto plant, their time of blooming in your neighborhood, and especiallytheir natural affinity. (You will note the varieties in Plates 1, 2, and3 have that affinity for each other). Experience no doubt will proveother varieties as valuable pollinates. But let us not jump at conclu-sions because a rift in the cloud of ignorance discloses a valuable fact,and do not too hastily condemn until you have made exhaustive experi-ments with a view of getting greater additions to what we already have;but to more thoroughly interest you, we suggest a perusal of articlesfrom recent investiga
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