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Nov. 5 1865 Frank W. & Etty carefully examined the plants Bushes by Hanggrove.

A Female 93 7 berries on the large Bush, perhaps formed of 3 Bushes — last year only 9 seed & in 63 "some seed"

B not one seed on the 3 great male Bushes: none during 2 previous years.

C. 92 seed, male Bush mostly poor (see remark at end) During 2 previous years not one

D innumerable large berries — Last year about 28 seed & previous year covered with seed.

E 20 poor berries: last year 3 poor seed fruit one seed in each: Previous year about 2 dozen.—

It is clear that fruit varies according to year & that 1864 was poor year; & appearance of female tree shows that 65 an excellent year.—

It is clear that of the Female some trees are habitually more productive than others.—

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Gradation. Female more or less fertile in number of fruit so that little difference between less fertile female & most fertile male slightly fertile & these to entire sterility — But this not all, fruit not only rare in number but in average number of seed & seed in size—

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The male Bush C is the most interesting as showing gradation, most perfect — During 2 previous years produced not a seed; this year it produced 92 fruit.— One of the best A branches was brought to me & it carried 15 fruit, but their fruit bore only 20 seed ie. barely 1.33 average to each.—

I took by chance from fertile female Bush 15 fruit & these bore 43 seed. ie 2.86 seed: many bore 4 seed, whilst not one or male bore 4 seed, & conversely only 1 in female bore 1 seed, whilst great majority on male only one seed.— Again most of the seed themselves from the rule were smaller.

Bush E male also bore poor fruit, What a gradation.—