Title: Annual report of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University and the Agricultural Experiment Station
Identifier: annualreportne19122newy (find matches)
Year: (Albany, N.Y. : 1911-1971. (Albany, N.Y. : (1910s)
Authors: New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Subjects: New York State College of Agriculture; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State)
Publisher: (Ithaca, N. Y. ?)
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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Cornell Study Clubs 1205 The time of bloom 1 The trees that blossom earliest; whether or not the flowers precede the leaves. What are the habits of the later-blooming trees in this regard? 2 Are the flowers perfect—that is, containing both pistils and stamens— or do these organs grow in separate flowers, or in some cases on separate trees? 3 How the flowers are fertilized; whether any tree is de- pendent o n insects for pollination; trees valuable to the bee- keeper for the amount of nectar yield- ed by them. 4 Whether the trees that have the most beauti- ful flowers are valuable also for their tim- ber or for their fruit. . , ^ Fig. 68.—A spray of basswood, or linden. A re the flowers fragrant/
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The fruits of the trees Study of the home and orchard trees and their manner of fruiting; benefits of thinning some fruits when the crop is heavy. Value of the nut harvest from forest trees; whether the crop would be profitable under cultivation.

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