I recently examined an orange, the seeds of which had all failed to develop. The core was solid, forming no carpels. I have seen oranges in which some of the seeds had not developed, but have never seen or heard of one entirely seedless. Persons who examined this orange had never seen one like it. This seems to have been a rare specimen. West Philadelphia.

[The question of seedless fruits is a very interesting one. The persimmon, grape, apple, pear and other fruits often have individual trees that bear seedless fruit. This they continue to do year after year, and grafts taken from them will perpetuate indefinitely the seedless variety. Now as a general rule we know that if the flowers of any of these plants do not get pollen for their stigmas, they do not fruit at all. It is to be presumed, therefore, that these seedless varieties really get pollen, or they would not develop fruit. If we assume this to be a fact, then we have the curious conclusion that some pollen is capable of producing the fruit, but not capable of inducing seed.

It is however by no means certain that it always requires pollen to produce seed vessels without seed, for that is what seedless fruits practically are. The Osage orange, and some kinds of ash, and maple, will perfect empty seed vessels when wholly free from pollen influence. - Ed. G. M].

"A. F. J.," Peoria, Ills., writes: "I notice a communication from ' W. C. B.' in the June magazine about seedless oranges, wherein he says that he had ' never seen or heard of one entirely seedless,' and those who examined the orange had never seen one like it.

" It was my good fortune to spend the past winter in Southern California, mid the orange groves and flower gardens of that favored land, where they grow in large quantity a luscious and rich orange called the Navel, entirely seedless and a very delicious fruit; the best ones are probably produced at Riverside; it was one of this variety that 'W. C. B.' perhaps obtained, and not knowing the variety considered it a ' rare specimen.' The trees are produced from buds or by budding and make a handsome tree.

"When 'W. C. B.' wants an orange as is an orange let him get the Southern California Navel".