VAKIETY CATALOGUE. 5^ 



Tufts Baldwin. (See Tufts.) 

 Twenty Ounce. Synonym: Cayuga Redstreak. 

 G. G. Hitchings, South Onondaga, Onondaga County, N. Y.: Large, well col- 

 ored, No. 1; trees 12 years old; dates of picking and storing undetermined; Janu- 

 ary 15, 1902, ripe, but still firm and sound. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario ('.unity, N. Y.: Well coi- 

 ned, No. 1; picked September 25, 1902, stored September 29; January 6, 1903, 

 mellow, commencing to decay. Fruit picked in 1901 kept well until February 

 1, 1902. 



Vanhoy. 



New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y.: Hard. 

 green, fair, No. 1; picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21; May 1, 1902, 

 firm, no rot, considerable scald. 



Via. 



Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va.: 

 Clean, No. 1; picked September 26, 1901, stored October IS; May 1, L902, semi- 

 firm, no decay or scald; good commercial condition for storage in boxes. 



Victoria Sweet. 



New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, X. Y.: Well col- 

 ored, No. 1; picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21; January 10, 1902, beau- 

 tifully colored, quite mellow. 



Wagener. 



G. G. Hitchings, South Onondaga, Onondaga County, N. Y.: Fair. No. 1; picked 

 October 1, 1902, stored October 4; began scalding February 1, 190:;, and by 

 March 15 over 50 per cent of the fruit was scalded; commercial limit about Feb- 

 ruary 1 on account of scald. 



New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y.: Hard, well 

 colored, No. 1; picked November 5, 1902, stored November 15; March 14, firm, 

 no decay or scald; May 1, 1903, soft, considerable decay, no scald. 



George T. Powell, Ghent, Columbia County, N. Y.: Half red, No. 1; picked < >cto- 

 ber 16, 1902, stored October 19; held in prime condition until April 1, L903; no 

 rot or scald; after February 1 the light side of the fruit would scald badly within 

 forty-eight hours after removal from storage. 



This variety unless highly colored is one of the worst to scald after midwinter. 



Walbridge. 



(i. G. Hitchings, South Onondaga, Onondaga County, N. Y.: Large, well colored, 



No. 1; picked October 7, 1902, stored October 12; in good commercial condition 



until February 1, 1903, when scald began to develop. Fruit picked in 1901 kept 



in similar condition. Commercial limit February 1 to 15. 

 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Penobscot County, Me.: Hard. 



medium sized, No. 1; picked October 7, 1901, stored October 24; March 11. 1902, 



firm, no scald or rot; commercial limit May 1, after which scald and decay 



appeared. 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College Experiment Station. Amherst, Hampshire 



County, Mass.: Hard, poorly colored, fair, No. 1; picked October 13, 1902. stored 



October 15; May 1, 1903, hard, no rot or scald. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. V.: Hard, green, 



fair, No. 1; picked October 12, 1901, stored < tctober 21 ; after March 15. 1902, the 



fruit softened and much of it became mealy. 

 This variety often ripens unevenly and becomes mealy and discolored in flesh 



while the skin is bright in color 



