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of tho oxppriments are veiy encourauino- in that some of the packao-es 

 arii\x'fl ill exceUciit condition. A few of the fruits were forwarded 

 to Washinofton, D. ("., and were there pronounced by experts to be 

 very tine in tiavor. It was. unfortunately, late in the season b(>fore 

 arranireinents could he completed for luakinj;- the shipment, and the 

 fruit, being- rather too far advanced, the chances were decidedly against 

 its an-ival in good condition. At the same time that the shipment 

 was made a few packages of the fruit were placed in cold storage in 

 Honolulu. 



The results of these experiments, while not conclusive. i)oint to a 

 decided advantage to be derived from placing (he fruits in cold storage 

 as soon as possible after gathering. The rii)cning process soon begins, 

 especially with fruit which has })een rather too long on the trees, and 

 once under wa\' it is difficult to arrest it. 



The matter of correct storage temperatures for these and other 

 tropical fruits is one which must yet be workjnl out. It is quite pos- 

 sible that liighei: temperatures than those used for temperate zone 

 fruits would be a distinct advantage. The fi-uits which were kept in 

 the ice house in Honolulu were preserved in good condition and 

 retained their Havor api)arently unimpaired for some time after the 

 shipment arrived in New York, .\fter ))eing k('i)t for many weeks, 

 the first signs of deteiioration were n)anifest in a darkened color of 

 the tiesh and loss of flavor, though the fruit remained solid. Hence 

 it is quite possible that higher temperatures would prove more 

 successful. 



In the matter of packages it seems probable that small forms are 

 preferable. Some of the fruits in the New York shipment were 

 placed in individual sections, such as are used for the packing of glass 

 jelly jars, but no advantage was apparent from this method. The 

 test, however, was not exhaustive enough to ))e conclusive. 



CITRUS FRUITS. 



Over 00,000 dollars' worth of citrus fruits are imported annually in 

 the Hawaiian Islands, a territory which affords a congenial home for 

 almost all the species of citrus. To aid those who would grow these 

 fruits, either in the liome garden or on a commercial scale, a study has 

 been made of the local conditions relative to this culture and a bulletin 

 (No. 9) treating of tlie subject has been published. Experimental work 

 has been conmienced to determine the merits of different stocks for 

 use in propagating oranges, lemons, limes, and pomelos under Hawaiian 

 conditions. 



There are several Hawaiian seedlings of oranges, pomelos, and limes 

 which are of sufficient merit to warrant their perpetuation by budding. 



