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DITISIOy OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Progeny of the Poorest Bearing Wealthy Tree. 



Progeny of the Heaviest and Most Eegular Bearing Wealthy Tre-e. 



KEEPING TEST OF SOME COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF APPLES. 



The following table gives in a brief manner the results of keeping tests with a 

 number of commercial varieties of apples. As it is often necessary to know the 

 average length of season of a variety together with its keeping qualities, this table 

 should prove quite useful. Throughout this test notes were taken from week to week 

 on the condition of the fniit, and as soon as the variety was seen to be past condition 

 the test was discontinued for that particular variety, as its season was Considered to 

 be over. The last column gives the average length of season for each variety tested, 

 while the preceding column gives an idea of the keeping qualities of the variety 

 during the time it should remain in good eating condition. These apples were kept in 

 a cool rather dry cellar such as any private person might have. The temperature 

 averaged about 38° F. during the winter. The fruit was in open baskets, there being 

 usually 50 specimens of each variety. 



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