Jan. is, 1921 



Freezing of Fruit Buds 



659 



Table II. — Temperatures produced and percentage of buds killed by artificial freezing 



Kind of fruit. 



Ben Davis apples. 



Number of 

 buds. 



Elberta peaches. 



no 



.935 



, 172 



101 



8i3 



,828 



,490 



28 



127 



, 217 



12 



29 



49 

 40 



33 

 48 



55 

 58 



. 715 



,846 



35 

 675 

 in 

 277 

 361 



5i4 

 380 

 586 



.195 

 189 



372 

 349 

 38 

 22 

 42 

 62 



35 



061 



42 



355 

 749 

 194 



37 

 27 



507 



Development. 



80 



16 



70 

 49 

 78 



Showing color . 

 ....do 



Full bloom 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



...do 



Fruit setting. . 



....do 



do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Showing color. 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



do 



....do 



....do 



...do 



....do 



....do...... 



....do 



Full bloom. . 



....do 



....do 



....do 



...do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



...do 



....do 



....do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Fruit setting. 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



