Aug. i6, 1920 



Ripening and Storage of Bartlett Pears 



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Fig. 6. — Acids in Bartlett pears from Suisun, Calif.: Curve i, acid in green fruit when picked from the tree; 

 curve 2, acid in collateral lots after ripening at 70° F. ; curve 3, acid in collateral lots after ripening at 40°; 

 curve 4, acid in collateral lots after ripening at 30". 



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Fig. 7. — Acids in Bartlett pears from Mcdford, Oreg. : Curve i, acid in green fruit when picked from the tree; 

 curve 2, acid in collateral lots after ripening at 70° F. ; curve 3, acid in collateral lots after ripening at 40°; 

 curve 4, acid in collateral lots after ripening at 30°. 



