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discarded by growers. The reports made on these fruits were quite 
detailed, were frequently tabulated for yield, blooming dates, etc., 
so that one variety could be compared with another for these char- 
acters. The varieties which were most promising were frequently 
illustrated. This seems a particularly valuable portion of the work 
owing to the fact that the varieties ‘were -badly mixed. Different 
shipments had been received from abroad and the same variety had 
been sent in under different names; conversely two varieties some- 
times appeared under the same name. The result was great con- 
fusion. Even where errors were found it was almost impossible to 
correct them. None felt able to say which of two'or more names 
might be the correct one in Russia. Consequently-these illustrations 
enabled the growers of Russian varieties to. find out, not if their 
varieties were correct according to name, but if they were the same 
as those which the Station had secured under that name. Later the 
American Pomological Society succeeded in straightening out this 
nomenclature. 
APPLE STORAGE, 
It was not until the Station was over twenty years old that any- 
thing was published on apples outside of what is already mentioned. 
The first record published on apples was on the storing of the 
fruit. The report showed that a complete.and very exhaustive 
study had been made of the subject, a large number of varieties 
having been tested and much information having been secured. by 
correspondence with buyers and storage men. This ‘bulletin is 
written primarily from the standpoint. of. the comparative value of 
different varieties. The varieties were considered for their keep- 
ing qualities both in cold storage and in storage where no re- 
frigeration was used. This comparison seemed particularly valuable 
because both means of keeping apples are used largely in New York. 
The information was published mainly in the form of tables; thus 
it was possible for any grower who desired to run down the list to 
determine within a reasonable limit of error at what time a variety 
might be expected to mature, how long it would keep in marketable 
condition, and a host of lesser points. If any variety had any weak- 
ness which would make it less valuable than it otherwise appeared, 
it was mentioned. Since the fruit house at the Station was quite 
similar to those on many other farms this work could be directly 
applied by all those who stored apples. It was found that the 
length of time a variety would keep depended on several factors: 
