272 Report oF THE HortTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
well colored on the tree, fades in the barrel to a distinctly gray 
color, materially lessening its market value.” (Britton.) 
The following varieties are reported as either eventually liable 
to lose in color in storage, or to lack the improvement in color 
when kept in cold storage which they commonly show in cellar 
storage: 
Canada Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, 
Cooper Market, Ridge, 
Gano, Rome, 
Grimes, St. Lawrence, 
Hubbardston, Smith Cider, 
Lady, Wagener, 
Maiden Blush, Walbridge, 
Minkler, Winesap, 
Missouri Pippin, Winter Banana, 
Peck Pleasant, York Imperial. 
VARIETIES LOSING IN FIRMNESS IN GOING. DOWN IN STORAGE. 
Most varieties lose in firmness before going down in storage. 
The following have been particularly mentioned as having this 
fault: 
Black Gilliflower, Peck Pleasant, 
Blue Pearmain, | Perry Russet, 
Canada Baldwin, Pewaukee, 
Domine, Plumb Cider, 
Esopus Spitzenburg, Pumpkin Sweet, 
Fallawater, Rambo, 
Fall Orange, Ridge, 
Fall Wine, Rome, 
Gano, Roxbury, 
Gideon, St. Lawrence, 
Gravenstein, Shiawassee, 
Grimes, ° Smith Cider, 
Haas, Stark, 
Hubbardston, Wagener, 
Jacobs Sweet, Walbridge, 
Keswick, Wealthy, 
Lady, Winter Banana, 
Lady Sweet, Wolf River, 
Minkler, Yellow Bellflower. 
Missouri Pippin, 
