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slowly; but in 1897 the apples began to go down in October, and 
the loss continued at a rather high rate till the close of the 
season. The commercial limit appears to be October. Ordinary 
season for family use October to January or possibly later. 
In the Department cold storage tests, No. 1 fruit from this 
Station was stored September 27 and reached its commercial limit 
January 15, after which the flesh softened; no scald. 
Marpen BuusH (Lady Blush). Fruit of all four seasons was 
tested at the Station. The mean date for storing was September 
20; for average life February 20; and for going out May 3. The 
results were pretty uniform in that the loss was light through the 
fall but in December it began to increase and continued at a 
rather high rate till the fruit was gone. The commercial limit 
appears to be November or early December. Later than this, 
although the fruit may appear sound, it is deficient in quality. 
In the Department cold storage tests, well-colored, No. 1 fruit 
from this Station was stored October 21. After December 15 the 
flesh softened; no scald. 
Storage men report its season as extending to October in cellar 
storage and to November or December in chemical cold storage. 
It does not stand heat well before going into storage and cars. 
should be iced. It goes down quickly. Newhall reports that in 
deteriorating it scalds, loses quality, color and firmness, softens, 
becomes mealy and bursts, while Howes and Graham report that 
it does none of these things. Prisch also remarks that it scalds 
very easily. Howes remarks that it varies greatly in time of 
maturing in different seasons and that the earlier it matures 
the less satisfactory it is as a keeper. Morgan remarks that this 
variety is peculiar in its manner of scalding in that one-half of 
the apple turns almost black. 
Mammoth Blacktwig (see ARKANSAS or PARAGON). 
Mancuester. In the Department cold storage tests small. 
hard, very immature fruit from this Station, stored September 
27, was still hard and immature May 1, and free from scald and 
rot. 
Mann. This is one of the late keeping varieties, ranking about 
with Ben Davis in season. 
In the Station tests 97 specimens were put in storage October 
18, 1895. The average life extended to April 6; and the last fruit 
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