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was discarded July 24. From November to April the rate of 
loss was moderate; after that it was high, indicating that the 
commercial limit is March or April for this variety. 
In the Department cold storage tests small, hard, grassy green 
fruit from this Station, stored October 11, was still hard and 
green and free from rot or scald May 1. In a test of this variety 
at the same time from W. T. Mann, Niagara county, fruit grown 
on clay soil was greener and less attractive at the end of the 
season than fruit grown on sandy soil. 
Cold storage men report the season of this variety as extending 
in cellar storage to February or March and in chemical cold 
storage to March or May. According to Hart it stands heat 
about like the average variety, but Shuttleworth says it is one 
of the best in this respect. It goes down gradually, scalding 
somewhat. 
Manwarine. In the Department cold storage tests, No 1 fruit 
from this Station, stored October 1, reached its commercial limit 
January 15, after which it decayed badly. 
Maricoutp. At the Station 54 apples were put in storage Octo- 
ber 13, 1897. The average life extended to March 6 and the last 
fruit was discarded June 11. The rate of loss was rather high 
in November and became high again in January, indicating 
November or December as the commercial limit for this variety. 
In the department cold storage tests, immature small fruit from 
this Station, stored October 11, was still very hard and free from 
decay but slightly scalded May 1. 
May Srex-No-FarTHER (Big Romanite of some). An old variety 
not now generally cultivated. Season in cellar storage, accord- 
ing to Graham, until March 1, and in chemical storage May 1. It 
goes down gradually and does not scald badly but the skin 
becomes slightly bitter. 
Meton (Norton Melon). Fruit was stored in 1896 and ’97 at 
the Station. The mean date for storing was October 5; for average 
life March 13; and June 21 when last fruit went out. The results 
are not uniform for the two tests. In 1896 nearly 50 per ct. of 
the fruit had gone by the last of December; the remaining fruit 
went out at a uniformly moderate rate. The crop of 1897 kept till 
the first of February with only 12 per ct. of loss, after which the 
rate of loss was uniform and moderately high until June. Ordi- 
