New YorK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. ole 
ORNAMENT (Ornament de Table). At the Station fruit was 
stored from the crops of 1896 and ’97. The average number of 
fruits stored was 101. The mean dates were October 10 for stor- 
ing, March 15 for average life and June 22 when last fruits went 
out. Results both seasons were very similar. The loss was mod- 
erately high though variable from November to March, after which 
it became high. Commercial limit early winter. Season Novem- 
ber to May. 
In the Department cold storage tests, small, light-colored fruit 
from this Station, stored September 27, was firm and free from 
scald but was slightly decayed May 1. 
Ostrakorr. At the Station fruit was stored from the crops of 
1896 and ’97. The average number of fruits stored was 104. The 
mean date of storing was September 23, of average life December 
22 and of going out of last specimens April 17. But the average 
life of the crop of 1896 was considerably more than double that 
of the crop of 1897. Moreover specimens kept until June 30 in 
1896, but only until February 2 in 1897, a difference of nearly 4 
months. Both seasons considerable decay appeared in October. 
In 1896 sixty per ct. of the fruit went out by February 1. In 
1898 over one-half went out in October. Evidently this variety 
would be very unsatisfactory in ordinary storage. 
Paracon (Mammoth Blacktwig). In the Department cold 
storage tests hard, green, No. 1 fruit from this Station, stored 
October 21, was firm but badly scalded March 14. May 1 it was 
nearly all scalded but still firm and free from decay. 
Parry WuHite. Fruit of the crops of 1895 and ’96 was tested 
at the Station. The average number of fruits stored was 81. The 
mean date of storing was September 10, of average life October 
25 and of decay of last specimens November 6. Results both 
seasons were quite similar. The test specimens were all or nearly 
all spoiled by October 31. Season September and early October. 
Preacu. At the Station, October 1, 1897, 85 specimens were put 
in storage. Their average life extended to March 2 and the last 
specimens were discarded June 30. The rate of loss was rather 
high in Novernaber and December but moderate through the rest 
of the winter, becoming high again in spring. 
Peck Pleasant. Fruit from the crops of 1895, ’96 and ’97 was 
stored at the Station. The average number of fruits stored was 
