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iety be hurried into storage at once than the average variety. To 
bring the best price Rhode Island Greenings must be green in 
color and free from yellow or any blush. 
Risston (Ribston Pippin). Possibly equal to Tompkins King 
as a keeper. Season according to storage men, in cellar storage 
till November and in chemical cold storage till February. It 
stands heat before going into storage fairly well but goes down 
rather quickly though not dangerously so. 
Rivce (Ridge Pippin). The account given in Bulletin 248 under 
this name should be credited to Ribston. Since Bulletin 248 was 
published it has been discovered that among some fruit dealers 
the name Ridge Pippin is a trade synonym for Ribston and was 
so used in the correspondence upon which the statement con- 
cerning Ridge Pippin was based. The true Ridge Pippin is a 
very late keeping apple. 
RoMAN Srem. Reports on this variety differ widely. Graham 
reports that it keeps well. Season in chemical cold storage till 
April 15. Newhall reports that it is a poor keeper, with season 
’ in chemical cold storage till January and in common storage till 
November. 
Rome (Rome Beauty). This is reported to be one of the best 
keepers grown. According to Graham it scalds if picked too 
green but if left on the tree until it gets its color it is free from 
this and other undesirable peculiarities which so often precede 
decay. This variety, the report continues, will stand hard usage. 
Tests were made at the Station all four seasons. The average 
number of fruits stored was 96. The mean date of storing was 
October 14, of average life April 27 and of decay of last specimens 
June 25. Results were quite uniform and indicate March as the 
commercial limit of this variety. The fruit kept well until May 
when it went down rapidly. 
In the Department cold storage tests, hard, light-colored, No. 1 
fruit from this Station, stored November 15, 1902, was firm and 
sound March 14. Fruit picked in 1901 was in good commercial 
condition until May 1. 
Graham reports its season in chemical cold storage as until 
July 1, “but we have held it until August 4 in ice storage with 
practically no shrinkage.” According to Newhall this variety 
ranks between Rhode Island Greening and Baldwin in keeping 
