New YorK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 333 
Storage men give the season of this variety as extending in 
cellar storage to February and in chemical cold storage to April. 
It stands heat well before going into storage and goes down grad- 
ually with scalding. 
Winter Banana. AS grown at this Station the season of this 
variety in common storage extends from late November or early 
December till about the first of March, but its safe commercial 
limit would probably not extend much beyond December. 
Storage men give its season in cellar storage as extending to 
December, and in chemical cold storage to April. It stands heat 
well before going into storage and goes down gradually, scalding 
- and losing in quality, color and firmness. 
Wotr River. Fruit of 1896 and ’97 was tested at the Station. 
The average number of fruits stored was 56. The mean date of 
storing was September 13, of average life January 25 and of dis- 
carding last fruits June 12. The rate of loss is high in November 
and December, indicating October as the commercial limit and 
September to December as the season for this variety. Some of 
the fruit may keep later than this apparently in good condition 
but it is deficient in quality. 
In the Department cold storage tests large, bright, No. 1 fruit 
from this Station, stored September 27, was in prime commercial 
condition January 6, and free from rot or scald. 
Storage men report that this variety does not stand heat well 
and goes down quickly. 
YELLOW BeLLFLoweR. Fruit of 1895, ’96 and ’97 was tested at 
the Station. The average number of fruits stored was 107. The 
mean date of storing was October 4, of average life March 7 and 
of discarding of last fruits June 12. There was a difference of 
three months in the average life of the variety in different seasons. 
In 1895 it kept poorly, beginning to decay at a rapid rate as early 
as October and continuing till the season closed. In the other 
years it kept well till February or March then began to decay 
rapidly. Commercial limit January or February. Season Novem- 
ber to April. 
Storage men report this variety to rank between Rhode Island 
Greening and Baldwin as a keeper. Its season is reported as 
extending in cellar storage to January and in chemical cold stor- 
age to March. It does not stand heat well before going into 
