40 THE APPLES OF NEW YORK. 



for serving at the table. Culinary, cooking or kitchen are ^errns used to 

 indicate that the fruit is suitable for either general or special culinary 

 uses. 



Season. The term season is used to indicate the period during which 

 the variety is in good condition for use. This varies with the same 

 variety in different latitudes. Even in the same location the fruit may 

 ripen later and keep later in some years than in others. Unless other- 

 wise stated the season of winter apples as here given refers to the fruit 

 kept in ordinary fruit houses or in cellars. In cold storage the season 

 may be prolonged several weeks beyond its natural limit. The reader 

 should bear in mind that the manner of handling fruit before it goes into 

 storage has an important influence upon the length of the period during 

 which it will keep in good condition.! 



1 Beach and Clark, Bull. N. Y. Exp. Sta., 2*8:92. 1904. 



