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solution and in pure water. These fruits absorbed the solutions 

 readily as the depression data following the table will show. The 

 following table gives the result of freezing these fruits: 



Table 9. Showing Effect of Absorbed Solutions on Hardi- 

 ness OF Blossoms and Young Fruits on Twigs. 



Kind of Fruit 



Twigs containing very 

 young Rareripe 

 peaches 



Twigs containing very 

 young Rareripe 

 peaches 



Twigs containing very 

 young Rareripe 

 peaches 



Twigs containing very 

 young Rareripe 

 peaches 



Twigs containing 

 young Hiley 

 peaches 



Twigs containing 

 young Hiley peaches 



Twigs containing 

 Lewis peaches 



Twigs containing 

 Lewis 

 peaches 



Twigs containing 

 Lewis peaches 



Twigs containing 

 Lewis peaches 



Twigs containing 

 Bernard 

 peaches 



Twigs containing 

 Bernard peaches. ... 



Twigs containing 

 Bernard peaches. ... 



Twigs containing open 

 Rome Beauty apple 

 blossoms 



Twigs containing open 

 Rome Beauty apple 

 blossoms 



Twigs containing open 



, Rome Beauty apple 



C. blossoms 



Treatment 



Water 



23 hrs 



20% Cane 



sugar 



23 hrs 



10% 

 Glycerine 



23 hrs... . . 



Fresh from 



tree 



10% 

 Glycerine 



20 hrs 



Fresh from 



tree 



Water 



21 hrs 



10% 



Glycerine 



21 hrs 



Wilted 



6 hrs 



Fresh from 



tree 



10% 



Glycerine 



22 hrs 



Wilted 



5 hrs 



Fresh from 

 tree 



20% Cane 

 sugar solu- 

 tion 20 hrs 

 1,10% 



Glycerine 

 20 hrs 



Fresh from 

 tree 



Date 



Apr. 28,'13 



Apr. 28,'13 



Apr. 28/13 



Apr. 28,'13 



May 1/13 

 May 1,'13 

 May 17/13 



May 17/13 

 May 17/13 

 May 17/13 



May 21/13 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



Number 



of 



Fruits 



May 21/13 

 May 1/13 

 May 1/13 

 May 1/13 



-5 



-5 



-5 



-5 



-4 

 -4 



-4 



-4 

 -4 



-4 



-4.2 



May 21/13 -4.2 



-4.2 

 -4 

 -4 

 -4 



56 



77 



51 



69 



65 

 76 

 22 



35 

 22 

 23 



51 



53 

 34 



96 



108 



83 



Percent- 

 age 

 Killed 



55.3 



29.7 



11.8 



49.3 



1.5 



1.3 



45.5 



11.4 



45.5 

 43.5 



13.7 

 69.8 

 61.8 



15.6 



13.8 



40.0 



