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distinctly stated if we have g-ot those two things to deal 

 with, or else color should be ignored altogether. 



A Member : The real Rhode Island Greening has a 

 sort of yellowish tinge or blush to it, while the common run 

 of Greening is simply green throughout. I think there are 

 two varieties of Greenings, and that should be noted 

 whether you are going to- call for all of one kind, for all of 

 Rhode Island Greenings, with reddish cheeks, and that pe- 

 culiar yellow tinge, — O'f course, it is not yellow, but a yel- 

 lowish tinge, but it is that that distinguishes it from the 

 other. 



Professor Sears : I think that should be known in 

 advance, so as to give every one a fair opportunity. Of 

 course, there are some three or four different grades or 

 types in Greenings. There is a- very well established dif- 

 ference. In the case of the Rhode Island Greening there 

 is this well-established difference that has been spoken of 

 in the marking and coloTing- of the fruit. And in that case 

 it seems to me you ought tO' recognize that any exhibitor is 

 at the mercy of the judge, who goes along through, looks 

 the fruit over, and throws out some which is undoubtedly 

 very fine fruit, but condemns it because it has not any of this 

 coloring which the judge likes to find on that variety. That 

 is not at all fair to the exhibitor. It ought to be definitely 

 understood in advance. 



The Vice-President: There is time for one more 

 question. 



A Member : I would like to ask Professor Sears a 

 question. Can apples be kept under ordinary farm storage 

 methods and have them come out in as good condition as 

 these apples that we have here on the stage? 



Professor Sears : I think you had better ask that 

 question of someone who knows where these apples came 

 from. I do not know what kind of storage they were kept 

 in. I will say. however, that I have seen ordinary farm 

 storage apples fully as good as these, and which have been 

 kept fully as late. 



