3° THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



added that it probably would not keep very long after being 

 opened at Buffalo. President Piatt also gave the same opinion 

 when he saw it unloaded at the Exposition, judging from the 

 A^ery ripe odor given off at that time. We were all wrong. After 

 shipping and restoring in cold house, then getting out again 

 wdien needed, all kinds stood up well, two weeks at least, and 

 some much longer. Some showed a scalded surface w'hen first 

 opened, notably the green varieties ; R. I. Greening perhaps the 

 worst. Roxbury Russet came out in practically the same condi- 

 tion as when stored, but soon began to shrivel. But Baldwin, 

 Sutton, Ben Davis, Red Canada and Newtown Pippin all lasted 

 from four to six weeks ; some of the last remained on the tables 

 from June i8th to September ist. New York, Illinois and 

 Missouri had 1900 apples on the tables throughout the whole 

 exhibition, the first several kinds and the others two or three. 

 New York made an interesting comparison of varieties by plac- 

 ing a barrel of each on the same table and noting the lasting 

 qualities under the same treatment. Baldwin, Ben Davis, Eso- 

 pus Spitzenberg and Yellow Bellflower, were still well repre- 

 sented when I saw them five weeks later. All of which goes 

 to show that chemical cold storage of fruits is a success and 

 that fruit so stored will readily keep till disposed of. Cold 

 storage fruits will in the future be very prominent in pomologi- 

 cal exhibitions. Had I the same work to do again, I should 

 not hesitate to put up all our late fall apples to exhibit at least 

 at the opening of the exhibition, only taking pains to pick early 

 and store at once. The New York people wall be able to make 

 a full report as to the general keeping qualities of many of 

 our prominent varieties. I regretted to learn' that Wagener 

 was among those that tended to scald. I believe even the small 

 farmer can get much benefit from cold storage as now carried on. 

 A great deal has been said at different times about the differ- 

 ence in quality and color of the same varieties grown in differ- 

 ent sections. There was a fine opportunity to study the matter 

 at the Exposition. I must say, when the varieties came from 

 places wdiere they were grown largely, that idea was mostly a 

 myth. There were at one time Elberta peaches from Ontario, 

 Michigan, New York and Connecticut ; at another Baldwin 

 apples from the same sections as well as other prominent kinds. 

 I doubt if any one after a most thorough inspection could have 



