Bul. 587, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE IV 
R.C STEADMAN DEL. A.HOEN &CO. 
ROME BEAUTY APPLES OF THE SAME STAGE OF MATURITY AS THOSE SHOWN IN 
PLATEII, AFTER HAVING BEEN HELD SIX MONTHS IN COLD STORAGE 
AT A TEMPERATURE OF 32° F, 
No loss of color or discoloration, but the deepening of the yellow in the ground color due 
to progress of the ripening process, is shown in the upper figure. 
The cross section of the fruit, shows no discoloration, but rather an increase in the yellow 
tint in the flesh, characteristic of the maturing of the variety. 
(From Yearbook U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture, 1916.) 
