CHAPTER Xn. 



RIPENING AND PRESERVING FRUITS. 



CHAJttGES DURIHO THE PROCESS OF BIFENTNG — AOTfTTAI,S BIPEN THEIR 

 IfBUIT AOT) DIE — FEKEITNIALS HATE AH ACCUMULATION OJ 

 STRENOTH — TOUNO PLAUT8 OFTEN PAIL TO PERFECT THEIR PBDIT 



— THE NECESSITY FOB THINNING — ALTERNATE CROPS OF FRUIT 

 FAVOR THE ACCUMULATION — CHANGES IN CONDITION OF PERICARP 



— GREEN FRUITS APPROPRIATE CARBON — GITE OFF CARBONIC ACID 

 AS THBT RIPEN — COMPOSITION OF RIPE SUCCULENT FRUITS —FOR- 

 MATION OP SUGAR — INFLUENCE OP LIGHT, OF EXCESSIVE MOIS- 

 TURE — TESTS OF RIPENESS — CHANGES AFTER SEPARATION DEPEND 

 UPON OXIDATION — TIME REQUIRED FOR BIFENINO — FROM BLOS- 

 SOMING — BLOSSOMS RENDERED ABORTIVE BY TOO HIGH T^MPERA- 

 TUBB — TREES ARE ABORTIVE FROM EXCESSIVE WOOD-GROWTH — 

 EXFEBIENOB REQUIRED TO JUDGE OF RIPENESS — PBACTICAL TEST 



— OATHEBma — SOME MATURE ON THE TREE; OTHERS, PLUCKED 

 PRBMATUBELT, WILL BIPEN — EFFECTS ON EXEPING QUALITIES — 

 SELECT PINE WBATHEB — EANDLINO — PACKING — THE GATHEBINO 

 BAG — WHY BED APPLES ABE PBEFEBBED. 



FBESBBTATION LOW TEHFEBATUBE AND DRYNESS, BUT AVOIDINO 



FBOST AND DESICCATION — COVBBINO IN PILES — THE BAIL PEN 

 WITH 8TBAW — THE CIDER HOUSE — THE CELLAR — PAOKINa IN 

 BARBELS — SWEATING — WAXY OOATINO TO BE PBBSEBVED — FBUIT- 

 BOOMS — PLANS — NYCE'S PATENT. 



RiFENixa Peuits. — Having succeeded in bringing our 

 trees into a productive condition, we now come to a period 

 of their history which is possessed of great interest to the 

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