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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 Hil ey 



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 



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. 



M>% 

 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 

 May 21/13 

 May 21/13 



May 1/13 



May 1/13 



May 1/13 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



-5 



-5 



-S 



-S 



-4 

 -4 

 -4 



-4 

 -4 

 -4 



-4.2 

 -4.2 

 -4.2 



-4 



-4 



-4 



Number 



of 



Fruits 



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 



