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Table 18. Showing Effect of Wilting of Plant Tissue on 

 Its Resistance to Cold (Fruits). 



Material 



Date 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture 



Number 



of 

 Fruits 



Percent- 

 age 

 Killed 



Per- 

 cent- 

 age 

 Weight 

 Lost 



PEACHES 



Elberta Seedling, turgid 



Elberta Seedling, wilted on 



twig 



Elberta Seedling, wilted 3J-£ 



hrs. detached 



Lewis, fresh 



Lewis, wilted 6 hrs. on twig. . . 



Early Bernard, turgid 



Early Bernard, wilted 5 hrs. 



on twig 



APPLES 



Jonathan, turgid 



Jonathan, wilted on twig 



Jonathan, wilted detached .... 



Jonathan, turgid 



Jonathan, wilted on twig 6 hrs, 



Salome, turgid 



Salome, wilted on twig 



CHERRIES; 



Dyehouse, turgid 



Dyehouse, wilted 5 hrs. on 

 twig 



May 24,'13 



May 24,'13 



May 24,' 13 

 May 19/13 

 May 19,'13 

 May 21,'13 



May 21,'13 



May 24,'13 

 May 24/13 

 May 24/13 

 May 19,'13 

 May 19/13 

 June 12/13 

 June 12/13 



May 21/13 

 May 21/13 



-4 



-4 



-4 

 -4 

 -4 

 -4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4 



-4. 



-4. 



-4 

 -4 



21 



29 



29 

 23 

 22 

 34 



S3 



23 

 29 

 26 

 19 



37 

 IS 

 12 



38 

 56 



Average percentage of fruits killed, fresh , 



Average percentage of fruits killed, wilted on twig. 



61.9 



17.2 



24.2 

 43. S 

 45.5 

 61.8 



69.8 



56. S 

 83.8 

 65.4 

 68.4 

 86.5 

 46.7 

 50.0 



39.5 



21.4 



54.0 

 53.5 



27.6 



4.0 



2.0 



3.4 



