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in the cold air. It is safe to take chances even 

 with heavy frosts, for the cold would have to be 

 quite severe to cool the cellar sufficiently to do 

 damage in a single night. 



" By giving close attention to cooling and aera- 

 tion I am able to keep my apples much better than 

 I could in the old days when I had but one cellar. 

 However, I have observed, and have found by ex- 

 perience, that only certain varieties of apples will 

 keep well. The most careful handling will not 

 keep the fall apples very long. Most of these are 

 gone long before Christmas, and what few remain 

 seem to have lost a good deal of their flavor. 



" Therefore, my advice is to get rid of the fall 

 apples as soon as possible, and put all the effort 

 into keeping the winter apples. Some of the winter 

 apples improve with keeping, and it is not unusual 

 to have apples in March that appear of better flavor 

 than they were in the fall." 



DWARF APPLES 



The culture of dwarf apples commercially has not 

 been undertaken to any large extent in our coun- 

 try. For many years, however, dwarfs have been 

 grown in private gardens on country estates where 

 a few choice apples of high quality were desired. 

 Interest has been awakened in trees of a low form, 

 which may be more readily reached for pruning 

 and gathering of the fruit. One reason for the in- 

 creasing interest in dwarf apple trees is the demand 

 for more high grade fruit. As at present grown 

 and handled on standard trees, there is a too small 

 proportion of fine apples, such as are in demand 

 by the best trade. 



