FREEZING TEMPERATURES O 



Table 1. — Average and extreme freezing points of different varieties of certain fruits — 



Continued 



Kind, variety, state of matu- 

 rity, and place where grown 



Aver- 

 age 



Extremes 



j Kind, variety, state of matu- 

 rity, and place where grown 



Aver- 

 age 



Extremes 



Mini- 

 mum 



Maxi- 

 mum 



Mini- 

 mum 



Maxi- 

 mum 



Oranges: 



Washington Xavel, Cali- 

 fornia: 

 Flesh 



°F. 



28.4 

 27.4 

 27.0 

 27.7 

 28.2 

 28.6 



28.3 

 27.4 



°F. 



28.3 

 26.9 

 26.9 

 27.6 

 28.1 

 28.3 



27.9 

 26.9 



°F. 



28.7 

 28.4 

 27.6 

 27.8 

 28.4 

 28.8 



28.9 

 28.1 



Pears— Continued. 



Winter Nelis, hard ripe 



Winter Xelis, soft ripe 



Average, hard ripe 



Average, soft ripe 



Plums: 



Damson, eastern-grown 



Bur bank, California 



Wickson, California 



Tragedy. California 



Red June, eastern-grown.. 



Average 



Raspberries: 



Ranere (St, Regis) 



Latham __ 



Chief 



°F. 



27.2 

 27.5 



°F. 

 27. 1 

 27.1 



°F. 

 27.5 



28.1 



Rind 



27.7 

 27.7 



27.2 

 27. L 



28.0 



Valencia, California, flesh.. 

 Pineapple, Florida, flesh__. 



Seedling, Florida, flesh 



Temple, Florida, flesh 



Valencia, Florida: 



Flesh 



28.2 



25.9 

 29.3 

 29.5 

 27.2 

 28.1 



25.6 

 29.0 

 29.2 

 26.8 



27.8 



26.3 

 29.8 

 29.7 



Rind 



27.4 





28.4 





28.0 

 27.4 



27.8 

 26.9 



28.4 

 28.2 



Average: 

 Flesh 



28.0 



27. 7 



28.3 



Rind 



30.4 

 29.8 

 30.0 

 30.7 



28.8 



30.1 

 29.7 

 29.0 

 30.6 

 28.2 



30.5 

 29.8 

 30. 1 



Peaches, hard ripe: 

 Belle 



29.8 

 29.7 

 28.6 

 29.4 

 29.6 

 28.9 

 29.3 

 29.6 

 30.0 

 29.6 

 29.1 

 28.5 

 29.6 



29.5 

 29.4 

 28.2 

 29.3 

 29.1 

 28.3 

 29.0 

 29.1 

 29.9 

 29.3 

 28.7 

 28.2 

 29.1 



30.3 

 30.0 

 28.9 

 29.5 

 30.0 

 29.0 

 29.6 

 29.8 

 30.2 

 29.9 

 29.9 

 28.7 

 30.1 



29.7 



Elberta... 



Potomac . 



30.9 



Stevens. 



Columbian.. . 



28.8 



Edgemont. . 



Iveraee. . . 





29.9 



29.5 





Williams 





Strawberries: 



Big Late 





Bilveu 



30.0 

 30.0 

 29.9 

 30.0 

 30.3 

 29.8 

 29.8 

 29.9 

 29.2 

 30.1 

 30.2 

 29.6 

 30.1 

 28.8 

 30.3 

 30.4 



29.2 

 29.8 

 29.7 

 29.8 

 29.9 

 29.5 

 29.2 

 29.3 

 2S.8 

 29.5 

 29.6 

 29.3 

 29.8 

 28.8 

 29.6 

 29.6 





Smock. . 



30.0 



Salwey . . 



Joe (Big Joe) 



30.0 



Hiley 



Blakemore 



30.5 



Carman. 



Brandvwine. _ 



30.4 



Champion. ..... . 



Chesapeake 



30.3 



Early Rose 



Dorsett 



30.1 



J.H.Hale 



Dunlap..: 



30.0 







30.0 

 29.5 



Average _ 



29.4 



29.0 



Gandv . 







30.2 

 30.4 



29 9 



Pears: 



Bartlett. hard ripe. 



28.5 

 27.8 

 27.8 

 26.9 

 27.2 

 27.9 

 28.1 



28.1 

 27.2 

 26.9 

 26.4 

 26.7 

 27.8 

 27.6 



28.7 

 28.0 

 28.7 

 27.1 

 27.9 

 28.2 

 28.8 



Howard 17 (Premier) 



Klondike ._ 



Bartlett, soft ripe 



Beurre Bosc, hard ripe 



Kellogg (Kellogg's Pride).. 

 Lupton.. 



30.5 

 29 1 



Anjou, hard ripe ... 



Redheart. . 



30.7 



Anjou, soft ripe. . 



Sample 



30.5 





Average. ... 





Kieffer, soft ripe. 



29.9 



29.5 



30. 1 









1 This product is liable to be injured if stored at temperatures somewhat above its actual freezing point. 

 For a discussion of the proper storage temperature see the following publication: Rose, D. H.. Weight 

 R. C, and Whiteman, T. M. the commercial storage of fruits, vegetables, ant) florists' stocks. 

 U. S. Dept. Agr. Cir. 278, 40 pp. 1941 revised. 



