4 BULLETIN 1133, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Table 1. — Average and extreme freezing points of fruits 



Fru't and varieties 



Temperatures (° F.) 



Aver- 

 age 



Apples, summer varieties: 

 Yellow Transparent.. 



Ked Astrachan 



Early Ripe 



Red June 



Sweitzer 



Shoemaker 



Benoni 



Early Joe 



Martha (crab) 



Average (not in- 

 cluding the crab 

 apple) 



27.72 



28.58 

 29.18 

 29.59 

 27.38 

 28.46 

 28.83 

 27.81 

 26.70 



Apples, fall and winter j 

 varieties, eastern grown:: 



Baldwin 



Ben Davis 



Delicious [ 



Grimes | 



Jonathan 



Paragon 



Rambo \ 



Stayman Winesap 



Winesap I 



Yellow Newtown 



York Imperial 



29.04 

 28.61 

 28.48 

 28.97 

 28.22 

 28.50 

 28.55 

 28.51 

 28.23 

 28.00 

 28.34 



Average. 



J 28.49 



Apples, fall and winter 

 varieties, western grown 



Delicious 



Gano 



Grimes 



Jonathan 



Rome Beauty 



Esopus (Spitzenberg) 

 Winesap 



Average 



Cherries: 



Early Richmond 



Montmorency 



St. Medard.... 



Royal Nouville 



Gloire de France 



Meeker 



Bigarreau (unknown 

 variety) 



28.36 

 28.55 

 28.60 

 28.35 

 28.92 

 28.69 

 28.24 



28.53 



Average 



Grapes: 



American varieties — 



New Concord 



Ambrosia 



Dracut Amber. .. 



Moores Early 



Captivator 



Campbell (black) 

 Mericadel 



Extremes 



Mini- 

 mum 



27.94 

 28.10 

 28.09 

 28.16 

 27.65 



27.83 



28.39 

 28.21 

 27.88 

 28.28 

 27.86 

 27.96 

 28.54 



Average 



European varieties- 

 Malaga 



Emperor 



Average 



Oranges: 



Temple 



Pineapple 



Florida Seedling... 

 Washington Navel . 



24.60 

 24.60 



28.64 

 27.72 

 28.20 

 28.42 



27.29 

 28.25 

 28.82 

 29.29 

 27.32 

 27.93 

 28.49 

 27.60 

 26.62 



28.84 

 28.21 

 28.16 

 28.82 

 27.79 

 28.45 

 28.34 

 28.02 

 27.93 

 27.80 

 28.10 



28.22 



27.98 

 28.26 

 28.26 

 28.02 

 28.72 

 28.26 

 27. 93 



28.20 



27.60 

 27.79 

 27.60 

 27.95 

 27.37 

 26.76 



27.83 



27.56 



27.93 

 27.83 

 27.77 

 28.15 

 27.14 

 27.77 

 28.40 



27.85 



24.60 

 24.10 



28.34 

 27.60 

 28.10 

 2S.30 



Maxi- 

 mum 



28.16 

 28.70 

 29.47 

 29.71 

 27.41 

 28.03 

 29.00 

 28.49 

 26.76 



>.62 



29.43 

 28.96 

 29.10 

 29.05 

 28.69 

 28.55 

 28.90 

 28.91 

 28.72 

 28.20 

 28.50 



28.82 



29.05 

 29.05 

 28.72 

 29.38 

 29.05 

 28.35 



28.35 

 28.58 

 28.58 

 28.50 

 28.21 

 27.69 



27.83 



28.25 



28.63 

 28.10 

 28.62 

 28.05 

 28.00 

 28.54 



28. 37 



24. SO 

 24.76 



28.82 

 27.83 

 28.43 

 28. 68 



Fruit and varieties 



Temperatures (° F.) 



Aver- 



Oranges — Continued. 

 Valencia (California) 

 Satsuma (Owari va- 

 riety) 



Average 



Peaches (hard ripe) : 



Belle. 



Elberta 



Stevens 



Edgemont. 

 Williams... 



Bilyeu 



Smock 



Salwey 



Hiley 



Carman 



Champion. 



Average- 

 Plums: 



Burbank... 

 Wickson... 

 Tragedy... 

 Red June.. 



Average- 



Strawberries: 



American 



Big Late 



Big Joe 



Brandywine 



Chesapeake 



Dunlap 



Excelsior 



Early Ozark 



Early Jersey Giant... 



Gandy 



Glen Mary... .• 



Howard 17 (Premier) 



Hustler 



Klondike 



Kellog (K e 1 1 o g' s 



Pride) 



Late Jersey Giant 



Lupton 



Rewastico— 



Stevens 



Sample 



Superb 



Twilley 



27.01 

 28.18 



28.03 



29.82 

 29.72 

 •28.65 

 29.40 

 29.56 

 28.90 

 29.28 

 29.57 

 30.02 

 29.57 

 29.06 



29.41 



29.26 

 29.53 

 27.21 

 28.13 



28.53 



Average. 



Blackberries: 



Jumbo 



Eldorado 



Crystal White 



Logan (Loganberry) 



Raspberries: 



Ranere (St. Regis, 



red) 



Columbia (black) . . . 



Cranberries: 



Searl 



Gebhart Beauty 



Mammoth 



Metallic... 



Chipman... 



Perry Red 



Early Black 



McFarlin 



Shaw's Success 



Howes 



Pride 



Wales Henry 



29.70 

 30.03 

 29.98 

 29.96 

 30.29 

 29.82 

 29.94 

 29.82 

 29.82 

 29.24 

 30.08 

 30.23 

 30.48 

 29.59 



30.13 

 30.25 

 28.84 

 30.05 

 30.18 

 30.38 

 30.46 

 29.22 



29.93 



29.09 

 29.21 

 28.40 

 29.51 



30.41 

 28.76 



28.20 

 26.30 

 26.70 

 25.60 

 26.89 

 27.93 

 28.10 

 29.02 

 25.03 

 28.24 

 27.05 

 28. 70 



Extremes 



Mini- 

 mum 



29.50 

 29.43 

 28.25 

 29.30 

 29.10 

 28.35 

 29.05 

 29.10 

 29.90 

 29.30 

 28.73 



29.09 



29.05 

 29.19 

 26.76 

 27.79 



28. 20 



29.66 

 29.25 

 29.78 

 29.85 

 29.94 

 29.24 

 29.28 

 29.66 

 29.43 

 28.85 

 29.53 

 29.58 

 30.41 

 29.28 



29.78 

 30.13 

 28.82 

 30.03 

 29.37 

 29.63 

 29.85 

 28.96 



29.56 



28.71 

 28.76 

 28.12 

 29.32 



30.12 

 28.24 



27.93 

 26.00 

 26.40 

 24.80 

 26.01 

 26.62 

 27.64 

 28.38 

 24.62 

 27.50 

 26.57 

 27.92 



Maxi- 

 mum 



27.60 

 28.68 



27.86 | 28.34 



30.28 

 30.00 

 28.90 

 29. .50 

 30.00 

 28.96 

 29.57 

 29.80 

 30.24 

 29.95 

 29.95 



29.74 



29.80 

 29.75 

 27.41 

 28.44 



28. S5 



29.75 

 30.05 

 30.19 

 30.36 

 30.32 

 29.99 

 30.04 

 30.13 

 30.22 

 29.55 

 30.16 

 30.38 

 30.60 

 29.90 



30.48 

 30.26 

 29.10 

 30.13 

 30.42 

 30.48 

 30.81 

 29.53 



30.13 



29.30 

 29.54 

 28.63 

 29.75 



30.50 

 28.79 



28.44 

 26.60 

 26.90 

 25.80 

 27.36 

 28.05 

 28.71 

 29.45 

 25.74 

 28.43 

 27.73 

 28.00 



