126 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BoTANY OF THE 
TABLE I.— ConpiTION oF INOCULATED APPLES AND CULTURES AFTER BEING IN 
Fungus. 
Alternaria sp. 
Bitter rot, 
Glomerella 
rufomaculans. 
Black rot, 
Spheropsis 
malorum., 
Blue mold, 
Penicillium 
glaucum, 
Brown rot, 
Sclerotinia 
fructigena. 
Pink rot, 
Cephalothecium 
roseum., 
Scab, 
Venturia 
inequalis, 
FIRST TEST. 
Growth in apples. 
No growth in any’ of the 
fruits. 
No growth in any of the 
fruits. 
No growth in any of the 
fruits. 
An area of decay more 
than an inch in diam- 
eter has developed at 
every point of inocu- 
lation. 
No growth in any of the 
fruits. 
No growth in any of the 
fruits. 
No experiments with 
fruit. 
Cotp SrorAGE’ Two MonrHs. 
Growth in cultures. 
Slight growth. 
No growth. 
No growth. 
Small growth in all the 
petri dishes. 
No growth. 
No growth. 
Slight growth in the 
dishes and on sugar 
beet plugs. 
The condition of the apples is shown in Plate III, which is a 
reproduction of a photograph made the same day the fruit was 
removed from cold storage. 
After making the notes and the photograph the apples were 
placed in a room where the temperature was about 70° F. during 
the day but somewhat less at night. 
Notes on the progress and 
development of the decay were made on May 16 and 23, the con- 
ditions being as follows: 
