296 TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY REPORT. 
October being commonly regarded as favorable for the keeping of 
fruit. The kind of growing season that is most favorable is not 
generally agreed upon. “ Various fungus diseases are much worse 
some seasons than others.” On account of the presence of these 
decay germs it is deemed advisable to get the fruit into storage and 
have it thoroughly chilled as soon as possible, as this treatment re- 
tards the development of the germs. Various kinds of deteriora- 
tion may precede decay in cold storage. These are scald, loss of 
quality, change of color, loss of firmness, becoming bitter in skin, 
shriveling, becoming mealy and bursting. A list of those varieties 
most susceptible to each of these weaknesses is given, also a list of 
those which go down very quickly in storage. ‘“ Varieties differ 
greatly in endurance of heat after having been picked and before 
going into storage.’ Summer and fall varieties are most affected 
in this respect and late keeping varieties least. Directions are given 
for the handling of each variety so as to get best results. 
“THE APPLES OF NEW YORK.” 
Shortly after the publication of Bulletin 248 on the keeping of 
apples in storage, the horticultural department commenced prepara- 
tion of the most ambitious work ever attempted by this department, 
possibly by any Station. This was the publication of the two- 
volume work entitled “The Apples of New York.” It is by all odds 
the most thorough work of its kind ever published in America. In 
fact it is not probable that any individual or association. of indi- 
viduals would ever consider it profitable to attempt such a work, all 
such endeavors being tacitly left to the province of the common- 
wealth. The expense was supplied by a specific legislative appropria- 
tion which provided for the printing of 19,000 copies of each volume. 
This work? is the culmination of over twenty years of investiga- 
tion, the studies really coinciding with the history of the Station. 
It is a summary of all the notes made and information gathered on 
the subject of apple growing since the horticultural department of 
the Geneva Station was established. As has already been indicated, 
from time to time the behavior of various varieties in the Station 
orchards had been reported in the annual reports; but the work as 
a whole had never been brought together and summarized. The 
collection of varieties referred to was started by Professor Goff in 
* The Apples of New York, in 2 volumes, by Beach, Booth and Taylor, 
Rpt. 22:pt.' 2° (1903). 
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