. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. STORAGE STORAGE 1729 mean-s or by ice, cold storaj^u can only be accomplished by maintaining a de- sired temperature over a long period. In order to secure this, the compart- ments in which the products for storage are to be held must be as perfectly in- sulated from outside heat as possible. Successful experim
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. STORAGE STORAGE 1729 mean-s or by ice, cold storaj^u can only be accomplished by maintaining a de- sired temperature over a long period. In order to secure this, the compart- ments in which the products for storage are to be held must be as perfectly in- sulated from outside heat as possible. Successful experimental refrigeration by mechanical means was accomplished as early as the middle of the eighteenth century, but no successful commercial application of cold storage was made un- til after the invention of Lowe's "car- bonic acid" machine in 18G7, although the present growth of the industry is due to the invention of the ammonia compression machine by Professor Carl Linde in 1875. The process was first extensively ap- plied to the preservation of meats, fish, etc., but as early as 1881 the Mechanical Refrigerating Company of Boston opened a cold storage warehouse, which marks the beginning of mechanical refrigera- tion as applied to horticultural products. Other companies were then organized, until now there are about 1,200 refriger- ating plants in the United States, of which about 600 are used mostly for horticultural products. Foreign coun- tries are now following the example of the United States, and London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Paris and other European cities offer facilities for storing such products. In the United States, Chicago is the great center for fruit storage, single firms holding as many as 100,000 barrels a year. Apples are the principal storage fruit, good winter sorts holding their form, color and flavor better than any other commercial fruit when held for long periods in cold storage. Another reason why the apple is a favorite in cold storage is that
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