The change of ascorbic acid and carotene content in spinach, small cabbage, cabbage, tomato and Chinese cabbage during storage had been investigated. When spinach was stored at 11-19℃ for 8 days, 26% of the reduced and 43% of the total ascorbic acid were retained. Spinach, stored at 16-26℃ for 8 days, retained 16% of its reduced and 54% of its total ascorbic acid content and, at 0-2℃ for 23 days, 40% of the former and 46% of the latter. Small cabbage, stored at 18-27℃ for 5 days, retained 65% of its reduced and 73% of its total ascorbic acid content, but when it was stored at 0-2℃ for 8 days, 86% of both was retained.Ascorbic acid was found to be more stable in cabbage and tomato during storage. The retention of the reduced form in these vegetables was over 80% and that of total ascorbic acid over 90% after 5 days' storage at 21-27℃, and no significant loss of ascorbic acid was observed after 14 days' storage at 0-2℃.Loss of ascorbic acid content in the Chinese cabbage after 4 months' storage in Chinese cellar during the winter season of 1955-1956 was about 20%.Percentages of retention of the carotene content in spinach during the storage at different temperatures with different lengths of time were as follows: 80% at 11-19℃ for 8 days, 77% at 16-26℃ for 3 days, and 93% at 0-2℃ for 31 days. Small cabbage retained 60% of its carotene content after 5 days' storage at 18-27℃, and 97% after 8 days at 0-2℃.