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In regard to the special case before us, we can only say further, 

 that if the fruit is as good in quality as the Concord, the owner 

 has stumbled on a fortune ; and the sooner he commences to prop- 

 agate from that branch, the better. All this is, of course, su]3posing 

 that the branch is in a perfectly natural condition. Very large 

 berries have been obtained by gardeners taking off a ring of bark, 

 or by — which is the same thing — allowing a wire of a label to grow 

 into the wood ; but as "three or four years" is given as a succes- 

 sive period for the large fruit, we take it for granted that the 

 statement is made in good faith, that the branch is in a natural 

 condition. — Ed. G. M. 



MAEKETING. 



COLD FOE SHIPPING FRUIT. 



T. S. Whitman stated some interesting facts to the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Nova Scotia, in connection with the effect 

 of cold and heat on apples for shipment. A steamer was loaded m 

 the winter at a time when the weather was very cold, and the 

 temperature of the hold of the vessel was down as low as 26 

 degrees. Snow and frost were seen in the hold, as 6,300 barrels 

 were placed in it for the London market. The cargo reached Lon- 

 don in better condition than any other sent from there, and sold on 

 an average at five and a half dollars a barrel. At other times, 

 apples have been taken out of a temperature of 30 degrees, and 

 placed in one ranging from 50 to 60 degrees. The fruit was thus 

 seriously injured, and thousands of barrels were thus lost. Vessels 

 will he constructed expressly for the trade, and to prevent such 

 disasters. An apple warehouse at Annapolis held 9,000 barrels in 

 winter, when the temperature did not vary one degree from 32 all 

 winter, and kept the fruit in perfect condition. The floor was dry, 

 and the house was dark. — Country Gentleman. 



PACKING FRUIT FOR CONVEYANCE. 



We find the following sound directions for packing grapes for 

 railway conveyance, in Gardening Illustrated, the same principles 

 applying to packing all other fruits, as no kind can go safely long 



