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smaller quantity of the best varieties tliau large cousig-nments of 

 sorts not so suitable. * The London buyers are very conservative, and 

 will only pay a good price for varieties that are well known in the 

 market as of the best quality. 



Pears for Export. 



In the -luly number of the Journal appears a report from Mr. •)• 

 M. Sinclair regarding the best pears for the English market. He 

 mentions the variety Doyenne du Cornice as being largely shipped 

 from California. This is a pear of the very finest quality, but in 

 Victoria it is a very poor bearer, and as a commercial pear not worth 

 growing. The writer has had several trees of this variety in his 

 orchard for many years, but has never obtained a crop from them. 



Pears for export are best packed in trays in single layers. The 

 most successful consignments last year from Harcourt were packed in 

 trayS; and Mr. J. B. Thomas, of Covent Garden, reports "that it was 

 the most satisfactory system of packing pears that had come under 

 his notice," and advised future consignments to be packed in the same 

 manner. The size of the trays, inside measurements, is 8 inches by 

 14 inches by 18^ inches; three trays are placed one on top of the 

 other and fastened together at each end by two cleats, the lid is then 

 nailed on, and the whole forms a neat package about the size of the 

 usual export case. Winter Nelis packed in this way sold for 10s. 6d, 

 per tray, 35 fruits in each tray, last season in Covent Garden. 



