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F U C 



inc'.cs lonrr, wiih one f'^ot in breadlh and dcp*h. 

 Thcv arc constructed of inch-Jcal, well secured 

 ])v cramps at tl.e comers, having a small iron 

 liliiidle at each end to secure them by. In these, 

 melons, cmranls, cherries, pears, peaches, nec- 

 tarine<, plums, grapes, and otncr similar sorts 

 may be carried, "the heaviest fruit of each sort 

 beiiig put at the bottom, the first sort wrap- 

 ped r.p in soil paper, and all the others, ex- 

 cept the currants and chcrrie?, first in vine- 

 leaves and then soft paper. The other two 

 are conveyed in flat tin boxes, about four- 

 teen inches in length, ten in biCadth, and four 

 in depth. 



In packing them, for the melon', a layer of 

 finemossand short soft dry grass well blended to- 

 eether is placed at the bottom of the deal box, 

 then the melons packed in with it in a tight 

 manner in every direction, choosing them as 

 jiiuch of the same size as possible. When the 

 melons are put in, a thin la\er of moss and 

 grass is placed over them, upon which the 

 tin box having the currants and cherries pack- 

 ed in it by intervening layers of fine dry moss, 

 so as to be quite full, is packed firmly in with 

 grass and moss all round to prevent its moving ; 

 over which another thin layer of moss is spread, 

 and the pears packed in closely in the same manner 

 as the melons, proceedingin the same way with the 

 other fruits, so as to close with the grapes, filling 

 up with moss, so as that the lid of the box may 

 shut down quite tight, and prevent rubbing. 

 Each box should be provided also with a lock, and 

 two keys to serve the whole, one for the packer, 

 and another for the emptier. When the boxes are 

 locked down, they should be well corded. 



In this manner his majesty's fruit i^ sent to 

 diftereiit places, and may be conveyed to any 

 part of the kingdom. When it is only sent 

 a short distance, the moss and boxes should be 

 returned, and be kept weW aired. 



FHUIT-GAHDEN, that sort of garden which 

 is principally planted with trees for the purpose 

 of aflbrding truit of difTcrtnt kinds. The situa- 

 tion of this sort of garden should be warm shel- 

 lerid, and open to the south or south-west, in 

 order that it may enjoy the full benefit of the 

 6un, and of course ripen the fruit in the best 

 and most perfect manner. Sec Garden and 

 OacHAno. 



J'"l!l IT-COOM, an erection constructed for 

 ihe purpose of storing up diflcrent sorts of fruit. 

 Thcv are i'ormed of different dimensions accord- 

 ing to eirciimsiances, being lined v ilh thin 

 boards, and fitted up with shelves, bins, boxes, 

 drawers, and other convenier.eies for the re- 

 ception of fruit; all of which, as well as the 

 floois, should be of while deal, as Mr. Forsyth 



remarks, that -.vhcn red deal is made use of for 

 these purposes, it is liable to trive a dis- 

 agreeable resinous ta-^te to the frui^ and spoil 

 its fiavour: on this account, under other cir- 

 cumstances, he advises coveiing the shelves 

 with catTvass, &€. as mentioned in the preced- 

 ing article. 



FUU IT-TREF., is that which produces eatable 

 fruit, either for the table or culinary uses. 



There are many fruit-trees, fruit-beariiie shrubs 

 and shrubby plants that ripen their fruit pcr- 

 lectly in this climate, with their several species, 

 and numerous varieties : the principal sorts of 

 which are those of the almond kind, as the al- 

 mond, peach, and nectarine trees ; the plum sort, 

 containing dificrent kinds of plum, apricot, and 

 cherry trees , the ptar kind, comprehending va- 

 rious sorts of pear, apple, and quince-trees ; 

 the vine, containing many sorts of grape-trees ; 

 the fig, comprehending nianv sorts of fi£:-trees ; 

 the several sorts of medlar-trees ; the different 

 kinds of mulberry-trees; the chesnut and wal- 

 nut-trees; the common nut kind, contalnino- 

 many sorts of filberts and other nut-trees ; the 

 currant-, goosberry-, and raspberry-trees, with 

 many others ; the nature and management of 

 each of which will be fully explained under their 

 respective genera. 



FUCHSIA, a genus comprehending plants of 

 the flowery exotic kind, for the stove. 



It belongs to the class and order Octavdria 

 Monogynia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Onagrce. 



The characters are: that the calyx is a onc- 

 leafed perianthium, funnel-fbrm, coloured, su- 

 perior, deciduous : tube ovate at the base, con- 

 tracted above it, then gradually widening, patu- 

 lous, angular : border short, four-parted; pans 

 ovate, acuminate, spreading: the corolla has 

 four petals, ovate, acuminate, sessile, spreadinsr, 

 the same length with the parts of the calvx": 

 the stamina have four filaments (or eiaht) fili- 

 form, erect, inserted into the tube of the calyx 

 below the middle, and a little lonoer than the 

 tube : anthers twin: the pisiillum is an inferior 

 germ, ovate, below the insertion of the calvx 

 constricted : style simple, the length of the 

 stamens : stigma obtuse (club-shaped) ; the pc- 

 ricarpium is an ovate bertv, four-grooved, four- 

 celled : the seeds many, ovate, fixed in a double 

 row to a coluiiniar receptacle in the middle of 

 the bcrrv. 



The species cultivated are: 1. F. triphjlln. 

 Three-leaved Fuchsia; 2. F. coninea, Scarlet- 

 l^ouered Fuchsia. 



The first has a woody, branched, reddi>h root : 

 the stem i^l)e^baceous, upright, quite si ni[)lc, red- 

 dish green, leafy, two feet high at most : the 



