382 VILLA GAEDENING PART iv 



tweeu the fmits with Moss. Then jjlace another hayer of Moss 

 and the second layer of Peaches, filling the box up with Moss, 

 packing tightly, and fasten down the lid with four screws, cording 

 the box so that there may be something convenient by which to 

 move the box easily and carefully. Peaches should always be 

 gathered for a journey two or three days before they are ripe. 



Pine>< ami Melons should simply be wrapped in i)aper, and 

 packed lightly with Moss. Figs are best wrapped separately in vine 

 leaves, and placed on a layer of wadding, being covered in with 

 vine leaves and another layer of cotton wadding on the top, placing 

 the fraits close together so that they fit tightly and cannot move. 

 Plums and Cherries are best packed in green leaves, but in all cases 

 they must not move about. I have already adverted to the packing 

 of Strawberries, and need not refer to it further than to say that 

 when the fruit has to be sent to a distance it is better to grow 

 only such kinds as will travel well, for some are so soft that it is 

 almost impossible to get them to their destination in good condi- 

 tion. Keen's Seedling travels well, so does British Queen and Sir 

 Charles Napier. 



