LONDON MARKET FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MEASURES. 



Japan Plums in Quebec. 



Sib, — Two years ago last spring I planted 

 in Va'.ois, near Montreal, one plum tree (Bur- 

 bank) and one (Abundance), which I had ob- 

 tained from Rochester, N. Y. Burbank did 

 well the first season, but started only weak 

 shoots che next spring. Abundance was 

 doin^ very well all the summer of 1896, and 

 started a fair crop of leaves in May, 1897, 

 which soon faded. I pulled out the tree and 

 noticed that the roots had been winter-killed. 

 I am inclined to think that if grafted on our 

 native red plum roots, they might stand our 

 severe winters. 



A. C. P., Montreal. 



A Good Season. 



Sir, — We have had one of the best fruit 



seasons ever experienced in British Columbia, 

 and apples, which have not done espec ally 

 well in the lower country before, have this, 

 seasoa yielded excellent crops and are retail- 

 ing at from 65c. to $1.50 per forty lb. box. 

 Early plums sold from 4c. to GJc. per lb. 

 wholesale. 2nd early 'i^c. to SJc. , late and 

 small varieties like Green gage and Lombard, 

 from Ic to 2c. par lb. 



M. J.Hesky, 



Vancourer, B.C. 



Reports of Plants Distributed. 



Sib, — I have fruited the Green Mountain 

 grape twice. It has proved hardy, ripens 

 early, good flavor and very prolific. 



T. GOBLE, 



.Year Port Sawlfidd, Afunkoka. 



LOxNDON MARKET FRUIT AND VEGETABLE 



MEASURES. 



OW that we are beginning to 

 place our Canadian fruits on 

 the British market it is inter- 

 resting to know something 

 about the packages and measures used 

 in that country. We can thus better 

 understand the market reports which we 

 receive giving prices of fruits in Eng- 

 land : 



These measures being madeeither of wicker- 

 work or deal shavings, vary triflingly in size 

 more than measures made of lees flexible 

 materials. 



Seakale Punnets — Eight inches diameter 

 at the top, and seven and a-half inches at the 

 bottom, and two inches deep. 



Badish Punnets. — Eight inches diameter, 

 and one inch deep, if to hold six hands ; or 

 nine inches by one inch for twelve hands. 



Mushroom Punnets — Seven inches by one 

 inch. 



Sala-Hng Punnets. — Five inches by two 

 inches 



Ha.lf Sieve. — Contains three and-a-half 

 imperial gallons. It averages twelve and-a- 

 half inches in diameter, and six inches in 

 depth 



Sieve — Contains seven imperial gallons. 

 Diameter fifteen inches, depth eight inches. 

 A sieve of Currants twenty quarts. 



Bushel Sieve — Ten and-a-half imperial 



gallons. Diameter at top seventeen inches 

 and three quafrtera, at Ixittom seventeen 

 inches ; depth eleven inches and a quarter. 



Bushel Basket. — Ought, -when heaped, to 

 contain an imperial bushel. Diameter at bot- 

 tom ten inches, at top fourteen inches and-a- 

 half ; depth seventeen inches. Walnuts, 

 Nuts, Apples, and Potatoes are sold by mea- 

 sure. A bushel of the last-named, cleansed 

 weighs 56 lbs., but 4 ^bs. additional are allow- 

 ed if thev are not washed. A junk contains 

 two-thircU of a bushel. 



Pottle. — Is a loug tapering basket that 

 holds rather over a pint and-a-half. A pottle 

 of Strawberries should never hold more than 

 one quart ; a pottle of Mushrooms should 

 weigh one pound. 



Hand. — Applies to a bunch of Radishes, 

 which contains from 12 or 30 or more, accord- 

 ing to the season. 



Bundle.— Conta-ina 6 to 20 heads of Broccoli, 

 Celery, &c. ; Seakale 12 to 18 heads; Rhu- 

 bard, 20 to 30 stems, according to size ; and 

 of Asparagus from 100 to 125. 



fiu7u:A.— Is applied to herbs, (fee, and varies 

 much in size according to the season. A 

 bunch of Turnips is 12 to 25 ; of Carrots 15 

 to 40 ; of greens as many as can be tied 

 together by the roots. 



Grapes are put up in 2 lbs. and 4 lbs. pun- 

 nets ; new Potatoes, by the London growers, 

 in 2 lbs. punnets. Apples and Pears are put 

 up in bushels, sieves, or half sieves. A hun- 

 dred weight of Kentish Filberts is 100 lbs. 

 Weights are always 16 ozs. to the pound. 



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