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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



Having touched on the salient points of 

 a serviceable fruit package, I would like to 

 draw attention to the accompanying illus- 

 trations and descriptions of such a box as I 

 refer to : 



Diagram No. i represents a box of win- 

 ter apples packed in the usual way, which 

 holds an imperial bushel of 32 quarts, equal 



to 40 pounds of Baldwin apples. This box 

 is just one-third size of a Q6-quart barrel 

 (same as used in Nova Scotia), but it re- 

 requires 33^ boxes of this size to equal the 

 Ontario barrel of 112 quarts, or 7 boxes to 

 2 barrels. 



Diagram No. 2 shows the same box with 

 cardboard trays and fillers added for 

 peaches, pears, plums, or fine summer ap- 

 ples. These trays are made with wooden 

 ends which give ample strength for resting 

 one tray on top of another without injury 

 to fruit. The trays have flaps on each side 

 that they may be lifted in and out from the 

 top instead of sliding them from the end of 

 box, which bruised the fruit when the trays 

 were tightly packed ; or empty trays may be 

 first placed in the box and then filled with 

 fruit. This overcomes all difficulty of 

 handling trays which are tightly packed, 

 'irays may be made in, various depths to 

 suit size of fruit. Thus 3 trays 31-3 inches 

 deep will fill the case, while 4 trays 2^ 

 inches deep just occupy the same space, and 

 5 trays 2 inches deep will also fill the case, 

 -nese trays are thoroughly ventilated for 

 fast breathing fruits, then fillers are made 

 in all sizes of depths and square divisions 



to suit the fruit, securing perfect isolation 

 as well as firmness and protection for all 

 the finer grades. When 23/2 inch peaches 

 are packed in these trays each tray holds 32 

 peaches, equal to half of a 12-quart basket, 

 and there being 4 trays of this 2^'2-inch size 

 to each case, therefore one box holds just 

 two baskets. 



Diagram No. 3 is the same box with 

 smaller cardboard trays and fillers, arranged 

 in the same way as Diagram No. 2, but 

 either with or without handles. These' 

 smaller trays have the same depths and the 

 same variety in size of fillers as the Jarger 

 trays, but are exactly one-third of the size 

 in No. 2 Diagram, and being smaller and 

 made of the same thickness of material are 

 much stronger and suit the retailing of the 

 finest fruits to greater advantage. 



Diagram No. 4 shows the same box hold- 

 ing 24 common wooden boxes of strawber- 

 ries. These basket berry boxes are equal 

 to four-fifths of a quart, but their bevelled 

 sides take up the extra space. This adap- 

 tation provides for all other small fruits as 

 well. 



Diagram No. 5 represents the same box 

 holding 12 cardboard grape packages, with 



wooden ends, of 2 2-5 quarts each. These 

 have handles and covers, and will carry 

 grapes pertectly to the Northwest Terri- 

 tories and British Columbia. 



This box can be made open or closed or 

 with whatever ventilation is required, and 

 can also be made as a returnable or single- 

 trip case as desired. An excellent half- 

 bushel pear case (called a half case) may 



