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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



An Exhibition of Commercial Fruit Patkages. 



Fiuit growers who attended the Provincial Fruit, Flowei and Honey Sh w evinced great interest in the coinmercial exhibits, more 

 particularly fruit packages and spraying machinery. This feature of the exhibition will be largely developed next year. The illustration 

 shows the exhibit of fruit packages, etc., made by the Meyer-Thomas Co., of Montreal and Granby, Quebec, mentioned in this issue. 



of horticulture g-rowers at the sljow stated 

 it is being discovered that the same people 

 who can afford to spend their money freely 

 in floral decorations can afford also to place 

 on their table fruit or vegetables out of sea- 

 son, provided they can be procured, rather 

 than be satisfied with the canned article. 

 This exhibit had some interesting features 

 for the fruit growers from Essex county 

 who are raising vegetables for the early 

 markets. 



THE AVERILL KNOCK DOWN AND 

 FOLDING PACKAGES. 



One of the most interesting exhibits of 

 fruit packages was that of The Meyer- 

 Thomas Co.. of Montreal and Granbv, Oue., 



which made a large exhibit as shown b}' the 

 illustration. This firm has recently ac- 

 quired the Canadian manufacturing rights 

 for the Averill patents and, while they re 

 only manufacturing these packages in Que- 

 bec, will soon establish a large plant for thc'r 

 manufacture in Ontario. 



The Averill Patents cover a large line of 

 both knock down and folding fruit pack- 

 ages, berry crates. Qgg cases and shipping 

 crates and boxes for various manufactured 

 commodities. 



The Averill packages are manufactured 

 in half-barrel, bushel and half-bushel sizes, 

 ventilated for early fruit shipments and 

 tight for late shipments, cold storage and 



