2 2 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



position for heating, and the table is kept up by the pawl (P) resting on the 

 rack attached to the post. To lower the table and the lamps, grasp the handle 

 (H), and with the forefinger reach down to the pawl handle (ph) ; disengage the 

 pawl from the rack, and lower the table as far as desired. To raise it again 

 simply lift on the handle (H) ; the rubber band (R) holds the pawl against the 

 rack. The handle is pinned to the leg at C, and to a rear post at B, the rear 

 post pinned at its foot (A). All the pins, A, B, C and I) are loose, so that the 

 parts will move freely. 



FRUIT INSPECTION IN TORONTO. 



HE subject of grading and inspection of fruit is a live one at 

 present, and is being agitated in all our cities. A Toronto 

 correspondent of the New York Fruit Trade Journal writes : 

 " The fruit dealers and grocers of Toronto, Ont., have pre- 

 pared a petition for presentation to the City Council, urging 

 that body to secure legislation which will improve the methods 

 of fruit packing along the following lines : — ' That all fruits 

 shall be graded when packed and plainly marked or branded 

 I St, 2nd and 3rd respectively ; that all fruit baskets shall be 

 of two sizes only, holding five quarts or ten quarts, and must 

 contain said measure, strawberry and raspberry baskets alone excepted, which 

 shall hold not less than one quart each ; any fruit sold by weight shall have 

 the net weight marked plainly on the package or basket ; that all vegetables, 

 except such as are sold by count, be sold by weight only ; that any market 

 inspector or fruit inspector, duly appointed by the council of any municipality, 

 shall have power to and may examine any package, barrel or basket containing 

 fruit or vegetables, and if he find the same to contain unsound fruit or vege- 

 tables, or fruit differing from the top layer, or inferior to the sample or class 

 branded or marked thereon, he may confiscate the package, barrel or basket and 

 its contents, and may, on a second offence, prosecute the offender or offenders.' 

 The petitioners set forth that many fruit growers are careless in their packing 

 and that the reputation of Toronto as the distributing centre for Ontario is 

 injuriously affected in the English markets by the bad condition of fruit 

 opened there, depressing prices and frequently spoiling the sale of several con- 

 signments." 



All honest fruit growers will unite with us in seeking for any legislation 

 that will tend to save the good name of our country from being degraded in 

 foreign markets, but we question the wisdom of some of these restrictions. For 

 example, a quart basket is too large for raspberries ; pints would be better for 

 such soft fruit. Again, why should all fruit baskets hold either five or ten quarts 

 of fruit ? The sixteen quart is most convenient for wine grapes, and the twelve 

 quart for apples and pears. Surely it is enough to have the weight marked on 

 the package, and let all fruit be sold by the pound, leaving sizes to be adapted 

 to the fruit being handled. 



