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with care " printed thereon in red ink, being attached 

 to each, every basket thus packed should reach its 

 destination, whether fifty or two hundred miles distant, 

 in the same condition as when despatched from home. 

 The closer the bunches can be packed without rubbing 

 the bloom, the better they will travel. 



The "flats" referred to above are about twenty-two 

 inches long, fifteen inches wide, and ten inches deep, 



A BASKET USED IN BASHFORD S FRUIT PACKING CASE 



and are strongly made, the baby baskets of lighter make 

 being made to fit closely but comfortably inside the flats. 

 They are lined and packed in the manner indicated 

 above, the bunches being also secured to the sides and 

 ends of basket, and the grapes covered with paper. 



When sending off grapes by parcel post in boxes or 

 small baskets, packing should be done in the same way, 

 with an additional covering of cotton-wool or wood- 

 wool ; the latter being more elastic than the former and 

 consequently preferable. 



