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one, two, or three dozen selected apples, 

 pears, or peaches, be adopted. These pack- 

 ages can be bought as ' nest ' boxes. It is 

 also recommended that selected large apples, 

 pears or peaches be packed in single layers 

 in flat baskets or boxes. These packages 

 show fine fruit off to great advantage. The 

 i Ib. box for forced strawberries, and the 

 i Ib. punnet for strawberries, raspberries, 

 cherries, dessert gooseberries and currants, 

 are strongly recommended, the package 

 being of nominal cost, and punnets non- 

 returnable, and made up so that it gets a 

 minimum of handling, and by its lightness 

 always keeps fruit in best condition. One 

 pound punnets should be packed in crates 

 holding sixteen, twenty-four, or thirty-two 

 each, the top layer of punnets being covered 

 with a sheet of clean paper, and above that 

 wood-wool. Where it is desired to pack 

 choice selected fruits in less quantities than 

 5 Ib. packages, the choice of package is 

 left to the initiative of the grower. 



