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in order to reject bruised and ripe fruit, they are then Bruised and 

 wrapped in paper or maize husks so as to leave the crown of Rejected! 

 leaves free, and gently packed in the boxes and kept in a cool 

 dry place until they are shipped. 



The pine-apples from Madeira and the Canary Islands, The best 

 which arrive in England in such an excellent condition, are 

 packed in light boxes with a separate compartment for each 

 fruit, and it would pay West Indian shippers to adopt this 

 plan for the best pines of the early crop. 



