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range over the different uses to which the fruit is put dessert, cooking, 

 jamming, preserving, etc. Collections of not more than twenty-five varieties 

 are expected, and a number of varieties beyond such limit should not be 

 encouraged. 



Nomenclature should be correct, for one of the greatest values of such 

 collection is to aid new-comers and intending planters to choose the most 

 desirable varieties for the purpose. 



COLLECTIONS OF APPLES, PEARS, PLUMS, AND PEACHES FOR COMMERCIAL USE. 



Size 10 



Colour 15 



Uniformity 10 



Form 10 



Freedom from blemish and condition 10 



Quality 10 



Commercial value 20 



Nomenclature " 



Season 10 



100 



The requirements in this connection arc in some respects like those of 

 the previous one. The intrinsic merits of the fruit must meet commercial 

 requirements, as discussed under plate fruits, but quality is less considered, 

 and commercial value is given a higher score than in home collections. The 

 requirements of season are somewhat different. Gem-rally, a list of over ten 

 varieties of apples or four of pears is not encouraged, while the longest keep- 

 ing commercial kinds should be given most consideration. 



KOXKS OF APPLKS. PKAKS. OR PEACH i B. 

 Fruit- 

 Size in 



Colour 20 



I 'niformity 15 



Freedom from blemish and condition 1~ 



Quality 1 ." 



- 75 



Package and packing 3 



Height at ends 4 



Fullness or bulge 4 



Solidity or compactness ."> 



Attractiveness and style of pack ." 



Alignment 4 



- 23 



100 



All box displays are intended to be in commercial packages, and the object 

 of these box displays is to encourage the highest types of fruit and packing 

 for market purposes. The sizes of the fruit should be those of the greatest 

 commercial value, usually 104 to 128 to the box in such varieties as Jonathan, 

 Spitzenberg. Mclntosh. \Vagener, Northern Spy. Large varieties, such as King, 

 Alexander. Wolf River, etc., may go as high as 72 to the box. while small 

 varieties, such as Snow, Cox's Orange, and Winesap, should be 175 to 188. 

 The best commercial size for the variety should be the guiding rule. Markets 

 for British Columbia fruit prefer 4- and 4^-tier apples. For American exhibi- 

 tions, in standard dessert varieties choose the close 22 packs, 9G-120. 



