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with leafy twigs, four or five inches long, and packed in 

 the boxes. Before displaying them on their stands the 

 dealers frequently string them together. 



The California standard lemon box is used both in 

 California and Florida for lemons and the larger limes. 

 It measures 1 1-2x14x25 5-8 inches, inside measurements. 

 While, as noted above the lemon box is sometimes used 

 for limes, it is not suited to the shipping of the small- 

 sized Mexican limes grown in Florida and other citrus 

 districts. The best package for these, one occasionally 

 seen in the markets, is the six, ten-pound basket carrier, 

 such as is commonly used for tomatoes and other vege- 

 tables. They are generally packed without wrapping and 

 the ten-pound basket is a convenient receptacle for hand- 

 ling them in the retail trade. 



FLORIDA STANDARD ORANGE AND POMELO BOXES. 



121-2x121-2x265-8 inches outside; 12x12x247-8 inches 

 inside if heads and partition are 7-8 inch thick. 



Ends and partition 3 pieces, 7-8x12x12 inches. 



Sides, top and bottom ... .4 pieces, 12x265-8x1-4 inches. 

 Straps 3 pieces, half round, 54x3-4 inches. 



HALF ORANGE AND POMELO BOXES. 



Ends 2 pieces, 7-8x12x12 inches. 



Sides, top and bottom ... 4 pieces, 12x13 7-8x1-4 inches. 

 Straps 2 pieces, half round, 54x3-4 inches. 



FLORIDA STANDARD MANDARIN STRAP. 



Ends and partitions 6 pieces, 7-8x12x5 3-4 inches. 



Sides 4 pieces, 14x26 5-8x5 3-4 inches 



Tops and bottoms 4 pieces 1-4x26 5-8x12 inches. 



Straps 3 pieces, half round, 54x3-4 inches. 



