136 The HorticulturisV s Ride- Book. 



What Constitutes Wholesale Quantities, continued. 



Pears.— One box or barrel; if in baskets, not less than five. 



Watermelons. — Not less than twenty-five. 



MusKMELONs. — Not less than twenty-five. 



Strawberries and all other Berries. — Not less than a 

 thirty-two quart crate, unless small quantity received. A sixty- 

 quart crate may be halved. An exception made with raspberries : 

 not less than fifteen quarts. In February and March, straw- 

 berries, not less than fifteen quarts. 



II. Average Price in France of Various Orchid Flowers. 



(Orc7iidop7jiZe.) 



From 20 to 25 centimes* : Dendrohmm nobile, TTcwdiL 



30 centimes : Cyptnpedium insigne, Masdevallia Lindeni Harryana, 

 ignea, Veitchii, Odontoglossum Pescatorci, Rossi. 



From 30 to CO centimes: Odontoglossum crispum (Alcxandrce) , 

 triumphans, luteo-purpurcum, Schlieperianum, Insleayi Cattleya 

 amethystma, SMnncri. 



From 60 to 75 centimes: Cypripedium villosiim, Harrisianum 

 Spicerianum, Boxalli. 



From 1 franc to 1 franc and 25 centimes : Odontoglossum grande, 

 Lycaste Skinneri (price sometimes as low as 50 centimes), 

 Ccelogyne cristata (per truss) , Cattleya labiata, Mossice, Percivaliana, 

 Gaskeliana, Perrini, PinclU, elegans, Triance. 



From 1 franc and 50 centimes to 2 francs : Various Vandas, 

 Cattleya Domiana. 



Trusses of Acrides and Saccolahium sell from a franc and a 

 half to 3 francs, or even for 5 francs for extra-good specimens. 



la. Weights of Various Varieties of Apples per Bushel. 



The following varieties, just from the trees in October, gave 

 the following weights : 



Pounds 



Baldwin 50 



Belmont "'O 



Ben Davis -IT 



Bunker Hill 19 



Cabashae 57 



Esopus Spitzenburg . . . . 44 



Pounds 



Fallawater ". . . .48 



Golden Russet 53 



Lawver 47 



Nickajack 51 



Northern Spy 46 



Pennock 47 



* A centime is about one-fifth of a cent, and a franc is about 20 cents. 



