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used lace circles which add to the attractiveness of the 

 barrel when exposed for sale. There are also a number 

 of so-called winter cushions or basket cushions. These 

 go upon the top of the barrel or basket to prevent the 

 fruit from getting crushed and, to some extent, protect 

 against winter injury. These cushions are little used 

 and their expense for other than the most fancy fruit 

 would make them prohibitive. 



For box packing, there are the box liners, the layer 

 boards which are pasteboard pieces to go between the 

 layers of apples when no wraps are used, and the tissue 

 wraps which cover the apples. The tissue wraps are 

 of two or three different grades, but the light tissue is 

 usually put on fruit that has no stems, while the heavy 

 tissue is used on apples and pears, where there is danger 

 of the stem penetrating the paper. 



