WINTER FRUIT. 



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All fruits intended for keeping must be carefully 

 gathered by hand, and particular caution must be used 

 with the finer dessert fruits. These should be laid out 

 on shelves made of hard wood (not of fir), covered with 

 cartridge or writing paper, to prevent the apples from 

 imbibing any taint. The kitchen fruit may be kept 

 in layers two or three deep, but not in heaps, and should 

 be examined from time to time, that decaying apples 

 may be discovered and removed. 



