1188 l-ACKING 



smoothly overlappiiif; tips of the clusters with no stems 



I'l Mi'^ at till' Kiist are packed in barrels, half barrels 

 nr ki'::'. "I- ill some of the various peach packages. In 

 Califoiiiia Ih.y are all wrapped in paper and are care- 

 fully packed in 40 pound 



Until within the last 

 few years the barrel was 

 the almost universal ap- 

 ple package, and it is 

 still used for handling 

 the great bulk of the 

 crop. Early, perishable 

 kinds have, however, 

 long been shipped in the 

 various peach packages. 

 Recently, the growers of 

 the Pacific coast have led 

 the way in packing win- 

 ter apples in boxes. 

 They are wrapped after the manner of California pears. 

 Some eastern growers are finding it to their advantage 

 to follow this western fashion for their fancy fruits, and 

 it seems probable that the better grades of apples at 

 least will come more and more to be marketed in smaller 

 packages. In Boston, a Inislud Ixix is now popular for 

 apples :mi-1 "IIm r |.ro,liirls. Ki-. H;!'-'.^ In Ji;!. -king apples 

 inbarr.l- ■. i.. )il^"i- iIh' lii--i -in. ■ ..r two lay- 



called' f:i';i L'. 'I'll.- li.irrri is II. .\v lill.'i], J kj-k.'l ful at a 

 time, by lowering the l,)asket into tin' i ■ 1 1 i . I i i.l - :u . full v 

 turning out the fruit. The barrcli - . i i 



so as to settle down the fruit, and w I . i i i . . 



it is rounded up enough so that the li. : , - i ,. i,, | , , - ., , 



into place with considerable force, a l.Miu !• 1 I -i :i i- 

 cial barrel press beingused for the purpose. 'l)n l,;ijr( 1 

 is now turned over, and what was the bottom is inaikr,! 

 as the top, so that the hand-laid "face" may lir r\|„,s, .1 

 on opening. For vegetables, various open-woi-k <ir \tiiti- 

 Jated barrels are in use. Fig. 1G13. 



The requisites for the proper packing of any fruit or 

 vegetable are: (1) that the package selected be inex- 

 pensive, attractive, favorably known in tlie market, and 

 suited to carrying the given pre ^ 

 (2) that great care be taken in 

 goods of one even quality go in 

 skill be used in so placing the go.Hi- !ii:,i i im |,:i,kage is 

 evenly and solidly filled, thus prcv. I, I, i,g I iMshiliirigand 

 chafing of the contents in transit 

 and yet avoiding crushing by 

 undue pressure; (4) that while 

 an attractive display of the con- 

 tents is not only allowable but 

 highly desirable, no attempt at 

 misleading as to the nature of 



only 



iiral 



lialiit of ilisloiiiesl packing. 

 This fact is now fully recog- 

 nized by all progressive grow- 

 ers, p. S. Earle. 

 PackiH'j i'^oicc^-s. — While flowers should not be 

 crushed by being crowded in shipment, it is more 

 often that damage is done by their being too loosely 

 packed and being able to move and shake against one 

 nls are often damaged. The 



nthiswri 



anoth 



Harrisii and I 

 lilies, are the m 

 should be so pa. 

 either bottom, t 

 spikes can be ti. 

 interwoven the 

 will all move t.. 

 they must be en 

 Orchids, part 

 to pack but 



"Vra 



fact all the true 

 I (lowers to pack. They 

 of the flower will touch 

 lie box. Several dozen 

 ii the flowers are closely 

 in to each other as they 

 Ian is not followed then 

 in cotton batting, 

 iittleya type, are difficult 

 spray is fastened to 



PJ50N1A 



Tlie highest grade of roses, especially of the lighi- 

 colored varieties, should be wrapped, earh iliw.i l.eiii!; 

 in a piece of soft tissue paper. It arn-i, ,i, ^ elepim nt 

 of the flower and prevents injury to tie lei- petuls. 



The finest blooms of carnations, eeniii .nehi,- a In ■, 



price, should not be tiid in 1 1,. ., ,i . . i : 



been accustomed to lie u iili i I I',. iniN 



are easily crushed anciilii 11, . i, i, , ,.,\ 



hours in water bef..iv iliei ;,-.i u.. n [M,ie,i i,,,-,,,. 



These (i„e flowers shuuUl ],e l.u.l ill l,,vis uill. a roll „t 



li:i|iev l.etuieii ejcli laycf. Good auii perfect packing 

 "ill :ih ,i;^ li. leuarded with the highest price for the 

 I'"""' William Scott. 



pa:D£RiA 



iiell ; 



referring to 

 J of tropical 

 , Burma and 



D. V. 



is hardier than is generally siij. posed. It is rather 

 an attractive-looking but not free-blooming vine. The 

 leaves, or any part of the plant, when bruised emit a 

 most offensive odor. Cuttings should be put in any time 

 after the growths are matured." 



Posderias are slender plants: Ivs. opposite, rarely in 

 whorls of 3, petioled: fls. in axillary and terminal di- 

 chotomous or trichotoraously branching panicled cymes, 

 Iiracteolate or not; corolla tubular or funnel-shaped; 

 iliiiiai :;lal)rous or villous; lobes 4-5, valvate, with in- 

 '' I. lisped margins, tipoftenS-lobed. Distinguished 

 n III .. lied genera by the 2-locuIar ovary and 2 capillary, 

 1 M i-ieii Stigmas. 



foetida, Linn. Glabrous or nearly so: Ivs. opposite, 

 long-petioled, ovate or lanceolate, base acute, rounded 

 or cordate: cyme branches opposite: fr. broadly elliptic, 

 much compressed; pyrenes black, with a broad pale 

 wing, separating front a filiform carpophore. 



1614. A e:ood ctump i 





the bottom of the box. Wrap a piece of soft paper s 



the stem and fasten to the bottom of the box with a 



small staple 



I. Lynch, in Journ. Royal Hort. Soc. 12:428 (1890). A 

 botanical monograph by E. Huth, occurs in Engler's 

 Jahrbiicher.Vol. 14(1891). According to Peter Barr, every 

 species mentioned in Index Kewensis has been intro- 

 duced to cultivation in Europe, except P. obovata, a 

 native of Manchuria, which Mr. Barr hopes to obtain by a 

 personal visit to China. K. C. Davis. 



