82 . FRUIT CULTURE. 



could be induced to provide trucks constructed with a 

 cold air chamber, it would be a great advantage, and 

 growers would not mind paying a trifle higher charge to 

 ensure choice fruit being conveyed in prime condition. 



Here again we may learn from the Americans, for they 

 have vans thus constructed, and these make up their fruit 

 trains. These trains bring ripe and luscious fruit from the 

 Southern States and California, hundreds, and even thou- 

 sands, of miles, in fresh and sound condition, to the Eastern 

 States. We want similar arrangements in this country 

 to convey strawberries and other ripe fruit from the 

 southern counties to the northern towns ; and when 

 the strawberries are over in the south, to convey late 

 strawberries from Scotland to London and other southern 

 towns. 



CHAPTER X. 

 STORING, PRESERVING, ETC. 



The term " storing " only applies to such hardy fruits as 

 will keep in their natural condition for varying periods 

 after gathering, until fit for use, and applies practically 

 only to apples and pears, with the exception, of course, 

 of nuts. 



Apples. There are many varieties of these that will keep 

 in a good sound condition for many months under favour- 

 able conditions, and that apples thus preserved usually com- 

 mand a much higher price is well known. By provid- 

 ing the means of thus prolonging the season of supply 

 the grower is enabled to a large extent to choose his time 

 for marketing, and those sorts that can be held until 



