122 The Horticulturist's Rule- Book. 



Society and Customary Standards, continued. 



Watermelons are usually sorted into three grades. Of the 

 largest size, about 6 melons are placed in a barrel. Of medium 

 size, about 8 (4 melons in each of 2 layers), and of the small- 

 est size, 10 to 12. A truck load of melons comprises about 

 200 fair sized fruits. A car load numbers from 1,000 to 1,500. 



Cocoa nuts are packed for shipment in bags which hold 100 

 fruits. 



"Ekimis" branded upon boxes of Smyrna figs means A No. 

 i, or superior selected. "Eleme" means selected, the second 

 grade. 



6. Covent Garden (London) Measures. 



SEAKALE PUNNETS. 8 ins. diameter at the top, yj^ ins. at 

 the bottom, and 2 ins. deep. 



RADISH PUNNETS. 8 ins. diameter and i in. deep, if to hold 

 6 hands ; or 9 ins. by i in. for 12 hands. 



MUSHROOM. 7 ins. by i in. 



SALAD PUNNETS. sins, by i in. 



SIEVE. Contains 7 imperial gals.; diameter 15 ins. ; depth, 

 8 ins. A sieve of peas is equal to i bu. ; a sieve of currants 12 

 qts. 



HALF-SIEVE. Contains 3^ imperial gals. It averages 12^ 

 ins. in diameter and 6 ins. in depth. 



BUSHEL SIEVE. ioj^ imperial gals. Diameter at top n^ 

 ins., at bottom 17 ins.; depth, ii^ i ns - 



BUSHEL BASKET, ought, when heaped, to contain an im- 

 perial bushel. Diameter at bottom 10 ins., at top 14^ ins. 

 depth, 17 ins. Walnuts, nuts, apples and potatoes are sold 

 by this measure. A bus. of the last named, cleansed, weighs 

 56 Ibs., but four pounds additional are allowed if they are not 

 washed. A junk contains % of a bu. 



POTTLE. A long tapering basket that holds rather over a 

 pt. and a half. A pottle of strawberries should hold y z a gal., 

 but never holds more than i qt. ; a pottle of mushrooms should 

 weigh i Ib. 



