Standard and Legal Measures and Sizes. 123 



Covent Garden (London) Measures, continued. 



HAND applies to a bunch of radishes, which contains from 

 12 to 30, or more, according to the season. 



BUNDLE contains from 6 to 12 or 20 heads of broccoli, celery, 

 etc; seakale, 12 to 18 heads; rhubarb, 20 to 30 stems, accord- 

 ing to size; and of asparagus from 100 to 150. 



GRAPES are put up in 2 Ibs. and 4 Ibs. punnets ; new pota- 

 toes by the London growers in 2 Ibs. punnets. Apples and 

 pears are put up in bu. sieves, or half sieves. A 100 

 weight of Kentish filberts is 104 Ibs. Weights are always 16 

 ozs. to the Ib. 



BUNCH. Radishes, 12 to 24; carrots, 12 and upwards ; tur- 

 nips, 12 and upwards; leeks, 6 and upwards. 



A roll of celery contains 6, 8, to 12 heads or roots, 



A score of lettuce or endive is 22. 



A tally is 5 dozen. 



