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Lessons in Fri:it Growing. 



CHAPTER ly 



THE SMALL FRUITS 



210. The small fruits, so-called, include several fruit 

 plants of which the fruits are small in size and grow upon 

 shrubs or herbaceous plants. The term is a cultural one 

 and has no reference to botanical characters. It includes 

 the fruits that are called in common parlance " berries " 

 and also the currant. For convenience we sub-divide the 

 small fruits into (a) the brambles, including the raspberry, 

 blackberry and dewberry; (b) the (jroselles, including the 

 currant and gooseberry; (c) the strawberry; (d) the cran- 

 berry and (e) a miscellaneous group, including all others 

 commonly classed with the small fruits. 



211. Picking: and packing. With the exception of the 

 cranberry (273), the small fruits are commonly marketed in 

 small baskets or boxes holding about a quart or a pint 

 (Fig. 42). These are packed in cases or crates to the num- 



FiG. 42. Berry box and the two pieces of which it is made. A, complete box; 

 b, piece forming the bottom; c, piece forming the sides. 



ber of 16, 24, 32 or 48 in each (Fig. 43). The boxes and 

 crates are commonly purchased in the " knock-down " 



