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the benefit of those who may not have 

 had experience in this class of work, it 

 is permissible to explain that fruit may 

 be packed tightly up to 24 in number, 

 each apple being half wrapped in pink 

 paper, there being a little wisp of fine 

 aspen wood wool between each specimen. 

 Every kind of apple is not suitable for 

 box packing. For example, the Bram- 

 ley's Seedlings one of the best, if not the 



varieties, provided the appearance is 

 good. No definite law on the subject can 

 be laid down. It is nothing more or 

 less than a question of showing fruit to 

 best advantage, and surely by this time 

 the principle that the eye must be pleased 

 in matters fruitarian is accepted on all 

 sides. Further to dilate on that topic is 

 but to labour the obvious, except, per- 

 haps, to point out that no fruit smaller 



Box 1, 100 Pears. 



Box 2. 63 Pears. Bux 3. 90 Pears. Box 4, 70 Pears. 

 Box 5. 48 Pears. 



finest modern cooking apple, is not well 

 adapted to the purpose. It is rather 

 awkwardly shaped, and does not present 

 a nice even appearance; but there are ex- 

 ceptions even in the case of the Rram- 

 ley, which, when specially shapely fitiit, 

 can with advantage be put into boxes. 

 Irregularity must always be avoided. 



Growers may ask the kinds of apples 

 suitable for box packing. Practically all 



than that which works out at 4^ tieis, or 

 from 150 to 170 apples, is to be included in 

 that category of box-fruit. In preparing 

 the box, remember to line with white or 

 blue paper, the former for preference. 

 The paper must just reach to the top of 

 the sides and end of box. Before nail- 

 ing on the lid place a sheet of paper over 

 the top of fruit. The box in general use 

 is the " .standard apple box " recoin- 



