THE FRUIT PACKAGE 77 



takes up a certain amount of moisture to the advan- 

 tage of the fruit. These false heads are sometimes 

 made of old newspapers deftly folded. More often 

 they are bought ready cut from heavy cardboard, 

 A patented cushion head of corrugated paper, shown 

 in Fig. i8, is manufactured by Frank B. Read, of 

 New York and Philadelphia. 



III. BERRY PACKAGES 



Strawberries are always shipped in small boxes or 

 cups, holding usually one quart each, but occasionally 



KIG. 19 — THE USUAL BERRY BASKEl 



only a pint. (In Europe, I am told, berries are often 

 sent to market in tubs, kegs, and such like utensils. 

 It makes an American laugh just to hear of it.) 

 These cups or boxes are made in various forms, some 

 of the more usual being shown herewith — Figs. 19 

 and 20. There is a general tendency toward the 

 square box. The oblong, broken -cornered box is 

 going rapidly out of fashion, and properly so. These 

 boxes are usually made of wood veneer, but occasion- 



