312 OF GATHERING APPLES AND PEARS. 



perieiice, that the Jargonelle keeps best on the 

 tree, as, if gathered, it rots almost immediately) ; 

 thus, by proper management, you may have a 

 constant succession of fruit from one season to tlie 

 other. 



When there are large quantities of fruit, it will 

 require a great deal of time to lay it on the shelves, 

 &c. : this business may therefore be done in wet 

 weather, or in the evenings, when you cannot con- 

 veniently spare your men ti-om the out-door-work in 

 the day-time. 



Those who keep their fruit in store-houses, for 

 the supply of the London and other markets, as 

 well as those who have not proper fruit-rooms, may 

 keep their Apples and Pears in baskets or hampers ; 

 putting some soft paper in the bottoms and round 

 the edges of the baskets, kc, to keep the fruit from 

 being bruised ; then put in a layer of fruit, and 

 over that another layer of paper; and so on, a 

 layer of fruit and of paper alternately, till the 

 basket or hamper be full : cover the top with paper 

 three or four times double, to exclude the air and 

 frost as much as possible. Every different sort of 

 fruit should be packed separately ; and it will be 

 proper to fix a label to each basket or hamper, with 

 the name of the fruit that it contains, and the time 

 of its being fit for use. 



But the best way of keeping fruit is, to pack it 

 in glazed earthen jars. The Pears or Apples 

 must be separately wrapped up in soft paper; 

 then put a little well-dried bran in the bottom of 



