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LESSONS I.\ \i;Ki< ri.YI l;i: 



Of the small fruits the currant, gooseberry, raspberry, 

 blackberry, and dewberry, are co^nmonly called the bush 

 fruits from their habit of growth. The strawberry is a 

 small fruit in a class by itself. 

 Picking, marketing, and storing the fruit. Whether 



FIG. 21. HARVESTING APPLES 



the apples and peaches are to be gathered for home 

 use or to be sold on the market, it is always best to care- 

 fully pick them from the trees rather than to shake them 

 down and allow them to become bruised or injured. 

 Fruit with bruised or broken skin will rot much sooner, 

 and sell for less in the market. Apples and peaches 



