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BIGGIE ORCHARD BOOK 



pear firmly, as indicated in the cut, and give an 

 upward bend of the wrist ; then the 

 fruit comes off with only the stem at- 

 tached. No time will be lost, either, in 

 thus doing the picking right, and the 

 stems will be left on the fruit as they 

 should be. 



Apples should be ripe, but hard, when picked. 

 In the latitude of Philadelphia the main-crop winter 

 varieties are usually gathered in early October. 



THE FRUIT HARVEST 



Pears, on the contrary, are still green when ready 

 to pick. They are mature but not ripened, the 

 coloring process should come after they have been 

 taken from the tree ; this insures better eating, 

 keeping and shipping qualities. 



CHERRIKS. The principal points of importance 

 are, care in picking the fruits with the stems on, and 



