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in order to reject bruised and ripe fruit, they are then Bruised and 

 wrapped in paper or maize husks so as to leave the crown of be rejected^ 

 leaves free, and gently packed in the boxes and kept in a cool 

 dry place until they are shipped. 



The pine-apples from Madeira and the Canary Islands, The best 

 which arrive in England in such an excellent condition, are uieVine^^^ 

 packed in light boxes with a separate compartment for each 

 fruit, and it would pay West Indian shippers to adopt this 

 plan for the best pines of the early crop. 



