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Pack carefully 

 either in climax maskets or in 24-quart strawberry cases. 

 It is best to use smaller cases than usually adopted in 

 shipping other fruit, but one-third bushel crates will 



Fig. 274— Japanese Plum. Georgeson (after Bailey). Hattankio No. 1. 

 Hattankio. Cornell Experiment Station Bulletin 106. 



serve very well if the plums are firm and in good condi- 

 tion. Pack firmly, so that there will be no shifting of the 

 fruit during its transit to market, because the bruising 

 will soon cause it to rot ; moreover, the packages present 



