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comes soft and over-ripe, and should always be honestly graded, that is 

 not putting all the small and deformed fruit at the bottom of the package 

 and a very few fine specimens on the top, but keep each size separate. 

 Next strive to have your fruit in the market when there is not a glut of 

 the same kind there. Very early and late samples always sell the most 

 readily. 



Packing. — This requires great care, for no matter how good the sample 

 is, if it is badly packed it may only obtain the lowest price in the market, 

 and months of labor and anxiety will be lost in a few hours. A few 

 general principles will only be mentioned now, further particulars will b^ 

 found under each kind of fruit. Always pack as carefully for a short 

 journey as for a long one, and always pack firmly — that is, none of the 

 fruit should be able to move in position when fastened down. All move- 

 ment means damage. On the other hand, no pressure must be applied to 

 soft fruits. All fruits should be gathered only when perfectly dry, not 

 starting to gather them when there is a heavy dew, or immediately after 

 showers. Pack in small parcels to prevent crushing and fermentation. 

 When gathered send to the destination as soon as possible ; delay means 

 depreciation of sample. Be very careful that no damaged fruits are sent, 

 as very few of these will soon spoil the good ones if any delay occurs in 

 the transit or sale, and always keep everything perectly clean and dry. — 

 jfournal of Horticulture. 



THE COUNTRY NORTH OF LAKE NIPISSING. 



}H AVE just returned from a trip to the north of Lake Nipissing, and spent 

 a little time in looking over the flora of that section. Down the 

 Sturgeon River the basswood grows to a large size ; at Sturgeon 

 Falls are a few apples planted which are doing fairly well, especially the 

 crabs where they are planted on drained soil. I have no doubt most of the 

 hardy apples grown m this section will do well there, that is sorts that 

 do not start to grow too freely in the spring. All sorts of wild fruits are 

 abundant there. Sand plums, sand cherries and the amelanchier, with the 

 Saskatoon, make up the principal of those grown on the rocks or dry 

 plains. The raspberries are yery fine, but very few blackberries are to 

 be seen. 



The wild plum and frost grape are very plentiful on the islands in 

 Lake Nipissing, some of the grapes are said to be of good quality, but 

 I had not time to go to see them. 



The wild rose, in several colours and very fragrant, grows here in great 

 profusion and take kindly to garden culture and soon show improvements, 



