351 



They are also branded with the grower's name, and such brand 

 should be a guarantee of uniformity of the contents. 



Punnets and Crates for packing soft berries. 



For those who have only a few pounds of strawberries ready 

 for market, an ordinary half case with the centre board removed 

 affords a very useful packing case ; two rows of five punnets each 

 can be packed into these cases. 



Oranges and lemons must undergo a preliminary process of 

 curing before they are packed and shipped to distant markets. 



Whenever possible, citrus fruits should be picked in dry 

 weather, but this is not always practicable with us when they chiefly 

 ripen during the rainy winter months ; should they be wet, they 

 must be dried before packing. 



When picking for 

 long storing, only 

 those fruit which are 

 free from blemishes 

 should be chosen ; 

 any thorn prick or 

 scaly fruit will have a 

 very poor chance of 

 keepin g. Some 

 pickers are even so 



Lemon clipper. 



