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Prom the foregoing tables and pliotographs of the 

 fruit it can "be seen that some kind of wrapper is entire- 

 ly essentl^f^ijsal for the "best keeping of pears. It not 

 only prolongs the life of the fruit, hut the wrapper 

 keeps the fruit in a hrlgshter appearance. In lay own ohser 

 Tation, fruit wrapped in tissue and waxed paper seems to 

 keep the "best. The chief adrantage of the wrapper fer 

 fruit that is stored for only a short while would be 

 more for mechanical protection than anything else, ra- 

 ther than its efficiency to prolong the season. However, 

 its use for this purpose is advisable if the fruit is of 

 a superior grade and intended for a first class market} 

 Por fnalt of the late varieties, the wrapper has thesosa 

 same advantage with the additional advantage of increas- 

 ing the commercial life of the fruit. It is especially 

 efficient if the paclcage is not tight in lessening the 

 wilting. Again, if fruit is wrapped, iriien one speci- 

 men begins tA decay, the wrapper will prevent the fun- 

 gus spores going from the decayed fruit to the sound 

 and from my own observation I believe that fruit first 

 wrapped with tissue paper and then waxed paper on the 

 outside will keep the best, for the reason that the 

 waxed paper will better prevent the moisture and de- 

 caying spores from the already decaj'-ing fruit to enter 



