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vine. They then realise much better prices, and the 

 extra cost of carriage is very little. 



GOOSEBF.RRIES now appear in the shops in upright 

 punnets ; giant fruits of Gooseberries are produced by 

 liberal cultivation and by early thinning, and when 

 well coloured in either red, white or green varieties, 

 make good prices ; they must not be too ripe. No 

 doubt this extra care and labour is well repaid, and 

 we feel sure that the railway station refreshment stalls 

 would find it to their advantage to have small card- 

 board trays of fruit ready. Travellers do not care 

 to pay i/- or 2/6 for a basket of fruit of one kind, 

 but they would, I imagine, pay 6d. or i/- readily for 

 a nice assortment of fruit in a handy paper or chip 

 basket. Very neat paper pulp baskets can now be 

 purchased at a low price in various sizes. 



