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The Horticulturist's Ride-Book. 



What Constitutes Wholesale Quantities, continued. 



Pears. — One box or barrel; if in baskets, not less than five. 



Watermelons.— Not less than twenty-five. 



Mtjskmelons. — Not less than twenty-five. 



Strawberries and all other Berries. — LNbt less than a 

 thirty-two quart crate, unless small quantity received. A sixty- 

 quart crate may be halved. An exception made with raspberries : 

 not less than fifteen quarts. In February and March, straw- 

 berries, not less than fifteen quarts. 



ii. Average Price In France of Various Orchid Flowers. 



(Orchido-phile.) 



From 20 to 25 centimes*: Dendrobium ndbUe, Wardii. 



30 centimes : Cypripedium insigne. Masdcvallia Lindeni Harryana. 

 ignea, Ycitchii, Odontoglossum Pcscatorei, Rossi. 



From 30 to 60 centimes: Odontoglossikm crispum (Alexandra), 

 trium pilaris. Jutco-purpurcu m. ScTdicperianum. lnsleayi Cattlcya 

 amctTiystina, Skinneri. 



From GO to 75 centimes: Cypripedium viUosum. Harrisianum 

 Spicehanum, Box alii. 



From 1 franc to 1 franc and 25 centimes : Odontoglossum grande, 

 Lycaste Shinneri (price sometimes as low as 50 centimes), 

 Cadogyne cristata (per truss). Cattlcya labiata. Mossicc, Percivaliana, 

 Gaskeliana. Perrini, Pinelli, clegans, Triance. 



From 1 franc and 50 centimes to 2 francs: Various Vandtis : 

 Cattleya Domiana. 



Trusses of Aerides and Saccolabium sell from a franc and a 

 half to 3 francs, or even for 5 francs for extra-good specimens. 



12. Weights of Various Varieties of Apples per Bushel. 



The following varieties, just from the trees in October, gave 



the following weights : 



Pounds 





Pounds 







Fallawater .... 



48 







Golden Russet . . 



. .... 53 







Lawver 



47 



Bunker Hill 



, 49 





51 







Northern Spy . . . 



46 



Esopus Spitzenburg . 



. . . 44 





47 



* A centime is about one-fifth of a cent, and a franc is about 20 cents. 



