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form with a very smooth surface is sold under the name 

 of " Waxed tissue," and any of these kinds of paper can 

 be had at particularly cheap rates by the ream of 480 

 sheets. 



When it is thought desirable to surround an entire 

 package with paper a different quality is needed, and 

 nothing is better than some grade of brown paper 

 which is sold as "wrapping." It is seldom necessary 

 to take this course, however, as the small wooden and 

 card-board boxes are sufficient in themselves. In the 

 case of covering open baskets for protective purposes it 

 is a waste of time and labour to use common thin paper, 

 which is certain to be torn before a market is reached, 

 as it gives the packages an untidy appearance. If the 

 contents are not of sufficient value to pay for doing the 

 work thoroughly, it is better to adopt some other 

 method. 



Tying materials comprise a variety of substances, each 

 of which has some special purpose, but the market 

 gardener's principal requirements are bunching vegetables, 

 salads, or flowers, tying boxes or baskets, and securing 

 the tops of open baskets. In bunching vegetables, 

 willow shoots, specially selected for their pliability, in 

 various grades are most generally employed, and in 

 some market districts it constitutes quite a business, the 

 bundles being exposed for sale like other produce in 

 large heaps. Varied in size and strength, they are used 

 largely for Radishes, for Asparagus, and for such roots 

 as Carrots and Turnips, as well as for bunched Greens 

 (Coleworts). 



When boxes are tied in addition to being nailed, the 

 regulations of the Railway Companies (noted on p. 87) 

 must be remembered. In any case it does not apply to 

 packages sent at the ordinary parcel rates at owner's 

 risk. It is useless employing string or cord that is not 

 sufficiently strong to ensure the safety of the boxes ; 



