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GROWING BUSH FRUITS 



Berries are usually picked into pint and quart boxes 

 (Fig. 250) and packed into crates, like strawberries or rasp- 

 berries. Sometimes they are picked into pails and later trans- 

 ferred to boxes for marketing. All the leaves, twigs, and 

 shriveled berries are removed and the well-rounded boxes 

 covered with cellophane. Blueberries will keep in cold storage 

 for about two weeks and can be shipped long distances with- 

 out deterioration. 



