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Kent grower only got 3s. per 20 lbs. All the boxes should have 

 wire hinges, as screws and nails were a great drawback to the 

 salesman. 



Mr. McIndoe, gardener to Sir J. W. Pease, Bart., confirmed 

 all that Mr. Monro had said as to the way in which fruit was 

 damaged. They should remember that the carriage was the same 

 for well-packed as for badly-packed fruit, and as so much more 

 could be got for the former, the sooner everyone adopted it the 

 better. 



Mr, S. T. Wright, of Glewston Court, Eoss, Herefordshire, 

 said that during the Fruit Show at Edinburgh he had endea- 

 voured to do a little business with some shopkeepers there, but 

 they would have nothing to do with the English fruit owing to 

 the way in which it was packed, preferring to get their supplies 

 from America. He had been making £1. Is. per cwt. for Eck- 

 linville Seedlings, and 15s. for Worcester Pearmain ; but when 

 the foreigner could get men to work for 8s. per week, and had 

 perferential railway rates, the matter became very serious. 



Mr. W. Roupell said a friend of his once met a lad driving 

 a cart laden with Apples close to the Crystal Palace. On being 

 interrogated, the lad said no one at Covent Garden would 

 take the Apples, and a bargain was struck that the lad should, 

 on his own suggestion, sell the lot at 3s. 6d. " a whole bushel." 

 The Apples were graded and packed by his friend, who made 

 100 per cent, on the transaction. The principle adopted by the 

 lad's father seemed to be to go round the country and buy up 

 what fruit he could on the trees. He would then gather all he 

 could ; would shake down some more, and those he could not 

 shake down he would knock down. With regard to the pre- 

 serving of fruit, it was a mistake to suppose that cider could 

 only be made from cider Apples. Any hard, heavy Apples would 

 do. Excellent perry, preferable to a great deal of the wine we 

 get in this country, could be made from Pears. Mr. Roupell 

 also mentioned the pleasing fact that he had sent Muscat of 

 Alexandria Grapes to Chicago, and had been informed that they 

 arrived in excellent condition. 



Mr. Assbee spoke of the importance of grading, and said best 

 Strawberries would fetch, say Is. Qd. a lb., whereas if they were 

 lumped together with all the inferior ones, the whole lot might 

 be sold for only ±\d. a lb. A better return could be got for the 



