The Cultivation of Fruits 
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be stored in the same space. The bottom of the shelves 
or drawers should be perforated, to allow the air to get 
all round the fruit, If the fruit tastes of the wood, place 
a single sheet of paper between the fruit and the shelf. 
Only one layer of 
fruit should be placed 
on each shelf or in 
each drawer, and this 
should be regularly 
looked over, and all 
showing signs of de- 
cay removed at once, 
as one decaying fruit 
will soon infect many 
others. 
There should be 
a small flue or hot- 
water pipe in the 
fruit room, so that in 
severe weather the 
frost may be kept out. 
On no account must 
fruit be kept warm, 
or it will shrivel. 
Neither should it be 
allowed to get very 
cold, and then have the temperature suddenly raised, or 
moisture will condense on the fruit. A uniform tempera- 
ture should always be aimed at. 
Only the best fruits should be stored. 
Orr's Storing Trays for Apples 
