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Wipe the top of the bottle and outside the neck perfectly dry. Have ready a 
piece of white paper cut so it will fit inside the mouth of the bottle, and lay it 
on top of the fruit. It is still better if the paper is dipped in spirit. Now it is 
ready for sealing. 
_ To Szan raz Borrres.—This wax should, of course, be made before the 
fruit is cooked. Melt together in a tin 1 1b. of resin, 2 oz. beeswax, and 1} 02. 
ta low or mutton fat without salt. Cut sufficient Canton flannel or similar 
material, such as thick flannelette, into squares large enough to cover the tops 
of the bottles or jars, and allow of being tied round the neck. Dip these into 
® resin compound, and allow them to drain and dry sufficiently:to be easily 
andled. Having these quite ready when the bottles are filled, one is placed 
over the top as tightly as possible, and bound tightly round the neck with a 
Pléce of soft twine. Then with a spoon place a little of the melted wax on the 
top and spread it over the cloth, and over this place a piece of flexible tough 
Paper, large enough to cover the top and neck, smoothing it neatly over, and 
the bottle is effectually sealed. As soon as it is cool, a glance will show 
Whether it is sealed properly, for the top will be depressed. ‘Ihe least hole to 
admit air will prevent this concavity, and show that the bottle will not keep. 
€ only alsa to the plan is the fact that the warm wax sticks to the 
gers. Methylated spirits or turpentine will remove it. It will not affect the 
Tut.— Garden and Fieli. 
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i AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 
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‘lL Editor will be glad if the secretaries of Agricultural and other Societies 
Fe las early as possible after the fixture of their respective shows, notify him 
ot the date, and also of any change in date which may have been decided on. 
ZILLMERE SHOW. 
Tap first summer show—fruit, flowers, and vegetables—of the Zillmere 
“ttcultural Society is announced to take place in the School of Arts, 
a Mere, on Saturday, 20th January, 1900. This show should prove ver, 
‘th aye, as Zillmere is in the heart of a fine fruitgrowing district, which 
; chides Nundah, Nudgee, and other places celebrated for their pineapples, 
‘mall fruits, and vegetables. 
