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Storing
of
Fruit
and
Herbs
fruit
shall
not
touch
the
wooden
shelves.
In
the
centre
of
the
fruit-house
a
narrow
table
with
a
raised
edge
made
of
lengths
of
matchboard,
set
on
trestles,
is
useful
to
set
up
exhibition
collections
or
to
show
special
samples.
Baskets
of
fruit
can
be
set
under
this
for
early
use.
Floor,
—
The
best
possible
floor
is
the
natural
earth^
—
paved
surfaces
are
apt
to
become
too
dry.
The
latest
sorts
should
be
stored
on
the
lowest
shelf.
Names.
—
Provide
slips
of
zinc
4
inches
long,
turn
up
one end
i
inch,
at
an
angle
of
45°,
and
then
slit
this
angle
three
times,
and
bend
it
so
that
it
will
hold
a
neat
card
;
the other
end
can
be
slipped
under
the
straw.
From
their
fruit-house,
constructed
on
these
lines,
Messrs.
Bunyard
have
put
up
80
dishes
of
fresh
clean apples
at
the
Temple
Shows
at
the
end
of
May.
Pears.
—
If
pears
constitute
the
bulk
of
the
store,
the
fruit-house
should
be
rather
drier
and
rather
warmer
than
in
the
case
of
apples.
In
either
case,
the
winter
temperature
should
not
fall
below
40°
F.,
and
the
summer
temperature
should
not
rise
above
F.
A
very
convenient
method
of
storing
apples
and
pears
is
in
flat
trays,
such
as
those
known
as
Orr's,
of
which
Mr.
White,
of
Bedford,
holds
the
patent
rights.
The
fruit
is
placed
direct
in
these
as
picked
from
the
tree,
and
the
trays
are
carried
to
the
fruit-
house
as
fast
as
they
are
filled.
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