Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; by Davis Kary Cadmus 1867-1936

Author:Davis, Kary Cadmus, 1867-1936
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Gardening. [from old catalog], Vegetable gardening. [from old catalog], Fruit culture. [from old catalog]
Publisher: Philadelphia, London, J. B. Lippincott company
Published: 1919-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Fig. 116.—Two methods of packing apples in boxes. At left, start of 2-2 diagonal pack. The box holds four layers of 24 apples each. At right, start of 3-2 diagonal pack, with smaller apples. The box holds five layers of 33 apples each. They are placed in layers in the order in which they are here numbered. (Indiana Station.)

will ripen readily in the dark and will attain highest flavor and best quality. When ripened in the dark they have less of the gritty tissue in the flesh of the fruit.

Many varieties of pears are not suitable to store, but should be consumed, marketed or canned as soon as they have reached their highest perfection.

QUINCE

This fruit is not commonly grown in the home orchard. A few trees will supply the needs of the family.

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