. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. UHV ^^X^\N V\^^«V\A^^^%^^^^ SECTION OF FEUIT-nOUSB. CHAPTER XXVII. ON GATHERII^G AND STOKING FRUIT. I484. Fruit-gatherixg is one of the most cliecrful and agreeable employ- ments connected â with garden management. It usually enlists every hand in its ser^-ice, and in an abundant year finds all hands plenty to do. To the ibllowing plain and simple directions, those who are intrusted with the super- intendence of fruit-gathering will do well at all times to attend. It is i
. The book of garden management : Comprising information on laying out and planting Gardening -- Great Britain. UHV ^^X^\N V\^^«V\A^^^%^^^^ SECTION OF FEUIT-nOUSB. CHAPTER XXVII. ON GATHERII^G AND STOKING FRUIT. I484. Fruit-gatherixg is one of the most cliecrful and agreeable employ- ments connected â with garden management. It usually enlists every hand in its ser^-ice, and in an abundant year finds all hands plenty to do. To the ibllowing plain and simple directions, those who are intrusted with the super- intendence of fruit-gathering will do well at all times to attend. It is im- portant, in the first place, to remark, that no fruit should be gathered for storing before it has arrived at matui-ity. By this we are to understand not -necessarily its full flavour and ripeness, but the completion of its growth or size ; and as all fruit even upon the same tree does not come to maturity â at the same period, it will frequently be found the safest and most economical plan to make the gathering at two or three different times. It is very easy to ascertain when any particular fruit is ready.; for ripe fruit always leaves the tree upon a gentle touch,âthe fruit-stalk parts from the twig on which it grows without any signs of rending or violence. In a general way, with both apples and pears, several of the most forward fruit will have fallen before the general crop is in a fit state to be g-athered ; and this fallen or bruised fruit should never be mixed with that which is intended to be stored ; all unsound fruit which may be found upon the trees at the time of gathering should also be rejected. Fruits, in fact, which ripen in summer and autumn, should bo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877; Shaw, Henry ; from the library of and initials?
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