. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 370 quantity sold under these denominations ; the precise quantity will, of course, depend upon the manner of filling them and heaping ; In the " Philosophical Magazine," vol. ii., p. 482, we find the following additional infor- mation in regard to these measures :—" There are four sizes of punnets, which leaves the capacity of this measure very uncertain, un- less the particular variety is indicated. From Mr Sevan's experiments the greatest capacity of the Sieve is 1644 cubic inches. Half-s
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 370 quantity sold under these denominations ; the precise quantity will, of course, depend upon the manner of filling them and heaping ; In the " Philosophical Magazine," vol. ii., p. 482, we find the following additional infor- mation in regard to these measures :—" There are four sizes of punnets, which leaves the capacity of this measure very uncertain, un- less the particular variety is indicated. From Mr Sevan's experiments the greatest capacity of the Sieve is 1644 cubic inches. Half-sieve 822 ,, Quarter-sieve 362 ,, Largest punnet ... 248 „ Second punnet 220 „ Third punnet 90 ,, Least punnet 60 „ But as, in practice, they may not be filled to the maximum, it may be inferred that, relatively to a bushel, the proportion will stand as follows :— 2 Sieves ec^ual to i bushel. 4 Half-sieves ,, i bushel. 8 Quarter-sieves „ i bushel. 12 Large punnets „ i bushel. 16 Second punnetS ... ,, i bushel. 32 Third punnets „ i bushel. 48 Least punnets „ i bushel. The Country Gentleman s MngarAnc forced potatoes, kidney beans, sea-kale, Brus- sels sprouts, mushrooms, &c., are carried to Covent Garden market in baskets called Pimucts (fig. 19). They are made of thin split laths, and are of various sizes—from 3 to 6 inches deep, and from 6 to 9 inches in diameter, according to the sort of vegetable or fruit to be placed in them, and with or. without handles, to suit specific purposes. This is a branch of garden refinement that has not generally reached Scotland. Punnets are so very inexpensive that no garden should be without a stock of them. The following are the special sizes known to the London market gardeners:— Strawberry Pottle.—A long tapering cone, holding about a pint and a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these ill
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