. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. New York, cars arere-iced at Atlanta, Charlotte, N. C, and Alexandria, Va.,and if to New England points again at Jersey Chicago and the Northwest, they are re-iced at At-lanta, Cincinnati or Louisville. A car will hold 525-650crates, according to the size of the car and whe
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. New York, cars arere-iced at Atlanta, Charlotte, N. C, and Alexandria, Va.,and if to New England points again at Jersey Chicago and the Northwest, they are re-iced at At-lanta, Cincinnati or Louisville. A car will hold 525-650crates, according to the size of the car and whetherloaded 5 or 6 crates high. Handled along best modemlines, with careful inspection from start to finish, itcosts, including freight and all incidental expenses,from 26 to 28 cents to take Peaches ripe from the treeand place them in the car. Freight averages about 42cents to the various northern markets, refrigeration 13cents, cartage 3 cents, and commission 7-10 per cent ofgross sales, bringing the actual cost up to about $1 topick and market a crate of Georgia Peaches, holdingsix 4-quart baskets. The bulk of the fruit sells at $1 to$, a little sells as high as $ and $3, while con-siderable is sold at less than a dollar, down to as low as25 cents; this,of course, for fruit arriving in bad 1675Tip eroof yellows. Left-hand specimen shows two small-leaved tips appearing inOctober, 2 or 3 of the normal leaves still remaining near the middle specimen shows numerous tips appearing in. specimen is a healthy twig, for comparison. P. 1231, Sales at anything above $1 per crate can be counted intowards cost of production and as profit, j -rr tt.,™ Peaoh Culture in the Far North. —Having tastedPeaches that were thoroughly ripened on the tree, thewriter became very desirous of growing this fruit at hishome in northern Vermont, and kn<t\ving that the fruitbuds of the Peach tree are not of nt hiirdiness toendure the rigor of this cl
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