The fruiterers secrets Containing directions, for the due time, and manner, of gathering all kindes of fruite, aswell stone-fruite as other: and how they are afterwards to be ordered in packing, carrying and conueighing them by land or by water; then in separating or culling them into diuers sorts; and lastly, in resruing or laying them vp, so, as may bee for their best lasting and continuance. Enterlaced with diuerse other secrets (and their naturall causes) touching trees, and their fruite. No treatise, to this purpose, being heretofore published.

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Title: The fruiterers secrets Containing directions, for the due time, and manner, of gathering all kindes of fruite, aswell stone-fruite as other: and how they are afterwards to be ordered in packing, carrying and conueighing them by land or by water; then in separating or culling them into diuers sorts; and lastly, in resruing or laying them vp, so, as may bee for their best lasting and continuance. Enterlaced with diuerse other secrets (and their naturall causes) touching trees, and their fruite. No treatise, to this purpose, being heretofore published.
Author: N. F., fl. 1604.
Publication: At London :: Printed by R. B[radocke]and are to be solde by Roger Iackson, at his shop in Fleete-streete, neere the conduit,; 1604.
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Subject terms: Fruit -- England -- Harvesting -- Early works to 1800.; Fruit -- Transportation -- Early works to 1800.; Fruits -- Storage -- Early works to 1800.
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Vnfit times to remoue or carry fruite, by land or water: and the reason thereof.

THe fruite that is stirred, packt, or carryed in frosty weather, or in March (if the winde blow sharp) let thē be euer so hard at the taking vp, yet be∣fore they come to their iourneys end, being carried by land or water, they wil then be so tēder (in frosty weather, by reason of the colde ayre: in March, by reason of the sharpe and bitter winde: and in sum∣mer, by reason of heate) that the most part of them will change blacke, and a great many of them so shriueld as if they had been sodden: so that they wil not abide to be tossed, nor carryed at that time of the yeare, by reason of their tendernes. The hardest & the best lasting fruite, that is, after they haue layen long, or especially if they haue layen till March, or neere the Spring, and so likewise vntill Iuly, the weather growing hotter & hotter, although in the taking vp of them they seeme very hard, yet shal you finde a great alteration in them, after their ca∣riage.