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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- 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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Contents
- title page
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To the right honorable, Charles,Earle ofDeuonshire, Lo:Mountioye, Lo: Lieutenant ofIre∣land, and one of his Maiesties most honorable Priuie Councell;N. F. wisheth long life, with increase of honour. - The Epistle to the Reader.
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THE FRVITERERS SECRETS.
- Of Cherries.
- ¶ The order of gathering all other stone-fruite.
- Three things to be considered, in gathering of Peares.
- How to gather apples, and how to know when they are ready to be gathered.
- Winter fruite, how to be gathered.
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harvest and storage
- How to vse your gathering hooke.
- Of the gathering apron, and the manner how to fasten it about you.
- Fruite to be gathered, without bruts or leaues: and why.
- How to vse your fallings.
- Abuses, in gathering of fruite.
- How to carry the fruite after the gathering, in what bas∣kets, and how they shall be shot.
- How to gather Wardens.
- How to gather Medlers, and how to keep them.
- How to order Quinces.
- How to packe or maunde apples.
- How to empty maunds, and how to lay the fruite.
- Of the difference of fruite, growing in one ground, and on one tree.
- How to order fruite, in conueighing them by water.
- Vnfit times to remoue or carry fruite, by land or water: and the reason thereof.
- Small store of fruite, how to be conueighed by land.
- In what kinde of roomes, winter-fruite are to be layed, and in what manner.
- How winter-fruites, of one sort and kinde, are to be culled, and sorted diuersly.
- The times when long lasting fruite, should be stirred and turned.
- When Pippins, and other long lasting fruite, begin to be shriueled: and the reason.
- A fault escaped.