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PACKING, SHIPPING AND BUSINESS MATTERS 



flowers will arrive in better shape and last longer every 

 time than if cut the day before. After Carnations have 

 been kept eighteen or twenty hours in water they seem to 

 get kind of soggy and do not ship well. 





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Blooms of Highest Quality Packed with the Utmost Care, as 

 Described in the Text 



The boxes used for shipping Carnations are made of 

 thin wood, }/2 in. ends and M in. tops, bottoms and sides, 

 with two 3/2 iri- cleats to fasten the stems down and hold 

 the ice securely. These boxes are usuaUy 12 in. wide 

 and 4 in. to 8 in. deep, and 36 in. to 46 in. long. The boxes 



