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ARTICLE VII. 



DESCRIPTION OF A BOX FOR CONVEYING FLOWERS IN. 



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1 N compliance with the wishes of" J. K."I have attempted to demon- 

 strate a box (Fig. 13) for the purpose to which none I have seen are 

 superior, the flowers at the end of a long journey having the ap- 

 pearance of only been just gathered. 



13 



The box is of deal and can be made by any village carpenter, (a) 

 is one of the sides with hinges, in order to facilitate the arrangement 

 of the flowers, (b b) are small boxes of tin filled with moist sand to 

 receive the stalks, (c c) are slides which are let down level with the 

 tins when arranging the flowers, and are supported by the side (a) 

 when closed ; one side should have a few small holes in it, to let in a 

 little air, but not a draught. This mode of conveyance has given 

 general satisfaction to those acquainted with it. 



ARTICLE VII.— GLEANINGS FROM OLD AUTHORS. 

 by tulip, No. 3. — From Reas Flora, 1676. 

 As the Tulip season is advancing, perhaps, the following extracts 

 may be amusing to some of your curious readers who are not ac- 

 quainted with the work. 



"The division of Tulips, according to Gerrard Parkinson, Clusius, 

 and Perrarius, is into three sorts, Prcecoces, Medias, and Serotinas ; 



