Packing Sweet Peas for Exhibition 



With care in packing sweet pea> 111 do little 



harm. If you live | select the best t> p.< IL 



SI "i 30 sprays, and cut them the morning of the awards. Mai, 

 will have to be shipped son. pea blossoms should be <ir> 



when d.kK.,1. Cut the sprays in the morning after the .lt-w bai 

 or kfte in the afternoon. Cut the epra 



the peas lightly in water and set them a here 



the air is in motion (not in the sunlight nor in the dark). 



«'ut the ■prmyg when the h.w«r blossoms ur. . n and tl 



bioss.. open or win n maturity Is nearij ma should 



not "soft" and Break Ifoisten cotton and wrap the ends Of the 



stems and place the oiied sprays in past< >1 \es. (They may be ob- 



tained from florists, or a shoebox, cut down, will do 



I paper if the w.ather is hot. This keeps the plant moisture 

 evaporating. Lay the sprays close together in rows and cover • 

 tissue paper. Do not put too many sp box for I 



Qowera Pack the box with tissue paper t" h tome ti«h: 



place. 



< m arrival at the place of destination, pi is sofl 



water at once, and arrange in attractive transparent glasses. In a short 

 time tli»' blossoms will awake in their freshness and beaut \. 



if possible, go with your sprays to the exhibition so thai yon may 

 arrange them artistically as to color and stems. 



it Is planned to has. i pea content .lose during the first week 



in July. 



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LESSON 7— Concluded. Pt°< facing one edge. Press the spade 



i f t • ■ is a riKht way ' ground as far as you can 



to use tools. When you are ready to (about «lx Inches from the edge) with- 

 stand in one corner of your 



