THE FLORAL SECT I OX 



prepare a stock of g(X)d tiowering plants for 

 the Easter trade. Of all the holidays in the 

 year, Easter is the one on which most flow- 

 ering plants are used. Its associations are 

 of a joyous nature and all people, be they 

 rich or poor, high or low, are imbued with 

 the happiness attending the occasion and 

 want something bright and cheerful, in 

 keeping with their feelings. 



Care in handling and delivering plants is 

 mecessary at all times. Easter klies are 

 very hard to handle without bruising. For 

 shipping the best method is to allow the 

 plants to become somewhat dry so that the 

 flowers will be just a trifle wilty and each 

 individual flower and bud wrapped in cot- 

 ton, batting. The plants should be firmly 

 staked and each row should be cleated into 

 the cases and a top cleat nailed across the 

 case just below the buds and each row of 

 plants tied to this cleat. If this work is 

 thoroughly done you will have no drawback 

 or rebates to make, for bruised flowers, 

 while in transit. 



There- are a number of plants that I have 

 not mentioned which might be brought in 

 for the holidays, such as freesias, ericas, 

 ardesias, capsicums, bouganvillia, etc. It 

 is well, from year to year, to change the 

 varieties that you are growing, dropping 

 some that you find the demand decreasing 

 on and adding others that are likely to create 

 a demand. That the demand is increasing, 

 and wnl continue to do so, is without a ques- 

 tion of doubt. 



The time was when all our efforts were 

 concentrated in endeavoring to have a suffi- 

 cient supply of cut flowers to fill the de- 

 mand, but gradually plants are superseding 

 this demand, and while at holiday times 

 there will always be a demand, sufficient to 

 take all the cut flowers that can be produced, 

 the demand for both plants and cut flowers 

 is not likely to be overdone, for some time 

 to come, for the growth of our country is 

 such that her ultimate possibilities are 

 greater and grander than all the European 

 and American States combined. 



An Exhibit of Commercial Packages at the Fruit, Flower and Honey Show. 



The exhibit of Commercial Packages in< luding boxes at d barrels, was one in which great interest was taken by fruit 

 growers. The tjoxes and barrels had been packed with the greate-t rare and presented a fine appearance. A portion of the 

 grape exhibit is also shown. (Photograph taken specially for The Canadian Horiiculturist.) 



