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wire to hold this in position. From six to twelve 

 blooms being wired in this way, it only remains to so 

 bind them together, as to form a spray of pyramidal 

 shape. A careful inspection of the sprays exhibited at 

 any of the leading Shows will give a good idea as to the 

 best method of doing this. Broad raffia makes the best 

 medium for binding the flowers together to form the 

 spray, and if a few pieces of moss are worked in at 

 intervals at the same time, it will have the effect of 

 keeping the blooms fresh for some time. 



As soon as the spray is finished, it should be placed 

 on its back in a shallow vessel of water, and kept in a 

 cool situation, free from dust, until the time for packing 

 up arrives. 



When taking a number of sprays to a distance, the 

 best plan is to cover the bottom of a shallow box with 

 a cloth that has been well moistened, and place the 

 sprays face downwards upon this. The whole area at 

 the bottom of the box having been filled in this way, 

 another moistened cloth should be placed over these in 

 turn, and upon this another series of sprays may be 

 arranged and so on. In this way quite a number of 

 sprays may be packed in a small compass, and if speedily 

 attended to on arrival at their destination look none the 

 worse for their journey. 



When showing in trays, however, a tin box sufficient 

 to carry about four trays, and especially made for the 

 purpose, should be used. The trays fit in this box on 

 shelves and simply need drawing out and placing on the 

 exhibition table. 



For setting up sprays, either boards, in which are 

 inserted tubes containing water wherein to place the 

 sprays, may be used (the boards inclined at a slight 

 angle) ; or small vases, arranged in tiers, may be 

 utilised with advantage. 



Little by little, however, Floral Societies are breaking 



