246 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



Length. Breadth. Height. 



For 24 Roses, 3 feet 9 in. i foot 6 in. Back of box 7 in., front 5. 

 " 18 " 2 " 9 in. 



" 12 " 2 " " " " 



" 6 " I foot 3 in. " " " 



The covers, being eight inches in depth at the 

 back, and six inches in front, being one and a half 

 inch longer and wider than the boxes, and having 

 a narrow beading within the four sides, half an 

 inch from the bottom of the lid, overlap the boxes, 

 leaving ample room for the Roses, and are secured 

 for travelling by stout leather straps. Within the 



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boxes some exhibitors have holes pierced at equal 

 distances on a uniform surface of wood ; but as 

 Roses differ in size, it is more convenient to have 

 the facility of placing them where we please, and 



