454 THE PRINCIPLES OF FLORICULTURE 



750. Bouquets and designs. Bouquets and designs 

 are usually shipped in strong boxes lined with news- 

 paper and waxed paper. The design should be wired 

 securely to the bottom of the box. Tissue paper and 

 waxed paper are laid over the flowers, and the box cover 

 nailed on. The box should be plainly labeled, that ex- 

 pressmen may know what it contains. 



