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must be taken to keep out frost. Although the 

 packages may start out in a well-heated car it 

 is always difficult to foresee what will happen to 

 them before they reach their destination. It is, 

 therefore, necessary to keep a close watch on 

 weather conditions and make the packing in ac- 

 cordance with what the best judgment is in re- 

 gard to the likelihood of a cold snap. 



45. Leatherette shipping' box open. 

 Another very satisfactory means of packing 

 flowers has been recently devised by Mr. P. H. 

 Dorsett. Instead of the wooden boxes, he uses 

 ordinary leatherette telescopes, which he has made 

 to order. These are eighteen inches long, ten 

 inches wide, and seven inches deep. The cover 

 fits over the inside box, and the whole is fastened 

 by a strap at each end. A handle is put on the 



