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grower, are usually made of three-eighth inch 

 pine. They are deep enough for the bunches in 

 an upright position and hold from eight hundred 

 to one thousand flowers. After being packed and 

 carefully nailed they are wrapped with newspa- 

 pers or other coverings to exclude the frost. 

 These boxes have some advantages, but they also 

 have many disadvantages, chief of which may be 

 mentioned the fact that the violets in them never 

 make as good a showing as where they are in neat 

 packages, such as already described. 



Where the market can be easily reached it is, 

 of course, not necessary to exercise the pre- 

 cautions above mentioned in getting the flowers 

 to their destination. In many cases it is practi- 

 cable for the grower to take his stock to market in 

 a wagon or to send or take it by train. This is 

 especially the case when dealing with the retailer, 

 and in such instances it is necessary only to see 

 that the flowers are kept from frost and from 

 being unnecessarily shaken or jarred. It is 

 always best, however, to wrap the stems in moist 

 paper, as it has been found by experience that by 

 doing this the flowers are kept fresh and sweet 

 much longer than they otherwise could be. We 

 cannot emphasize too strongly the 

 importance of studying the markets. 

 You must know what is wanted and 

 keep fully posted upon every detail 

 in order to command the best prices. 



