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laid in the box in the ordinary manner of packing. 

 Each flower should have a sheet of tissue paper tied 

 at the neck, then drawn upward and tied again, so 

 as to enclose it in a complete bag of paper. Flowers 

 of a reflexed type with drooping petals may have their 

 ]>etals drawn upward slightly without injury, as a slight 

 shake when unpacking will put them right again. A 

 box of tha width stated will take three or four flowers 

 laid side by side upon the supporting pillow. Two 

 similar rows may be laid in the box following on from 

 the first, with smaller supporting pillows, or it may 

 be the steins and foliage of the first row furnish suf- 

 ficient support; the judgment of the packer must de- 

 termine this. Starting again from the other end of 

 the box, that half may be similarly packed. When 

 completed, a cleat or strip of wood wrapped with paper 

 may be nailed across the box inside to hold the stems 

 down and retain them in position. The flowers must 

 be packed sufficiently tight to keep them in position 

 without unduly pressing one another, any open space 

 being filled with wads of tissue paper. Above all 

 things, the flowers must be kept absolutely dry. If 

 the distance for transportation be long, it will be de- 

 sirable to sprinkle the foliage lightly, or, better still, 

 to spread a moistened newspaper over the stems in the 

 center of the box; then cover the flowers with tissue 

 paper before closing the box. Take due care that in 

 no place does the lid of the box come in contact with 

 the flowers. 



Some exhibitors, in place of using the pillow for 

 support, nail cleats across the box and securely tie the 

 stems thereto. It takes longer to pack in this way, but 

 it gives added security and the method is worthy of 

 adoption if the flowers have to be transported a great 

 distance and are left entirelv to the tender mercies of 



