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tion that the best can be selected in many 

 instances. After the required number has 

 been selected, put aside one or two of the 

 best remaining blooms for each exhibit, as 

 extra emergency blooms, to be used in case 

 of accident to any of the first choice. In 

 packing, always put in at least 10 per cent, of 

 the number to be exhibited in each class, as 

 emergency blooms. 



A GUIDE TO THE SECTIONS 



The following analysis of the sections will 

 enable any one to properly place any flower. 

 In the trade list, the varieties are usually 

 grouped under these section headings: 



A. Anemone-flowered forms: rays in one 

 series: disk high and rounded 



B. Flowers regular I. Anemone 



BB. Flowers irregular 2. Japanese Anemone 



AA. Double-flowered forms: rays in many 

 series: disk absent 



B. Rays reflexed 3- Reflexed 



BB. Rays incurved 



C. Form regular 4. Incurved 



CC. Form more or less irregular 5. Japanese Incurved 



BBB. Rays of various shape; forms various . 6. Japanese 



PACKING THE BLOOMS 



When the blooms are ready to be taken to 

 the place of exhibition, and especially when 

 they must be sent to a considerable distance 



