GROWING EXHIBITION BLOOMS IOI 



six thicknesses of newspaper, according to 

 the condition of the weather and the distance 

 that they have to be transported. Have 

 ready some strips of soft wood about one 

 inch square for cutting into cleats. When 

 the required number of boxes has been pre- 

 pared, they should be taken to the storage 

 room, or some convenient place that is cool, 

 to be packed. 



The blooms should be cut and placed in 

 water at least twenty-four hours previous to 

 the time that they are to be packed. They 

 should be wrapped in tissue paper before 

 being packed. For the incurving forms the 

 paper should be tied around the stems, just 

 below the blooms, and carefully drawn up- 

 ward over the top and fastened by tying. 

 For the decidedly reflex forms the paper may 

 be placed on top of the blooms and drawn 

 downward, being tied to the stem below the 

 flower. In either case the paper should only 

 be drawn sufficiently tight to hold the petals 

 firmly. Make some rolls of excelsior about 

 three to four inches in diameter and as long 

 as the width of the box. Place one of these 

 rolls far enough from one end of the box to 

 allow room for the largest blooms. Select 



