GROWING EXHIBITION BLOOMS IO3 



roll of excelsior and another row of blooms, 

 continuing until about one fourth to one 

 third of the space in the box is filled. Then 

 begin at the other end of the box and repeat 

 the operation. This will allow the stems to 

 overlap each other at the middle of the box. 

 If blooms are to be exhibited in classes calling 

 for short stems, the blooms for such classes 

 may be packed in the vacant space near the 

 centre of the box. 



In packing, it will be well to keep the 

 blooms of each variety together; also to 

 arrange them so that all that are to be 

 exhibited in each class can be unpacked in 

 succession. When they are to be unpacked 

 by some one other than the packer, the 

 blooms intended for the different classes 

 should be plainly marked and labelled accord- 

 ingly. If the blooms must remain in the 

 boxes for any considerable time, the foliage 

 of each row should be sprinkled lightly with 

 clean, cold water, or, what will be better, lay 

 sheets of newspaper that have been moistened 

 over each layer of stems, being careful at all 

 times to avoid getting any moisture on the 

 blooms. 



By the other method of packing, deeper and 



