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continue until a layer has been placed over the 

 entire bottom; then begin another layer, 

 placing the plants in the opposite direction to 

 that in which the first layer was placed. 

 Continue until the box is full or the plants 

 are all packed. Should there be any vacant 

 space it must be filled with excelsior or some 

 other material, as keeping the plants firmly 

 in the position in which they are placed is 

 the most important point to be observed 

 in packing. Boxes more than twelve inches 

 deep should not be used. 



In warm weather a different method must 

 be employed. Packed as above advised, 

 the plants would almost surely heat if kept 

 in the box for more than twenty-four hours, 

 and would be spoiled. The plants should 

 have the paper wrapping about the ball of 

 soil only, and the box will need no lining. If 

 the time likely to be occupied in transit is not 

 more than three or four days, select a box 

 that is a few inches deeper than the extreme 

 height of the plants, stand the plants upright 

 as closely as possible, and, after three or four 

 rows have been placed, put a strip across the 

 box, pressing the plants together as tightly as 

 possible. Continue until the bottom of the 



