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plugged up so as to make sweet-pea vases. 

 These are excellent because they have the 

 best form to keep the flowers in the proper 

 position. 



Packing 

 Sweet peas are bunched before packing, 

 twenty-five flowers usually being put in 

 each bunch. If the bunches are made flat 

 instead of round, they will pack much bet- 

 ter. Tie the stems near the base and 

 never near the flowers. A flat box for one 

 or two layers of bunches is the best pack- 

 age. The corrugated and folding paper 

 boxes will probably be found to give the 

 best results. It is essential that the 

 bunches be packed tight enough to prevent 

 bruising. Some make a practice of wrap- 

 ping each bunch in wax paper. The boxes 

 should be properly lined with paper before 

 the bunches are put in. 



