BUSH PLANTS AND STANDARDS 6l 



able distance they must necessarily go 

 by rail, either freight or express. 



If a number of plants are to be sent, 

 and sufficient time can be allowed, the best 

 method is to engage a box car and send the 

 plants by freight, as they can all be placed 

 in the car and made fast so that no harm can 

 come to them. When the plants have to 

 be sent singly they must be crated for ship- 

 ment, and the crating thoroughly done. 

 Use strong material for making the crate, 

 but as light as possible while consistent with 

 strength. Make a good base and fasten 

 the pot to the bottom firmly, bracing and 

 supporting it from each of the sides of 

 the crate. To reduce the diameter of the 

 plant, thus allowing the crate to be as small 

 as possible, some of the blooms on the out- 

 side of the plant may be drawn up, loose 

 from the frame if such -is used, and tied to- 

 gether, and returned to their original posi- 

 tions upon the delivery of the plant. If the 

 pot is properly fastened in the crate, the 

 plant itself will need no support. It will 

 be well to cover the crate with poultry 

 netting, to prevent anything from being 

 dropped or pushed through It; also to 



