GROWING EXHIBITION BLOOMS 105 



may be packed above the first, as the cross 

 strips will support the entire weight 



The principles to be observed in all meth- 

 ods of packing blooms are: making the 

 package as light as possible consistent with 

 strength, providing sufficient protection 

 from extremes of temperature, arranging the 

 blooms so that they cannot shift, and pre- 

 venting them from suffering from evapora- 

 tion without getting the blooms moistened. 

 See that covers are securely fastened, and in 

 case of using large boxes nail some cleats on 

 the outside near the ends for the carriers to 

 take hold of. For the smaller boxes a piece 

 of rope tied about them will answer the same 

 purpose, and will probably save the boxes 

 some rough usage. There is but one means of 

 transporting the blooms when they must be 

 sent over the rails, and that is by express. 



Get receipts from the agent at the point 

 from which shipment is made, so that, in case 

 of necessity, you can get the boxes upon 

 arrival at the point where they must be 

 taken from the car. The regular express 

 delivery is not always as prompt as necessary 

 to get the blooms to the place of exhibition 

 in time for staging, and special delivery must 



