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be provided. Aim to have your exhibits all 

 staged as soon as possible, and to do this no 

 time must be lost at any point of the work. 



STAGING THE BLOOMS 



Upon arrival at the place of exhibition 

 get in communication with the secretary and 

 the manager of the exhibition as soon as 

 possible. From the manager learn where the 

 different classes are to be staged, what vases 

 are to be used for your exhibits, and where a 

 supply of water for filling the vases may be 

 had. From the secretary secure the entry 

 cards for all of your exhibits. Get some 

 vases filled with water and, as fast as the 

 blooms can be unpacked, place them in the 

 vases. As soon as a vase is filled with the 

 required number of blooms place it in the 

 position designated by the manager, and, if 

 not already done, tie to one of the blooms a 

 label with the name of the variety written or 

 printed thereon. Get all of the blooms 

 unpacked and in water as soon as possible; 

 the arranging can be done after the unpack- 

 ing is finished. At the chrysanthemum 

 exhibitions held in Great Britain the dressing 

 of the blooms is an important part of the 



