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CIRCULAR 2 78, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Frozen Vegetables 

 For treatment of frozen vegetables see page 29. 



CUT FLOWERS, FLORISTS' GREENS, RHIZOMES, TUBERS, 

 CORMS, AND BULBS 



By T. M. Whiteman, associate horticulturist 



The recommended temperature, relative humidity, and approximate 

 length of storage period for the commercial storage of cut flowers, 

 florists' greens, rhizomes, tubers, corms, and bulbs are given in ta- 

 ble 8. Detailed descriptions of these requirements are given in the 

 text. 



Table 8. — Recommended temperature, relative humidity, and approxi- 

 mate length of storage period for cut flowers, florists'* greens, 

 rhizomes, tubers, conns, and bulbs 



Commodity 



Approximate length 

 of storage period 



Cut flowers: 1 



Babysbreath 



Bouvardia, sweet 



Butterfly bush, orange-eye 



Calendula (pot marigold) 



Calla, common and golden 



Candytuft 



Carnation : 



Full bloom 



Buds 



China-aster 



Chrysanthemum 



Clarkia 



Columbine 



Cornflower 



Cro cus 



Dahlia 



Daisy, English 



Delphinium: 



Hardy larkspur 



Annual larkspur 



Feverfew 



Forget-me-not, true 



Foxglove, common and common white 



Freesia 



Gaillardia, common perennial 



Gardenia 



Gladiolus 



Heath 



Hyacinth 



Iris, Dutch 



Laceflower, blue 



Lily: 



Easter 



Goldband 



Regal 



Speciosum 



Lily-of -the- valley - - 



Lupine - - 



See footnotes at end of table, p. 47. 



o p 



40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



33-40 

 33-40 

 40 

 35 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 33-36 

 40 

 40 



40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



33-36 

 40 



45-50 

 35 

 40 



33-36 

 33 

 40 



3 to 4 days. 

 7 to 10 days. 

 3 to 4 days. 

 3 to 6 days. 

 10 days. 

 3 to 6 days. 



7 to 10 days. 

 10 to 15 days. 

 7 to 10 days. 



2 weeks. 



3 to 6 days. 

 3 to 4 days. 

 3 to 6 days. 



1 to 2 weeks. 

 7 to 10 days. 

 3 to 6 days. 



Do. 

 '3 to 4 days. 

 3 to 6 days. 

 3 to 4 davs. 



Do. 

 1 to 2 weeks. 

 3 to 6 days. 

 1 week. 



weeks. 



to 10 days. 



to 2 weeks. 



week. 



to 6 days. 



35 



1 month. 



35 



Do. 



35 



Do. 



35 



Do. 



40 



1 week. 



40 



3 to 6 days 



