. The American carnation, how to grow it ... Carnations. Picking, Packing and Shipping Carnation Flowers treated by what is known as the box method; that is, the blooms are packed singly, in layers, in shallow pasteboard boxes which are lined with soft paper, generally thin wax tissue paper. These boxes are made of various widths and lengths, in order to accommodate the size of bloom and length of stem, and will hold from 50 to icxd flowers. They range from 10 to 12 inches in width, and 36 to 42 inches in length, with an average depth of four A case of Carnation Blooms packed for ship
. The American carnation, how to grow it ... Carnations. Picking, Packing and Shipping Carnation Flowers treated by what is known as the box method; that is, the blooms are packed singly, in layers, in shallow pasteboard boxes which are lined with soft paper, generally thin wax tissue paper. These boxes are made of various widths and lengths, in order to accommodate the size of bloom and length of stem, and will hold from 50 to icxd flowers. They range from 10 to 12 inches in width, and 36 to 42 inches in length, with an average depth of four A case of Carnation Blooms packed for shipment to market Illustrating the Box Method A box 12 inches wide and 40 inches long will hold from 50 to 75 of the finest fancy carnations, and about 25 to 30 per cent, more of the grade known as extras. While the box method is much more expensive than the other, as it includes the cost of the boxes, as well as the case in which the pasteboard boxes are packed, and also necessitates longer time and considerably more. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward, Charles Willis. New York, A. T. De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company, ltd.
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