Commercial rose culture under glass and outdoors; a practical guide to modern methods of growing the rose for market purposes . ave to travel far. The finer the ice is choppedup the better will be the results obtained. Keep the flowersdry and cover with tissue paper. Lay on the papers andplace in the boxes in such a manner that the heads cannotget broken, and always lay the white flowers on the top(or as much as possible) as they are the most likely to getbruised and discolored. But always remember if thewhite flowers are on top not to pack the box so fullthat the flowers are crushed down with
Commercial rose culture under glass and outdoors; a practical guide to modern methods of growing the rose for market purposes . ave to travel far. The finer the ice is choppedup the better will be the results obtained. Keep the flowersdry and cover with tissue paper. Lay on the papers andplace in the boxes in such a manner that the heads cannotget broken, and always lay the white flowers on the top(or as much as possible) as they are the most likely to getbruised and discolored. But always remember if thewhite flowers are on top not to pack the box so fullthat the flowers are crushed down with the cover, or theopposite effect is obtained. Line the boxes carefully with NOTES ON CUTTING 151 clean paper and use boxes of a uniform size and not overeight inches deep. By visiting the markets and making a few notes of the wayRoses are shipped in you will soon see how the packing shouldbe done, and you will find that the growers who ship in thebest manner invariably get the most satisfactory results. Itpays in the Spring months to double the number of shipmentsto insure fresh goods. It is also found advantageous, when. Commercial Rose Packing A box of Roses as packed by Robert Simpson, of Clifton, N. J., ready for shipment to the wholesaler grading certain kinds, to have the feet and inches marked oflfon the table so that you can tell at a glance how long the stemsare; customers often want to know this point when get the best prices the market must be closely watchedand followed up every day. The men with the steady sup-ply are the ones who will be looked to for the goods, and thesemen can sell Roses at all times. 152 COMMERCIAL ROSE CULTURE RECORD OF DAILY CUT , (Tack this on a board and hang up in the Greenhouse)Month House No— East or West 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Total sfaty I Killarney 75 56 110 849769 120 75 686 Hadley Columbia OtherVarieties TOTAL SALES SHEET FOR OFFICE Month. Y
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