FLOWERS BY POST.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20363, 21 July 1934, Page 26 (Supplement)

FLOWERS BY POST.

When packing flowers for the post remember that they will travel better if they are wrapped first in damp newspaper, then in dry newspaper. 801 l fairly tightly at the stem end, leaving the other end looser. Small flowers, such as pansies, violets, primroses, geums, and all flowers picked with a good deal of green like a little moss, when possible, wrapped round the stems. Roses and carnations should have a piece of cotton-wool wrapped round them to protect the delicate petals. The box in which the flowers are packed should be in good condition, with no bent edges and ends. If too long, fill the ends with rolls of newspaper. Pack flowers fairly tightly, and lay on top a few sheets of , crumpled tissue paper. The box must j not shake in the post, or the flowers will | arrive in a bruised condition. All flowers should be plunged in a bucket of , w ater as soon as they are unpacked, i Short-stemmed flowers should be stood in a bowi of water. Change the water of flower vases—don’t add to it. A little common salt in the water will keep I flowers fresh. To keep your flowers j fresh for as long as possible, do not I place them near a fire or directly under I a S a *? or electric light pendant.