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Inefficient packing of blooms for transport from home to the show can cause serious damage. The roses must be sufficiently firm in their container to avoid movement and rubbing. Many exhibitors have contrived excellent boxes, usually of plywood for the sake of lightness, with several false "floors", and so can carry large numbers of blooms in one case. They are particularly useful if one is obliged to travel by public transport. When the exhibitor has a car at his disposal a number of suitcases may be used.

Each bloom should have been wired before packing. A roll of newspaper about three inches thick and slightly longer than the width of the case is squeezed into it in a transverse position; the squeezing fixes it firmly. Blooms are then laid with their calyces resting on the paper and their stems lying back from it. The first roll should be placed so that the tips of the blooms laid on it are just clear of the end of the case. Cover the stems of that row of blooms with a sheet of paper. Insert a second roll of paper so that the blooms resting on it will be just clear of the first row. After packing a third row similarly, it may be advisable to start packing from the other end of the case. Roses packed in this way can be carried a long way with safety, always provided they have been in water for at least an hour before packing.

On the way to the show all jolting and bumping of the cases of roses must be avoided.