Mr. Long, of Buffalo, has applied for a patent for a new style of box for shipping cut flowers, of which we give herewith an illustration.

It will be seen that the arrangements are made for receiving and confining the water from the melting ice, and provision is made for ventilation. The hinged partition provides the needed slant for oblique packing; the space beneath making a separate apartment for small flowers. It provides for either wet or dry packing; and Carnations which need dry packing, can be sent as safely in one of them as other flowers. Mr. Long says: Altogether the adaptability of this box is most striking, and especially in the respect that the most fragile and valuable flowers like Roses, Valley Lily, Tulips, Hyacinths and Narcissus carry perfectly without heating or decaying - such common faults in warm weather.