Patent ID: 8393468

Claim:
A system for packaging and delivering harvested plants, the system comprising: a transparent shell adapted for receiving a harvested plant, the transparent shell comprising a raised peripheral edge that surrounds and defines at least a first recess sized and configured for accommodating the harvested plant, the transparent shell having a profile in cross-section and an outline in plan view, the first recess having a profile in cross-section and an outline in plan view; a transparent enclosure sized and configured for enclosing the shell and the harvested plant, the transparent enclosure being formed from a perforated transparent foil wherein the perforated transparent foil is gas-impermeable except for perforations therein; a shipping container comprising a cavity that is sized and configured for accommodating the transparent enclosure with the shell and the harvested plant therein, the shipping container being at least sufficiently translucent to enable the harvested plant to be visible therethrough, the cavity having a cross-sectional size and shape corresponding to the profile of the transparent shell.