Flower Girls Of Lincolnshire (1929)

Spalding in Lincolnshire. M, S of a group of women gathered around a man who is holding a large square basket. He hands out bundles of raffia to the girls. L, S of the girls in a field picking daffodils. Closer shot of two girls as they stand up and tie the bunches with raffia. They put the bunches under their arms. The girls break for a cup of tea and a rest. The girls sit on the ground in their wellington boots and a woman walks along filling their cups with tea. C, Us of the women drinking their tea and reading magazines. In this area about 40, 000, 000 flowers are produced annually reads an intertitle. C, U of four girls holding big bunches of daffodils and laughing. Camera pans across to show more of the girls. L, S of them walking towards the camera with arms full of daffs. They put the bunches into the square basket. L, S of an open backed lorry. The big baskets are loaded onto the back. A foreman stands and watches the woman struggle with the basket. L, S of the lorry driving along