Device for packing cut flowers, and bucket and plate for use in such device

A bucket for use as a bottom part of a packing device comprising:

• a bottom;
• a standing wall;
• and
• a peripheral channel having a bottom and an inner standing wall;
• wherein the peripheral channel is open at a top side for receiving and retaining a bottom portion of a top part of the packing device;
• wherein the peripheral channel projects outwardly with respect to the standing wall;
• wherein a bottom portion of the inner standing wall of the peripheral channel extends at a distance to the standing wall of the bucket so that at the level of the peripheral channel a space is present between the bottom portion of the inner standing wall of the peripheral channel and the standing wall of the bucket, which space is accessible from the bottom side;
• wherein a top portion of the inner standing wall of the peripheral channel is constituted by the standing wall of the bucket;
• wherein the space present between the bottom portion of the inner standing wall of the peripheral channel and the standing wall of the bucket functions to receive and accommodate a top portion of the standing wall of a second bucket when the bucket is stacked as the first bucket on top of the second bucket so that the top portion of the standing wall of the second bucket is allowed to extend beyond a level of the bottom of the peripheral channel of the bucket;
• and
• wherein the inner standing wall of the peripheral channel has at least one opening constituting a passage between the peripheral channel and an internal space of the bucket as defined by the bottom and the standing wall of the bucket.