Abstract: A shipping and display carton which may be used for such applications as merchandising elongated items such as garden shears or garden loppers is formed without using glue, tape, staples, or the like and comprises a display tray and a slidable cover. The display shipper is configured to limit set up time at the point of purchase and provides for attractively displaying all items contained therein. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the display shipper comprises a tray having cut out portion configured to receive a pair of oppositely facing ramps on which the items are disposed, and a slidable cover. The tray, ramp, and cover, are each made from a blank of folding carton stock.