. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igij. The American Florist. 203. JOHN YOUNG, NEW YORK. Secretary Society ol American Florists. The solution of the "other hands" seems to be in the employment of wo- men; they have shown themselves to be most capable in the store, both as ar- tists and saleswomen, quite as good and in naany cases superior to men. Hun- dreds of cut flower stores are man- aged, and many of them owned by women, who show results quite the equal of their male competitors. Wholesale establishments, selling flow- ers on commiss
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igij. The American Florist. 203. JOHN YOUNG, NEW YORK. Secretary Society ol American Florists. The solution of the "other hands" seems to be in the employment of wo- men; they have shown themselves to be most capable in the store, both as ar- tists and saleswomen, quite as good and in naany cases superior to men. Hun- dreds of cut flower stores are man- aged, and many of them owned by women, who show results quite the equal of their male competitors. Wholesale establishments, selling flow- ers on commission, are in a number of cases under the management of wom- en, who prove quite as capable at this branch as the other. Many places with large ranges of glass are also owned and successfully managed by the gentler sex. The products of these places are as up-to-date and grade as high as an5' that come to the market. With this evidence of capability, why should not women be given the oppor- tunity to step in and take the place of those who have been called to other activities? Irii many large growing establishments young girls have for years been used for all kinds of light work, such as disbudding carnations, gathering violets, sweet peas and other flowers, making and putting- in cut- tings, boxing' seedlings and all light pot- ting. They are especially helpful in selecting mail orders and all work of like character. The seed business has found women better than men, in attending to the many small details of their business and they far outnumber the males in all the large establishments. Give the women a chance; this is the solution of the rapidly growing la- bor problem. Greenhouses of the Future. Within the last decade there have been great changes in greenhouse construction; low roofs on high side walls, thought nacessary to confine the cubic air space to the minimum, so as to save coal bills, have been gradually replaced by structures with higher roofs, glass sides and ends r
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