. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 848 The American Florist. ' ^P'-'l5. Couldn't Deceive Her. A prim, but elderly lady, stopped in front of a florist's establishment yester- day, to secure some Easter lilies. Unfor- tunately for the customer, the last pot of this flower bad just been sold. There were left, however, a number of flaring tulips of several attractive shades of crim- son, yellow and purple. The florist, de- termined to make a sale, was equal to the emergency. He began a colloquy in this fraternizing way. "Madam, I am extremely sorr
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 848 The American Florist. ' ^P'-'l5. Couldn't Deceive Her. A prim, but elderly lady, stopped in front of a florist's establishment yester- day, to secure some Easter lilies. Unfor- tunately for the customer, the last pot of this flower bad just been sold. There were left, however, a number of flaring tulips of several attractive shades of crim- son, yellow and purple. The florist, de- termined to make a sale, was equal to the emergency. He began a colloquy in this fraternizing way. "Madam, I am extremely sorry that the old fashioned white varieties of lilies have all been sold, but here," (exhibiting the tulips) "are some of the latest and handsomest specimens of lilies from Japan. Of course you want to be in style this sea- son, and I think half a dozen pots of the different colors would form a striking dis- play lor your ; This did its work well, for the old lady with an unusually wise look said: "Well, do tell! Everything has changed since I was a girl. I studied botany and all those high branches then, and know about it as much today as I ever did. So it's a good thing you didn't try to de- ceive me. for I could have instantly found you ; The tulips were paid for and ordered to be sent home, and the old lady marched off'with an air of triumphant wisdom.— Daily Paper. Crude Oil for Fuel. I read a note in the Florist some time ago on the advantages of crude oil for fuel. I would like to ask some of the ex- perts in that line whether crude oil can be shipped to Mass., where coal is costing $7 a ton, and be burned to save money. .\l80 where the best improved burnerscan be found. R. E. Moir. 220.'> Ml<lili;iiii .\v< <'lll<'A(i, Boggs—"Do people buy fewer flowers during these hard times?" Florist—"No; but they pay fewer \i\\\;—Harper'^ Ba- RUBBERS. Tree srown, three to eight branches, very fine stoc
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