. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ??:™j *•,.-'.?>.!.'?*?.,, ?•?»-,-/ Decbmbbb 18, 1919. The Florists' Review 17. iRMvmujituiiijJiiii;iiiAl*lLUilii^iyj|iViitUiii^^^ TATE'S TIPS >^^ffl^ftfSI»^ltJ^tl^^«S^^iB^^A^tl^^^ ir/'*^ir/svii^r/srir^r/s\ir/'*^ii/'*Y(^»vir THE HIGH COST OF FLOWERS. Wliat Is the Advance? The questions, "If the grower is obliged to pay 100 per cent more for everything that is used in the produc- tion of flowers, what must he demand for his product!" and "If he demands a legitimate return, what effect is this going to have on the retail st
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ??:™j *•,.-'.?>.!.'?*?.,, ?•?»-,-/ Decbmbbb 18, 1919. The Florists' Review 17. iRMvmujituiiijJiiii;iiiAl*lLUilii^iyj|iViitUiii^^^ TATE'S TIPS >^^ffl^ftfSI»^ltJ^tl^^«S^^iB^^A^tl^^^ ir/'*^ir/svii^r/srir^r/s\ir/'*^ii/'*Y(^»vir THE HIGH COST OF FLOWERS. Wliat Is the Advance? The questions, "If the grower is obliged to pay 100 per cent more for everything that is used in the produc- tion of flowers, what must he demand for his product!" and "If he demands a legitimate return, what effect is this going to have on the retail store?" were the subjects for discussion at a recent florists' club meeting. After a lengthy debate, the only phase of the problem that was clearly established was the fact that production had advanced 100 per cent in the last five years; indeed, there were some who made the claim that 100 per cent would not cover it. There is no end of discussion as to what the proper advance in the price of flowers should be, or just how much advance the public is going to stand before they will stop buying flowers. Going back to pre-war conditions, let us see just how much the cost of flow- ers has advanced during the last five years. As I write this I have before me a price list, dated November 16, 1914, issued by one of the most reliable wholesale firms of an eastern city. A comparison of the prices quoted in this with a price list, from the same city, published in The Eeview November 13, 1919, will give us a clear idea of what the advance has been in the wholesale market. It might be well to remind readers that the dates of the price lists we are considering are at the time chrys- anthemums are at their height, thus causing the prices of roses in both years to be below normal, with such varieties as Premier and Columbia missing. Prices Before and After War. We will start with American Beauty. The 1914 list has five grades quoted, viz.: Special, $; fancy, $20; extra $15;
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