. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi2. The American Florisi. 49 3l^^ Edison Says "Suc- cess is 10 Per Cent Inspiration and 90 Per Cent ; Time was that the man who rolled up his sleeves, spit on his hands, and worked the hardest, and mopped his brow the most, was considered the winner. But nowadays the bigerest. busiest, brainiest men don't even take their coats off. But they are the gasoline and sparkers of the business— the 10 per cent. They are the directing power behind their employees—the perspiiing 90 per cent Some gre


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi2. The American Florisi. 49 3l^^ Edison Says "Suc- cess is 10 Per Cent Inspiration and 90 Per Cent ; Time was that the man who rolled up his sleeves, spit on his hands, and worked the hardest, and mopped his brow the most, was considered the winner. But nowadays the bigerest. busiest, brainiest men don't even take their coats off. But they are the gasoline and sparkers of the business— the 10 per cent. They are the directing power behind their employees—the perspiiing 90 per cent Some greenhouse builders are as high as 98 per cent per- spiration and 2 per cent in- spiration—, and their houses show it. Nail this (act down in your mind— tlie more thoroughly all work is th(^ught out and planned by the expert men in the uttice before it is turned out. the less "the men on the job" will havL-to do-the quicker the job can be completed and the surer it is of beiiii; surely rijjht. No other ijrreenhouse concern in the country has the organization of expert men that Lord & Burnhara has. .^s a result, our houses are never chi-ap. but they are always worth all thev cost. Send for catalog. We make eyery part of the greenhouse but the glass. We sell any part. Lord & Barnham Co. SALES OFFICES: New York PhiladelpHia St. James Bldg. Franklin Bank Bldg. Boston Chicago Tremont Bldg. Rookery Bldg. FACTORIES: Irvington, N. Y. Des Plalnes, Describe a First-Class Greenhouse Boiler. Fuel capacity for the longest winter. S'mple enough to be fool proof and conserva- tively rated. That is the InTERrMnon/ii EmoressBoUer to a dot. If you haven't one already, write us now. IiiTERii4Tion/iL Hester Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Florists Company. C


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