. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. r888. The American Florist. 85. utNN CHK^s^H"^v^tv^viVJ\, ^^I^U1R \n. co\-ts. tainly sold much below their value, un- less we think that an orchid is only worth what it will bring. It appears as if there will be plenty of orchid flowers in the market this winter; the growers will have a chance of decid- ing whether they pay or not. The re- tailers, in many cases, say they can't make much money by them. One large u]) town florist who handles a good many fine flowers, declared that he lost money in orchid bloom
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. r888. The American Florist. 85. utNN CHK^s^H"^v^tv^viVJ\, ^^I^U1R \n. co\-ts. tainly sold much below their value, un- less we think that an orchid is only worth what it will bring. It appears as if there will be plenty of orchid flowers in the market this winter; the growers will have a chance of decid- ing whether they pay or not. The re- tailers, in many cases, say they can't make much money by them. One large u]) town florist who handles a good many fine flowers, declared that he lost money in orchid blooms. He received few direct orders for orchids; when he used them they were put in without previous direc- tions to give a finishing touch to some basket or the like. The impression was given that the people who would make orchid flowers pay are the growers who have stores of their own. It would not make so much difference to them if they did not always sell the blooms, because they still have the chance of realizing by selling the plant. Doubtless thu market for such flowers will increase, and such increase should make them more lucra- tive, but few retailers believe that any man will realize a fortune by raising orchid blooms only. .Vnd mighty few commission dealers express a wild long- ing to handle these flowers ; during past seasons the growers have usually found that the only way to dispose of such stuff was to apply directly to the retailers. It is pleasinj,' to know that such flowers as odontoglossunis and the like are appre- ciated in bouquets; the plants maj' be purchased for a mere trifle, and as they take up little room and require compar- atively little attention a grower can't lose very much by them, even if the blooms bring small prices. It is interesting to know that La France which had been grown in the open air down south appear free from liability to black spot when forced. At one well known growers these plants were per- fectly healthy and vigorous, while the
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