. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgid. The American Florist. 271. BASKET OF lOO CARNATIONS UY VOLLER'S HOUSE OF FLOWERS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Exhibited at Philadelphia Florists' Club. Superior service is what the up-to- date, careful retailer aims at all times to give his customers. Good service counts mightily in the business, very much more than other things that are thought by some most essential. The flowers may be of the best, ar- ranged nicely in a box that leaves nothing to be desired in its quality, color and printing. It is neatly t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgid. The American Florist. 271. BASKET OF lOO CARNATIONS UY VOLLER'S HOUSE OF FLOWERS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Exhibited at Philadelphia Florists' Club. Superior service is what the up-to- date, careful retailer aims at all times to give his customers. Good service counts mightily in the business, very much more than other things that are thought by some most essential. The flowers may be of the best, ar- ranged nicely in a box that leaves nothing to be desired in its quality, color and printing. It is neatly tied with the latest cord or tape; its tag is an exclusive design. Up to this point, nothing has been found lack- ing, and in most cases the service would have been perfectly satisfac- tory. But at times trouble comes, and doubt arises about this or that de- livery because the count was not cor- rect, the card was not enclosed or it had been tampered with. Some one had thought a flower or two out of the lot would not be missed. Others wondered who had sent this fine box and had evidently tried to find out by a clandestine look at the card. Su- perior service guards against this in- trusion, by the aid of the seal, which is attached to and binds the ends of the tape securely to the surface of the box in su^ a manner that any at- tempt to meddle with it in endeavor- ing to open the box breaks the seal, showing at the first glance that ths fastening has been tampered with by some one other than the rightful owner. Seals are made in great variety, the most simple and exclusive being made of sealing wax. which can be had in all shades of color. The wax in stick form is held over a candle or gas jet and when enough of the melted wax is dropped on the point to be sealed a die with the firm's name or mono- gram is pressed into the center and the operation, which takes about a minute, is complete. In dull times a stock of seal impressions may be made on glass from which they are easily d
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