. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. TORONTO, ONT. Club Meeting. There was a big turnout of retailers and growers at the "growers' night" of the Toronto Eetail Tlorists' Club, April 11. The feature of the meeting was an address by J. E. Cooper, of the Dale Estate, Brampton, after which many of the growers made short speeches. Mr. Cooper was given a good recep- tion. His address covered dillliculties of the grower and gave the retailer much light on the growing costs of pro- ducing flowers. He pointed out that one of the great difficulties was the weather. Last week there was
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. TORONTO, ONT. Club Meeting. There was a big turnout of retailers and growers at the "growers' night" of the Toronto Eetail Tlorists' Club, April 11. The feature of the meeting was an address by J. E. Cooper, of the Dale Estate, Brampton, after which many of the growers made short speeches. Mr. Cooper was given a good recep- tion. His address covered dillliculties of the grower and gave the retailer much light on the growing costs of pro- ducing flowers. He pointed out that one of the great difficulties was the weather. Last week there was a hot spell. This weather reduced the rose cut about fifty per cent. In referring to the cost of flowers Mr. Cooper compared the leading lines. Two of the most important ones are coal and labor. Mr. Cooper has just completed his twenty-first year at Dale's. He started there twenty-one years ago at $2 per week. Mr. Cooper's paper appears on another i)age of this issue. Mr. Cooper was warmly thanked for his excellent address. He was followed by several other growers, wiio congrat- ulated Mr. Cooper on the information he had given. He was given a vote of thanks by the club and it was pointed out that retailers should be supplied with more of this information, to permit them to talk intelligently to customers who complained of the high cost of flowers. Supper was served at the con- clusion of the meeting. Miller Bros, intend selling the ground on which their present range is located. As it is the center of a residential sec- tion, it will be split up into building lots. It is their intention to commence work on a new range immediately. It will cover twenty acres. The new com- pany is capitalized at $1,000,000. Stock grown in the new range will be ready for Christmas. E. Miller will visit France and Switzerland to get sup- plies. Fred Miller has been in Boston and other places getting ideas for the now range. .T. .T. H. Richmond, Va.—Fred W. Walter, who has for years been supplyi
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