. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories SALES OFFICES 42^/sT,J°Bldi. Tr^oI°Bid, w!d;„?,llldc ,? t/^;?? • , ROCHESTER CLEVELAND DETROIT TORONTO MONTREAL ag. iremontBldg W,d=„er BMg. Continental and Gramte BIdg Shetland Bldg. BookBldg. Royal Bank Bldg. Bldg Dank tsldg. FACTORIES—Irviogtop. N. Y Geneva. N. Y. De. Plaines, 111. St. Canada When ordering, pleaBe meatloo The Bxchinira ^ ^ jt^A. _ / * Mil 52 M h i Is L ^ -^ M MM r -^ MM 6^1 ^^
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Builders of Greenhouses and Conservatories SALES OFFICES 42^/sT,J°Bldi. Tr^oI°Bid, w!d;„?,llldc ,? t/^;?? • , ROCHESTER CLEVELAND DETROIT TORONTO MONTREAL ag. iremontBldg W,d=„er BMg. Continental and Gramte BIdg Shetland Bldg. BookBldg. Royal Bank Bldg. Bldg Dank tsldg. FACTORIES—Irviogtop. N. Y Geneva. N. Y. De. Plaines, 111. St. Canada When ordering, pleaBe meatloo The Bxchinira ^ ^ jt^A. _ / * Mil 52 M h i Is L ^ -^ M MM r -^ MM 6^1 ^^ ^^ The Florists Exchange. @ p The seven-bench iron framer where the prize winners are grown Then and NowWhat a Difference A RARE treat it was, indeed, that morning^^ I stopped off at Biddeford, Maine, tosee Mr. and Mrs. Strout and the greenhousebusiness they had so successfully established. I say they because ihey did it. Mr. Strout says the success is largely due toMrs. Strout. Mrs. Strout says our teamworkdid it; and she ought to know. Generally speaking, schoolmasters and preach-ers are not supposed to make very good busi-ness men. Here is a glaring exception, after 18 yearsof teaching. Both loved flowers and were tempted toover-indulge themselves in buying. So con-cluded to grow some. Started with sweetpeas and sent a boy down to Old Orchard Beachto sell them. Paid well. Built a little green-house 8x10 and heated it with an oil lamp andcovered it at night with straw mats. Made it pay. Next built one 16x30. Looked so large,wondered how they would ever fill it. Scat-tered the potted plants around so it would
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