. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 1 ^ The -Florists* Review MARCH 13, 1913. e: =<^^¥^.^^V<^'»^.^#^V<^;A,^^^<^;^<^^-fe^^.^^^-,^^.^^^..^^.^^.,^^^^ WK' MR. VESEY ON 1 publicity! ,<»^«^<»^<<^<<^<#^<-fe»>-fe»>'fe^-fe^-^^-fe»^>fe^- ^ THE INDIANA VIEWPOINT. [A talk l).v \V. .T. Vesey. before the IniTlana State Florists' Association at Fort Wavue, March 4, ] The subject for the remarks I am going to make has been the absorbing topic among the allied trades for the last year, and no doubt most of those present have given a good d


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 1 ^ The -Florists* Review MARCH 13, 1913. e: =<^^¥^.^^V<^'»^.^#^V<^;A,^^^<^;^<^^-fe^^.^^^-,^^.^^^..^^.^^.,^^^^ WK' MR. VESEY ON 1 publicity! ,<»^«^<»^<<^<<^<#^<-fe»>-fe»>'fe^-fe^-^^-fe»^>fe^- ^ THE INDIANA VIEWPOINT. [A talk l).v \V. .T. Vesey. before the IniTlana State Florists' Association at Fort Wavue, March 4, ] The subject for the remarks I am going to make has been the absorbing topic among the allied trades for the last year, and no doubt most of those present have given a good deal of thought to this topic, namely publicity. This association was organized for the same reason that other clubs and associations were organized, the ad- vancement of the members' interests. We have secured advancement in that we know how to grow stock better, keep down disease, and many other things of note. But the times are changing, and so must we change. Mil- lions of feet of new glass have been erected in the last year, which means a far greater supply of flowers than ever before. As j'et nothing has been done toward creating a demand to con- sume the increased supply. Well, why not now? I might say we are a fraternity, and a fraternity is only strong when its members pull together. We want to plan our business interests together, or, in other words, we want cooperation. We want to especially study what in- terests the public. The road to suc- cess lies in serving the public, and this can only be done by all taking a com- mon interest in the forward movement. The S. A. F. and Publicity. This association cannot hope to ac- complish all that we would wish. Our strongest hope lies with the national society. It is to the S. A. F. that we should lend our help and attention, as it is mainly through this body that we can hope to draw the attention of the public to our wares. Let us consider what the S. A. F. means to the average florist. It means a vacation, a picnic


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