. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgi8. The American Florist. 835 priate and as highly prized as any worn. Crimson and white chrysanthe- mums and violets for those who want a more showy bunch will fill the bill as well. Cattleyas and violets, with red and white roses at the tricolor ribbon, will work out very well. For the bou- tonniere, the red and white carnation and a few violets or similar colored roses and violets, tied with narrow tri- colored ribbon, is conventional. These flowers should be wired short so that the stem or handle shall be sl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. jgi8. The American Florist. 835 priate and as highly prized as any worn. Crimson and white chrysanthe- mums and violets for those who want a more showy bunch will fill the bill as well. Cattleyas and violets, with red and white roses at the tricolor ribbon, will work out very well. For the bou- tonniere, the red and white carnation and a few violets or similar colored roses and violets, tied with narrow tri- colored ribbon, is conventional. These flowers should be wired short so that the stem or handle shall be slender enough to g-o into the buttonhole of the coat without forcing. The man who can make a boutonniere perfect in this respect is entitled to the A. B. card of the profession. One Man Shops. The ambition and hope of most young men working in the business is that they will some day have a shop of their own. However promising this may seem to the uninitiated, but very few reach even a measure of success; statistics say not more than five in every 100. Few men have what is known as business instinct; some are born with it, a few acquire it to a more or less degree, but to the great major- ity, it is a will of the wisp. Many a good man, who is able and etticient under the guiding hand of his employ- er, falls down miserably when he take-; on the financial load under his own planning and management. The man who desires to open a flow- er shop, should have a fundamental or ground work knowledge of the busi- ness, gained preferably by his experi- ence in the service of a grower-re- tailer, where he gets a general idea of plant life, their names, methods of cul- ture, etc. Many successful retail store men have, however, graduated from the school of hard knocks, gaining their experience from selling flowers on the streets. Such men are traders, whose sales are strictly cash. They learn, of necessity, something which it appears is so hard for many store keepers to And out, and that is,
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