. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 478 The American Florist. April I. to pay its own way. The value of any system must be judged by the results obtained. I will simply state that by following the plan outlined above we have, for the past five years, collected an average of $ out of every $1, charged. The retailers of the country can be vastly benefited by an exchange of thoughts and experiences in such gatherings as this. The grow- ers have long met in conventions and made rapid progress in their end of the florist business by reason of
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 478 The American Florist. April I. to pay its own way. The value of any system must be judged by the results obtained. I will simply state that by following the plan outlined above we have, for the past five years, collected an average of $ out of every $1, charged. The retailers of the country can be vastly benefited by an exchange of thoughts and experiences in such gatherings as this. The grow- ers have long met in conventions and made rapid progress in their end of the florist business by reason of such ex- changes. To hold that your business knowledge is too valuable to exchange with your competitor is only one less antiquated than viewing each competi- tor as an enemy; and to consider ones self too well posted to be able to learn anything in a gathering of this sort stamps one as narrow and provincial. Let us give freely and hold ourselves ready to receive and retain the good points advanced. If each one can ad- vance one good point all will be vastly benefited for each will have parted with one valuable idea and receive a great many in return. Azaleas. The great variety of blooming plants that can be produced for Easter, ren- ders it impossible to make any one plant as prominent as at Christmas, yet the azalea is one the best and fin- est at this season, and it can be so easily grown in fine condition that it takes a high ranli at this time. The azalea season, by purchasing early, mldseason and late varieties, can be made, with little work, to extend from December to April, and for the Easter blooming varieties, especially when that holy day comes in April, it is best to select the later blooming sorts. The plants should have been kept in cool quarters until the iniddle of March, for at this season from three to four weeks in the greenhouse is plenty to have them in good condition at Easter. As soon as they are Iirought into the greenhouses they should be given a good
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