. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 26 The Rorists^ Review August 25, 1921. Eitablished 1897, by a. li. Grant. Pnbllshed every Thursday by Thk Florists' Publishinq 600S60 Oazton BulIdlnK, 808 Soath Dearborn St., Ohlcago. Tel., Wabasb 8196. Registered cable address, Florvlew, Oblcago. Entered as second class matter Dec. 3,1897, at the post-ofBce at Ohi' cago. 111., under the Act of March Subscription price, $ a year. To Oanada, $: to Europe, $ Advertising rates quoted on request. Only strictly trade ad- Tertlalnr accepted. n RESULTS. We give them. You get the
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 26 The Rorists^ Review August 25, 1921. Eitablished 1897, by a. li. Grant. Pnbllshed every Thursday by Thk Florists' Publishinq 600S60 Oazton BulIdlnK, 808 Soath Dearborn St., Ohlcago. Tel., Wabasb 8196. Registered cable address, Florvlew, Oblcago. Entered as second class matter Dec. 3,1897, at the post-ofBce at Ohi' cago. 111., under the Act of March Subscription price, $ a year. To Oanada, $: to Europe, $ Advertising rates quoted on request. Only strictly trade ad- Tertlalnr accepted. n RESULTS. We give them. You get them. We both have them. Don't mail currency in a letter unless you register it. The losses are small, but they are annoying. It often is said the retailers have the best end of the florists' business, but how often do you hear of a grower who has failed? Don 't pay money to strangers for any- thing they can't deliver at the time pay- ment is asked. A lot of florists are get- ting taken in on petty swindling schemes. When a florists' business attains a certain size it seems to stick and stop. Then it is time to look around, see what other lines are doing and adopt new methods to start growth again. The average florist is too busy with other matters to give much attention to office work. He will have more money if he hires someone to look after the de- tails the proprietor only half attends to, GrOOD packing always was a factor in getting repeat orders, slovenly packing turning them away. The time now has come when reasonableness in packing charges will count in the same way, even when packing is good. Following the trend of the times, the trade must, sooner or later, sell at lower prices to the public. As it seems im- possible at present to reduce growing or selling eosts in any important way, the only thing to do is to increase volume. It calls for study and work, but it can be done, if each goes at it and sticks to it. There is every indication that the margin of profit in the f
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