. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^H7W^!l,))^".J_l,>,S^;)"yi,.B.» WM. w^. 24 The Florists^ Review Apniii 1, 1920 with the best means at their disposal. The absence of the fine specimen plants which used to be shown at the principal 4>hows is much to be regretted; large groups have taken their places, ?with masses of flowers, and the small collector is not given a chance to show his skill as a cultivat«»^. QDEN LCrm^^^ DEADEftB SPECIAL clear STOCK. I should like to make a few remarks in regard to the paragraph headed "'Putting It to the Test" in
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^H7W^!l,))^".J_l,>,S^;)"yi,.B.» WM. w^. 24 The Florists^ Review Apniii 1, 1920 with the best means at their disposal. The absence of the fine specimen plants which used to be shown at the principal 4>hows is much to be regretted; large groups have taken their places, ?with masses of flowers, and the small collector is not given a chance to show his skill as a cultivat«»^. QDEN LCrm^^^ DEADEftB SPECIAL clear STOCK. I should like to make a few remarks in regard to the paragraph headed "'Putting It to the Test" in the Chi- cago letter in The Eeview of March 25. If florists in all cities would take up this matter of special sales in a man- ner similar to that suggested by W. J. Smyth, whenever there is a glut, it would certainly take up a great deal of stock which usually finds its way to the dump. Not only that; such sales would get many a person into the habit of buying flowers who otherwise would buy none at all. It would also be a big help to the wholesaler, since he would be able to dispose of his stock at a rea- .sonable price. For instance, two years ago I was at Cincinnati a week after Easter. The retailers were buying carnations at $1 per hundred and selling them at $1 per dozen. Sweet peas were bringing 50 cents per hundred wholesale and the retailers were selling them at 75 cents per bunch. This lasted for two weeks. I spoke to several retailers and told them outright that the prices which the growers and wholesalers were getting for stock were out of reason, compared with the prices they were getting. They would say: "Just look at the expenses we have. For instance, a woman comes into the store and buys a dozen carnations, which she has sent to a hospital. It costs us a box, a card and 25 cents for delivery ; But they seem to think that 12 cents for a dozen carnations leaves the grower all the profit that he needs. If the retailers, however, would put the
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