. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ;* Mentioii The Bevlew when yon write. THE HOUSE OF MERIT FLORISTS' SUPPLIES JOS. 8. NEIDINBER CO. 1309-11 N. Second Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention The BeTJew when yoa write. Everything in Greens STEIN'S FLORAL SUPPLY HOUSE 2223 N. Front St^ Philadelphia, Pa. pended on the man than on his sur- roundings. In other words, the man counts for more than the houses. Charles J. Theis read a paper on "Why Carnations Are Not More Used by the ; He displayed a vase containing a bunch of twenty-five car- nations, of which thirteen
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ;* Mentioii The Bevlew when yon write. THE HOUSE OF MERIT FLORISTS' SUPPLIES JOS. 8. NEIDINBER CO. 1309-11 N. Second Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mention The BeTJew when yoa write. Everything in Greens STEIN'S FLORAL SUPPLY HOUSE 2223 N. Front St^ Philadelphia, Pa. pended on the man than on his sur- roundings. In other words, the man counts for more than the houses. Charles J. Theis read a paper on "Why Carnations Are Not More Used by the ; He displayed a vase containing a bunch of twenty-five car- nations, of which thirteen were good flowers and twelve were not. He read the slips of one day's purchases, amounting to $200; only $15 of the amount was spent on carnations, which, he said, were not pushed because they often did not keep. The wholesalers, from their places in the audience, at- tacked this paper vigorously. Edward Reid, Alfred M. Campbell and J. M. Deutscher, who flashed his maiden sword in debate, much to the delight of the ladies, replied. The fact was elicited that $6 per hundred was the biggest price paid. They claimed that had $8 per hundred been paid, first-grade car- nations would have been secured. The retailer replied with spirit and, in the opinion of many in the room, fully held his own. His idea was that carnations should be absolutely fresh and sharply graded, which could not be where grow- ers shipped only twice a week and bunched the blooms as they picked them. The key to the wholesalers' attack lay in their belief that Mr. Theis repre- sented that wing of the retailers who aim at low prices rather than those who believe in the policy of live and let live. Theodore Wirth, of Minneapolis, the next speaker, had come on his way home from Washington in response to an in- vitation from J. Otto Thilow. He told of his visit to William F. Gude and of his regret at finding him ill. Charles H. Grakelow gave an able ex- position on the advantages of the F. T. D. He read an interesti
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