. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo6. The American Florist. 999 Florists' Plant Notes. RECORD USEFUL DATA REGULARLY. There is more to be done than said during the month of June. Weeds and the work attendant upon the beginning of a new season in the growing of gen- eral stock will allow little reference to these notes by the average florist. But in the rush of the season let us not for- get just where we are and to allow our experiences to be of some practical use to us for another season. Just at this time we have emerged from a flood of facts g
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo6. The American Florist. 999 Florists' Plant Notes. RECORD USEFUL DATA REGULARLY. There is more to be done than said during the month of June. Weeds and the work attendant upon the beginning of a new season in the growing of gen- eral stock will allow little reference to these notes by the average florist. But in the rush of the season let us not for- get just where we are and to allow our experiences to be of some practical use to us for another season. Just at this time we have emerged from a flood of facts gathered during the spring rush which we have had no time to jot down in systematic order, but the saving of which will be of great value to us. It is well to look over the stock carefully and see whether there is really enough of everything for pro- pagating purposes. Times change and there is no foretelling what turn the public fancy will take. In planting out the stock for propo- gating purposes we may have been guided largely by what sold well last year. But when the real business be- gan we found that there was a much greater call for something that hardly sold at all last year, and perhaps less for something else. For instance, in one locality the call for cannas was al- most nothing for several years past. But this year the public have shown signs of being just a little tired of nothing but geraniums and have wanted cannas or something different. Thus we find that while in the past our sales have been perhaps 20 gerani- ums to one other plant, the public now demands greater variety. And this is the time to lay in a stock of whatever may be needed, for it will grow faster into value for cuttings during summer than at any other time. The business of gathering and record- ing facts for future guidance should be sea aside in a little department of its own and should never be allowed to get rusty. Gur own system is not elab- orate and entails very little work upon us. It consi
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