. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. APEll- 6. 1922 The Florists' Review 59. Miiii'. Muttcrfly, f'olumhia ;iiiil tin' woii- (Ifit'iil llill's arc all diil- lirt'ii of Oiiliclia. Leaders. Next jear it will When wo say this sii[)iilaiit Columbia OUTLOOK FOR CUT ROSES. Maintaining Interest, The questions arc' always interesting: Is the rose niectiiiy; its oblij^utioiis as a cut flower subjectf Is it increasing in poi)ular demand or is'the demand fall- ing otr? . These questions can easily bo an- swered by anyone making a tour of our cut llowcr markets in any of the large c
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. APEll- 6. 1922 The Florists' Review 59. Miiii'. Muttcrfly, f'olumhia ;iiiil tin' woii- (Ifit'iil llill's arc all diil- lirt'ii of Oiiliclia. Leaders. Next jear it will When wo say this sii[)iilaiit Columbia OUTLOOK FOR CUT ROSES. Maintaining Interest, The questions arc' always interesting: Is the rose niectiiiy; its oblij^utioiis as a cut flower subjectf Is it increasing in poi)ular demand or is'the demand fall- ing otr? . These questions can easily bo an- swered by anyone making a tour of our cut llowcr markets in any of the large cities. The rose is really the funda- mental basis on whidi the bulk of the cut flower business is conducted. This a[ii)lies l)oth in the Volume and in the of the flowers sold every day. While it is true that the rose never loses its hold on the ])ublie mind, at thi^ present time the rose is more jHijtular tlia!i ever. This has lieen brought about, of course, by the fact that the new introductions coming in every year maintain interest. For next year we are all awaiting the new introduction, Hill's America. Everyone who sees this variety growing is liiglily enthus(>d over it. This seems to be the "perfect rose" in every sense of tlie word. There is no doubt that the ])opularity enjoyed by the carnation several years ago was caused liy tlie advertising and publicity afTorded it by Thomas W. Lawson. That jx-riod, however, has passed. Now the rose cut flower men are alive and active aiul, to my mind. rei)re- sent the jirogressive end of the florists' business. They are the men who talk ''cost of ]iroduction," ''returns per s(|u;M-e foot,'' and other terms, well known to the efliciency experts, but not so often understood by the florists. What Last Christmas Taught. (^hristmas, 1921, was marked by A large su])ply of long-stemmed flowers in the market, which did not, however, bring nearly the prices of recent years. The "])inching" busin
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