. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 24 The Florists^ Review OCTOBBB 16, 1919. Established, 1897, by a. L. QRANT. PablUhed every Thursday by Thb Florists* Publishing Co., 620-560 Oaxton BulIdlnR, 608 South Dearborn St., Chicago. Wabash 8196. Reg'iitered cable address, Florrlew, Chicago. Entered as second class matter Dec. at the post-office at Chi- cago, 111., under the Act of March 3,1879. Subscription price, $ a year. To Cairada, $; to Europe. $ Advertising rates quoted upon request. Only strictly trade ad- Tertlslngr accepted. !! Eesults bring advertisin


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 24 The Florists^ Review OCTOBBB 16, 1919. Established, 1897, by a. L. QRANT. PablUhed every Thursday by Thb Florists* Publishing Co., 620-560 Oaxton BulIdlnR, 608 South Dearborn St., Chicago. Wabash 8196. Reg'iitered cable address, Florrlew, Chicago. Entered as second class matter Dec. at the post-office at Chi- cago, 111., under the Act of March 3,1879. Subscription price, $ a year. To Cairada, $; to Europe. $ Advertising rates quoted upon request. Only strictly trade ad- Tertlslngr accepted. !! Eesults bring advertising. The Review brings results. There are not many lines of work in which better wages are paid than now are going to good growers. Not too high, because we want every- one to buy freely, but let's hope we, as a trade, never go back to the old days of low prices. The war made many troubles, but it took the first year of peace to show flo- rists that they could get profitable prices for good stock by asking for them. It usually is the unexpected that hap- pens in this trade, but unless all signs fail it will be a long time before stock in gen- eral is plentiful in the florists' trade. Long and vexatious delays attend the importing of seeds and bulbs again this year. When one orders imported stock he can not know how soon the order will be filled. There is no large trade flower show .anywhere in the United States this year. The next big flower show will be at New York in the spring and largely dependent on the private gardeners for exhibits. Authors of all ages have written florists' advertising, for in the literature of every period one finds reference to flowers. The florist's task is simply to place this advertising before those who will make it pay. Reports indicate that only a small quantity of cyclamen seed has been planted this season, principally due to the failure of expected imports to arrive. Those who can look ahead can see a shortage of plants for Christmas, 1920, and


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