. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^ Th* OorlBts who** eaxOm avpMur on ftae paces ommrlnm fbl* bead, ar« praparad to ftn ordars. »«•» from ofhar florists for local dallTonr on tha nsnal basis. Index by Towns Crowded Out of Pink PRESIDENT BREITMEYER'S ADDRESS i\ir)«vih«vir7Svirrstirirsvih«Yitrsvih«vir)«vir)«\ir7S\iri (Continued from a preceding page.) first rudiments of the profession, but since there is no distinction in law, they ar© admitted to be florists. It is, therefore, the duty of the F. T. D. florists to educate their brother florists. I have outlined how this can be done.
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^ Th* OorlBts who** eaxOm avpMur on ftae paces ommrlnm fbl* bead, ar« praparad to ftn ordars. »«•» from ofhar florists for local dallTonr on tha nsnal basis. Index by Towns Crowded Out of Pink PRESIDENT BREITMEYER'S ADDRESS i\ir)«vih«vir7Svirrstirirsvih«Yitrsvih«vir)«vir)«\ir7S\iri (Continued from a preceding page.) first rudiments of the profession, but since there is no distinction in law, they ar© admitted to be florists. It is, therefore, the duty of the F. T. D. florists to educate their brother florists. I have outlined how this can be done. We have numerous queries. Some ob- ject to their local competitors becom- ing members, chiefly for reasons of their own, but, unless the objection is well founded, it cannot be heeded. There are cases where a person may not be worthy of assistance, but usually there is a cure for all ills that exist. Someone objected to the nationality of-a person and stated that, in his opin- ion, the F. T. D. should consist entirely of Americans. In America, this great melt- ing pot, how could anyone be anything else but an American? Our past ex- perience has taught us that we must make good Americans of all foreign nationalities. It is our duty to make better Americans as we go along. By kindness, all evil is overcome, and so I say, the F. T. D. stands for .advance- ment, and the day is coming when F. T. D. membership will be 100 per cent American. I estimate that 1,700 members average ten orders per month. This totals 17,- 000 orders. Imagine 5,000 members at twenty orders per month, and see the figures. How they accumulate! Ten ciphers would not suffice. Let us grow in the understanding for good to our fellow men. So long as we can not and do not want to prevent the sale of flowers, it behooves us to forget the dignity which at one time was so prevalent in the profession and bear with tlie so-called offenders, until we can teach them the ethics which we as a body stand for, an
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