The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . flower branch, is continuallyundergoing changes and development,with a general increase in volume. Asto the methods of marketing both hor-ticultural and purely agricultural prod-ucts in these parts, there is a notabletendency toward syndication amongfarmers and growers as well as among middlemen and shippers. The flowerand bulb growing and shipping syndi-cates have accomplished much towardbeneficial legislation affecting their in-terests, as well as establishing andverifying credits and customs in thetrade. NEW region newly ope
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . flower branch, is continuallyundergoing changes and development,with a general increase in volume. Asto the methods of marketing both hor-ticultural and purely agricultural prod-ucts in these parts, there is a notabletendency toward syndication amongfarmers and growers as well as among middlemen and shippers. The flowerand bulb growing and shipping syndi-cates have accomplished much towardbeneficial legislation affecting their in-terests, as well as establishing andverifying credits and customs in thetrade. NEW region newly opened to flower cul-ture on an extensive scale is that lyingalong the coast between Toulon andSt. Tropez, following closely the Medi-terranean shore and the narrow-gaugerailway line of the Chemin de Fer duSud. From rather slow and timid be-ginnings the district is at last takingits place among the flower-growingcenters of southern France. The im-portance of the district may be gath-ered from the number of parcel-postshipments of cut flowers from various. Floral Work at University of of Carnations for Door. points along the coast during the win-ter season of 1910-1911, which aggre-gated 133,227 to French cities and 44,-258 to foreign countries. The totalweight of these separate parcelsamounted to 2,421,066 pounds. With every climatic condition favor-ing the early open-air growth of roses,carnations, violets, and hyacinths, thislittle-known strip of Mediterraneanshore promises expansion in this in-dustry and may become a new sourceof direct supply for Paper White andGrandiflora narcissus and the Romanhyacinth. The latter are now the spe-cialties of what may be called the Tou-lon district, which in area comprisesthe Mediterranean coast region lyingbetween St. Cyr, Bandol, and Ollioules on the west and Ste. Maxime on theeast, with the inclusion of another nar-row strip lying in the valley of theGapeau and the Real-Marin cuttinginto the foothills of the mountainbackgrou
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