. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1184 The American Florist. Dec. i6, of Provence, a tough, fibrous, bamboo- like cane which grows wild along the Mediterranean coast. The cost of a five kilo panier is infinitesimal, and that of ten kilos but little more. They are cheap, light and tough, and the making of the couple of hundred thou- sand required for the annual cut flower shipments of Hyeres gives employ- ment and profit to a considerable army of men, women, boys and girls, who when they are not picking or packing flowers are making baskets. The vi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1184 The American Florist. Dec. i6, of Provence, a tough, fibrous, bamboo- like cane which grows wild along the Mediterranean coast. The cost of a five kilo panier is infinitesimal, and that of ten kilos but little more. They are cheap, light and tough, and the making of the couple of hundred thou- sand required for the annual cut flower shipments of Hyeres gives employ- ment and profit to a considerable army of men, women, boys and girls, who when they are not picking or packing flowers are making baskets. The violet does not travel well, that is, it is more delicate than the narcis- sus' or the hyacinth when it comes to Christmas Violets. With the approach of the holidays there is always an increased call for violets and at Christmas the demand generally exceeds the supply, for it has been impossible for the growers to any- where near fill their orders at Christ- mas in some of the past years. Grow- ers have, however, made mistakes by advancing the prices so high that the customers refused to be held up and have been satisfied with some other flower. While the chrysanthemums are in bloom the sale of violets is greatly affected by the Queen of Autumn, for. BASKET IN WHICH VIOLETS ARE SHIPPED FROM HYERES. FRANQE. transporting it to Paris, London or Hamburg, but with the careful packing and quick, cheap transit the Violettes d'Hyeres "make the market" and the price for all similar products offered in the Paris Halles or London's Covent Garden. The fact that fifteen or thirty hours' transit has some effect upon the vitality of cut violet blooms is amply demonstrated by the comparison of freshly picked, blossoms with those a day or more old. To the eye, at first glance, each is apparently fresh. In reality those freshly picked when put into water will remain for a period three times as long as the "shipped" variety. This is the only criticism than can justly be p
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