. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. William A. Peterson, Chicago, cele- brates his iiatal anniversary April 29. He was bom in 1867 on the nursery prop- erty, then far in the country, now the largest UAdivided tract inside the city limits. STAin>ASDIZATION OF FSIOES. Will Encourage Local Trading. The definition of "standard" is: "Established as a rule or model by re- spectable authority, custom or general consent; having a fixed or permanent ; The old rule that prices are governed by supply and demand has in the past been a great factor in regulat- ing pri
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. William A. Peterson, Chicago, cele- brates his iiatal anniversary April 29. He was bom in 1867 on the nursery prop- erty, then far in the country, now the largest UAdivided tract inside the city limits. STAin>ASDIZATION OF FSIOES. Will Encourage Local Trading. The definition of "standard" is: "Established as a rule or model by re- spectable authority, custom or general consent; having a fixed or permanent ; The old rule that prices are governed by supply and demand has in the past been a great factor in regulat- ing prices of any commodity and al- ways will be to a greater or less extent. Yet I believe it is possible for nursery- men to come to some agreement where- by they may be able to charge approxi- mately the same price for any article in their line of trade according to size and quality. Quality cuts a large figure with the buyer, as do also service and the promptness with which orders are filled, so that there will be competition along these lines and the same incentive as in the past to grow better stock and ship it in better condition than competi- tors do. The buyer naturally wants to secure his stock as near home as possible, where he can select it and feel sure it will please him when he ree^ves it. The freight charge is smalleir^Mid stock is less liable to injury in transportation. This stimulates home trade in every sec- tion of the country and, where prices rule the same, no saving can be made by trading in distant parts of the country. In such long-distance trading, one is obliged to buy without seeing the stock and too often the salesman magnifies his stock, since it looks a great deal larger and better to him than it does to the buyer. The customers are then disappointed and declare that the nurs- erymen are rogues and not to be trusted, which is, of course, not the fact. Deviations Will Destroy. If we are to have standard prices, the nurserymen of this country or their rep
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