. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE RETAIL STORE A PAGE OF HINTS AND HELPS FOR THE RETAIL FLORIST j. A SHOWER or SHOWERS. 'i'houf^h florists in some localities complain of the absence of the onc-timc June business in t^raduation bouqiiets, those in other places are more fortu- nate. Ill IJoston they are particularl\- so. For instance, a feature of the gradua tiou exercises of the Walnut Hill School, for younjj ladies, was a shower of shower bouquets. Eacli graduate- there were twenty-three—was presented a bonf|U(!t in the class colors, white hrase, ' Ad vci I isr It willi Ilowers
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE RETAIL STORE A PAGE OF HINTS AND HELPS FOR THE RETAIL FLORIST j. A SHOWER or SHOWERS. 'i'houf^h florists in some localities complain of the absence of the onc-timc June business in t^raduation bouqiiets, those in other places are more fortu- nate. Ill IJoston they are particularl\- so. For instance, a feature of the gradua tiou exercises of the Walnut Hill School, for younjj ladies, was a shower of shower bouquets. Eacli graduate- there were twenty-three—was presented a bonf|U(!t in the class colors, white hrase, ' Ad vci I isr It willi Ilowers.' "This statement is by no means a liollow one, because the Lehon Co. def- initely secured attention and results tliron;;li the eni]il()ynient of their big floral piece. "The recei)1acle, shown in the ilhis- t ration, was five feet in diameter and was made of galvanized iron. In it 3,600 carnations were ])laced to form the trademark. "The Lehon Co. states that it not only created enthusiastic comment, but that it netted a nice business for the local dealer in Mule-Hide ; KEEPING THE BOOKS PROPERLY. Figuring Interest on Capital Owned. Eapid progress is being made today in a department of the retail florists' busi- ness which long languished; namely, the accounting dei)artment. Some day a uni- form system will bo devised for this trade, as has been for other trades, in some cases by trade associations, in some by the bureau of business research at Harvard University. In the mean- time, advance is steady by florists as individuals. In one respect practices of retailers, not only florists but others as well, in bookkeeping vary consider- ably, and more uniformity must be ob- tained before one man's coats and prof- its are to be compared accurately with another's. Owing to different methods of financ- ing businesses, significant figures for ( omi)arison can be obtained only by in-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images t
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