. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The Weekly Florists' Review. May 9, MAY 30 THE BIG DAY! In the last few yeare Decoration Day has be- come the biK day In the flower business. Practi- cally every florist can, if he tries, sell more flowers May 29 and 30 than In any other two days In the year. And It Is fine business. Flowers are plentiful and cheap, so that there Is a sood mar- Kin of profit. Also, the customer usually takes the flowers aionK, so there Is no expense for delivery. That adds a whole lot to the profit. The Peony Is the special Decoration Day flower, it nuiites
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. The Weekly Florists' Review. May 9, MAY 30 THE BIG DAY! In the last few yeare Decoration Day has be- come the biK day In the flower business. Practi- cally every florist can, if he tries, sell more flowers May 29 and 30 than In any other two days In the year. And It Is fine business. Flowers are plentiful and cheap, so that there Is a sood mar- Kin of profit. Also, the customer usually takes the flowers aionK, so there Is no expense for delivery. That adds a whole lot to the profit. The Peony Is the special Decoration Day flower, it nuiites the blKKOst show for the money. Also It is the most jreilable shipper; you can be sure your Peonies will reach you In fine condition, that they will net ko to sleep on your hands and that they will sive your customers satisfaction. Kennlcott's Is the Peony house, it was our exploitation of the Peony that made the Peony and the Decoration Day business what It is today. We handle more Peonies than any other house in America. For Decoration Day we ship them from ChlcsKO to the Atlantic seaboard and to the Pacific coast. Now booking orders. The stock this year promises to be the finest ever, and with the many thousands of plants we own or control we are assured many thousands of dozens, even with the IlKht crops most of the srowers report. The finest, $ per lOO; medium, $ to $ per lOO; sood stock, $ per lOO. Peonies The Finest, $ per 100; Medium, $ to $ Although most reports are of light crops, WE CONTROL THE CUT FROM SO MANY TH( indication is that the quality will be the finest in the history of the cut flower trader ORDER "m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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