. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. FLORIST. 0^^^^f WHAT IS A BOUQUET? I should like to know how you would handle an order for, say, a $2 bouquet for a sick person. It seems to be cus- tomary to call almost anything a bou- quet. One firm might bunch the heads pretty evenly together and tie the whole with a string, making a nosegay or posy. Another firm might lay them in a box and leave the arrangement of them to the recipient. What would you do? Suppose an order comes over the phone to send Mrs. Blank a bouquet at a cer- tain price and consisting of roses or otherwise. We have so far
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. FLORIST. 0^^^^f WHAT IS A BOUQUET? I should like to know how you would handle an order for, say, a $2 bouquet for a sick person. It seems to be cus- tomary to call almost anything a bou- quet. One firm might bunch the heads pretty evenly together and tie the whole with a string, making a nosegay or posy. Another firm might lay them in a box and leave the arrangement of them to the recipient. What would you do? Suppose an order comes over the phone to send Mrs. Blank a bouquet at a cer- tain price and consisting of roses or otherwise. We have so far had neither complaints nor criticisms to guide us. P. G. Webster's definition of the word bouquet is, "a bunch of flowers," and that, you see, is not as definite as it might be. Just what your customer's definition of the much misused word is, you must find out with a little exercise of tact. Some people call anything from a pot of geraniums to a casket cover a bouquet, while florists generally use the word to designate a number of flowers tied into a round bunch, and when the flowers are to be worn the word corsage is usually added. First of all, when a customer calls you up over the phone or comes into your store, ascertain for what purpose the flowers desired are to be used. If for a birthday gift or for a sick friend, most likely a round bunch or bouquet of a variety of flowers is wanted. If for a graduate, a bouquet of one variety of flowers and in not more than two colors is perhaps most appropriate. Then there are wedding bouquets, corsage bouquets, and bouquets to be carried in the liand. In some cities round bouquets of white flowers are used at funerals. In fact, if flowers are tied into a round form for any occasion, they may be called a bouquet, and many florists call flat sprays flat bouquets; so you see how indefinite the term is. One thing is certain; when flowers are sent loose in a box, much more care must be exercised in their selection than when th
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