. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Mention Th» H«Ttew when yon write. ^ E. F. WINTERSON CO., 166 N. Wabash A?enne L. D. Phono Cntral 6004 ESTABLISHED 1892 Chicago DAILY SHIPMENTS of tho .took in ROSES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS and BULBOUS FLOWERS. for WILD SMIIAX. FANCY FERNS, ADIANTUM and ali croon soods. DON'T FOROET —Our Supply Dopartmont Is com. ploto - RIBBONS. CHIFFONS. BOX£S, CREPE PAPCR AND WIRE DKSIONS. a membership contest and that no ef- forts would be spared to make a sub- stantial gain. William J. Thurston, manager of the Boston Flower Exchange, on whom o
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Mention Th» H«Ttew when yon write. ^ E. F. WINTERSON CO., 166 N. Wabash A?enne L. D. Phono Cntral 6004 ESTABLISHED 1892 Chicago DAILY SHIPMENTS of tho .took in ROSES, CARNATIONS, VIOLETS and BULBOUS FLOWERS. for WILD SMIIAX. FANCY FERNS, ADIANTUM and ali croon soods. DON'T FOROET —Our Supply Dopartmont Is com. ploto - RIBBONS. CHIFFONS. BOX£S, CREPE PAPCR AND WIRE DKSIONS. a membership contest and that no ef- forts would be spared to make a sub- stantial gain. William J. Thurston, manager of the Boston Flower Exchange, on whom one or more retailers cast aspersions at the February meeting, de- fended himself in vigorous fashion and was warmly applauded. Charges made against him proved to be unfounded and those who had made them expressed their regrets. The wholesalers had the floor and Charles E. Eobinson, of H. M. Robinson & Co., started the ball rolling. He dis- cussed the causes of the present slump in business and said that high prices were not good for the cut flower busi- ness. We must endeavor to create a demand for flowers. The wholesalers were not considered so much as the re- tailers, although the bnlk of the flowers coming into the cut flower markets in Boston were handled through them. In- stead of having a market manager buy flowers for retailers, why not compel them to buy from a wholesaler? Co- operation and a get-together policy were never more necessary. Edward Welch, of'the Welch Bros. Co., thought that salesmen should not do a shipping business; if they continued to do so, why should not wholesalers be allowed to sell at retail on occasion? Benjamin A. Snyder, of the Boston Floral Supply Co., made a vigorous ad- dress. He said that the wholesalers were the men who looked for markets for the produce grown and that they had to face competition from other flower- growing centers. He scathingly de- nounced salesmen for refusing to sell a particular variety of rose or carnation u
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