. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo-f. The American Florist, 79 tomers' hands in the best possible con- dition. Your name is your best adver- tisement; obliging clerks, your store window and a liberal use of the daily press will make the combination neces- sary to dispose of your stock at this par- ticular season. Nearly all classes of ing paper or several thicknesses of news- paper, and every row of plants should be cleated in so that there will be no danger of the plants dislodgingshould the express company turn the cases upside down. Once the
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo-f. The American Florist, 79 tomers' hands in the best possible con- dition. Your name is your best adver- tisement; obliging clerks, your store window and a liberal use of the daily press will make the combination neces- sary to dispose of your stock at this par- ticular season. Nearly all classes of ing paper or several thicknesses of news- paper, and every row of plants should be cleated in so that there will be no danger of the plants dislodgingshould the express company turn the cases upside down. Once the Christmas holidays are over preparations for the next great event in. GERANIUMS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR, ST. LOUIS, ( by Heury A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa.) plants are improved by pot covers of one description or another. Let the clerk who has the best conception of color arrangements select these. Too often we see the beauty ot a plant detracted from by an injudicious trimming, be it a pot cover or a ribbon that does not harmonize with the shading of the flower. It is very seldom that nature can be improved upon by adding ribbon to either a flowering or an ornamental plant, and its use should be discountenanced by all true lovers of art. To avoid confusion and mistakes at a busy time, a thorough system must be adopted. As soon as a plant is sold it should be tagged, the cards put in an envelope and carefully attached to the plant and the plant set aside with those of the same date and time to be delivered. Every plant, no matter how small or ho w large, should be thoroughly wrapped before being sent out for delivery. The name and the address of the person to whom it is to be delivered should be care- fully and legibly written on the tag. These are minor details, but it is these small details which save time and annoy- ance, not to say losses, to ourselves and disappointment to our customers. Now the wholesale man, who is grow- ing for the trade, will adopt different meth
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