. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. rugated paper wreath boxes received the other day by Penn. Each load con- tained 105 bundles, and each bundle contained twenty boxes, or a total of 4,200 boxes. Penn expects to need this. at Memorial day for artificial wreaths alone. With one store selling so many, you can imagine what the sales for all Boston must be. Competition. Competition has begun to affect the business. There always are those who are in a great hurry to get business and who can see no way to get quick results except to cut prices. One Boston retailer last season advertised h


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. rugated paper wreath boxes received the other day by Penn. Each load con- tained 105 bundles, and each bundle contained twenty boxes, or a total of 4,200 boxes. Penn expects to need this. at Memorial day for artificial wreaths alone. With one store selling so many, you can imagine what the sales for all Boston must be. Competition. Competition has begun to affect the business. There always are those who are in a great hurry to get business and who can see no way to get quick results except to cut prices. One Boston retailer last season advertised his Me- morial day wreaths at 98 cents. And the size of the business has become such as to arouse the acquisitive spirit WREATHS for Memorial Day Quality, reputation, originality as repre- sented bv the name "Newman" is the reason why you will find greater satisfac- tion and ^vahie In our designs ^ « Cf% ^^/''jl*" *V ' *•"•"' JMEWMAN • IllandSONS 24 Tremont Street A Striking Bottonian DitpUy. dislike for the method or doubt of the ultimate benefit. The Prices. Of course, with the ability to prepare stock in advance came de- creased cost and with decreased cost came increased sales. It is nothing un- common now for a florist with a good funeral work trade to dispose of 1,000 or more wreaths each Memorial day. When the retailers began advertising cemetery wreaths for May 30 the price usually was $ or more—it was not thought possible to do a money-making business at a lower price than $ Now $2 is about the popular figure, and a great many stores feature Memorial day wreaths at $ The policy to be adopted in any particular case of course depends upon the class of trade that is catered to. An extra 50 cents permits giving a great deal better quality, or a great deal better service. And it should be remembered that the aver- age flower buyer still expects good service, no matter how low the price paid. Boston the Center. There are plenty


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