100 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



be possible to make it all over the United States during tlie difff-r^nt 

 seasons. 



Mr. Henderson: I will tell you of an experience I had, and the 

 system I use: I always pick out of the Florists' Directory where I 

 have an order, and telegraph there the order and they always fill it and 

 send the bill back to me with the discount. I always prefer a member 

 of the society of the American Florists, and he can look me up and 

 see that I am a member too, and know that I am all right. I telegraph 

 for flowers to Chicago, New York or Boston and I have never had any 

 trouble with them. They are always, delivered. To see if that other 

 system has any advantages is the reason I brought it up. 



Chairman: The only advantage I can see would be in having a uni 

 form price. Not long ago we had occasion to telegraph to Buffalo, New 

 York, for five dozen Bride's roses for funeral purposes. We did not 

 know what they would cost, and gave the customer no price at all. 

 That customer was in good standing with us, but whatever the price 

 charged in Buffalo we would have to charge. This florist in Buffalo 

 tharfjed us $20 for five dozen, and our customer came in in a couple of 

 weeks and stated he was in Buffalo at the time and bought flowers in 

 this same store and got at good roses as they gave us at five dozen for 

 $10. For that reason I think this organization will make prices more 

 uniform all over the country, and we will then know just about what 

 we are going to pay and what we are going to get. 



Mr. Atkinson: Some years ago I sold some carnations to be delivered 

 ^at Indianapolis, Indiana. The customer wanted Enchantress, which 

 I sell at 75 cents, and that bill came back to me and I was charged $3, 

 with 20 per cent off. I had sold them for 75 cents. 



Chairman: Such things as those have to be charged to profit and 

 loss and balanced on the side of experience. 



Secretary: Occasionally, on the other hand, a florist will get an order 

 from New York city. I got one last Christmas which said "Enclosed 

 you will find $25. Express to Captain and Mrs. 'so and so' at Fort 

 Robinson five dozen roses." We were selling them then at $3 a dozen. 



Mr. Green: You ought to send that excess to Mr. Atkinson. 



Mr. Simanton: Last Decoration Day we received an order for flowers 

 to be put on a grave at West Chester, Pennsylvania. We sent the order 

 back there and got our money for it, but never received a bill from that 

 florist. Possibly we owe Mr. Atkinson the difference he paid. 



Chairman: Are there any other questions anyone wishes to ask? 

 If not, I believe that is all for this afternoon. 



Second Vice-President Ed Williams resumed the chair. 



Chairman: To-morrow morning Mr. W. F. Kydd, of Simco, Ontario, 

 will address us on the subject: "What the Canadian Government is 

 Doing to Advance Horticulture in Ontario." He will be put on the pro- 

 gram about the first one to-morrow morning and we want a good attend- 

 ance. 



