DK.rKMHKK 30, 1897. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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advantage when opened, a few adiantunis 

 added if necessary, the customer's card 

 placed on top, the cover put on, tag 

 placed on top of cover, and box ])iished 

 along to another man who did the tying, 

 attaching the tag simply by running the 

 twine through the tag before t^-ing the 

 knot. The box was then carried into 

 the storeroom in front, where heat was 

 turned off. There were five different 

 piles, one for each of the five delivery 

 wagons, each having its own section of 

 the city to cover. Presently a box 

 reached the packers that was treated 

 differently from the others. The box 

 was lined with cotton batting and waxed 

 paper, and wrapped more securely. A 

 glance at the tag showed it was addressed 

 to another city. 



"How does the bookkeeper keep track 

 of the cards that customers leave to be 

 sent with flowers?" we asked. "All 

 orders are numbered and the card is 

 placed in an envelope and the order 

 number written on it. The cards are 

 kept in a special drawer, and an entry in 

 the order book tells that there is a card to 

 go with the onler," was the answer. 



And so the work goes rapidly on, each 

 one knowing his share and doing it with 

 precision till shortly after midnight, 

 when at a signal from Jlr. W. all hands 

 quit, the trays of flowers in the basement 

 are covered with damp paper, and the 

 party troops forth to a neighboring res- 

 taurant, where an excellent lunch is 

 found already spread and awaiting the 



Interior and Exterior Views. 



The Ice Box. 

 VIEWS OF THE STORE OF MR. C. A. SAMUELSON, CHICAGO. 



