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HOETICULTUEE 



May 3, 1913 



MEMORIAL DAY PROFITS 



Will be big or little according as you offer tempting goods to the public. 



FIX UP YOUR STORE NOW 



with a selected stock of Memorial Designs, Metal Wreaths, Magnolia and Cycas Leaf arrange- 

 ments. We supply Magnolia Foliage, and other preserved material in bronze and green and an 

 extensive variety of Roses, Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Orchids, Dafifodils, etc., indestructible, 

 and equal to fresh flowers in effect. And you will be surprised to find how cheap they can be 

 bought. Send for a descriptive price list. 



H. BAYERSDORFER ®. CO. 



THE 



FLORISTS' SUPPLY 



HOUSE OF 



AMERICA 



1129 ARCH STREET, 



PHILADELPHIA. PA. 



Of Interest to Retail 

 Florists 



TAKING AN INTEREST. 

 The hours of the help in the retail 

 flower stores located in large cities 

 are invariably long and strenuous, 

 and while a few may not mind these 

 long hours, there are vast numbers 

 that do; and among those that do, 

 are usually the element that are al- 

 ways finding fault and at every op- 

 portunity; always feeling they are 

 doing too much and at not being paid 

 enough for it. 



Do just a little more than you are 

 being paid to do. That Is the way to 

 attract the attention of your em- 

 ployer; then when the proper time ar- 

 rives for you to ask for an advance- 

 ment, you have established a founda- 

 tion for an argument, should one take 

 place. Don't think these little extras 

 you have accomplished have gone by 

 unobserved, for they have not. Were 

 your employer to pat you on the back 

 every time you made a little special 

 effort, you would soon have to put 

 your hat on with a shoe horn. 



The proper way to begin attracting 

 the attention of your superiors would 

 be, likewise, to assume some sort of 

 responsibility. There is nothing an 

 employer enjoys better than to see 

 one of his help placing himself, taking 

 on a voluntary responsibility and 

 showing his capability of taking care 

 of it; thus unloading some of the bur- 

 den from his shoulders. Every man 

 taking a small portion of responsibil- 

 ity upon himself will soon regulate 

 and systematize the crudest store. 



The class spoken of above, that are 

 always "kicking" are as a rule the 

 type of help that do not want to be 

 held responsible for anything, not 

 even the orders they have filled; they 

 . are ever ready to place the fault at 

 another's door, just to cl^ar them- 



selves. Though the employer may be 

 the loser by such a transaction, they 

 have freed themselves from any re- 

 sponsibility. 



Again this class appears in the 

 shirking of work, making every effort 

 to throw as much work as possible 

 upon the willing ones, abstaining irom 

 everything but bluffing it and taking 

 their salaries; always feeling that the 

 envelope is not heavy enough and 

 wondering why that advancement 

 promised does not appear. We might 

 also add, the most notable trait of the 

 shirker is, to be the last one in when 

 opening and the first out when clos- 

 ing. Can you advance this man? No, 

 you cannot; he does not deserve it; 

 he may be a good artist and knowing 

 it, he depends on this one feature to 

 carry him through life, expecting that 

 some day somebody will do great 

 things for him. 



The qualities admired by most em- 

 ployers are displayed by the wide- 

 awake men who are ever on the look- 

 out for worthy advancement. Some 

 of these we might mention as cour- 

 tesy, promptness, an ability to over- 

 come wastes and leakages, and not 

 grumbling at an extra hour or so when 

 business requires it. 



To show your employer that you 

 are taking an interest in his busi- 

 ness and working as an individual, 

 regardless of what the others about 

 you are doing, means success for you. 

 it may not appear in a month or a 

 year, but it is coming your way, so 

 you just keep plugging. 



Perseverance and stick-to-itiveness 



have never been known to fail. Take 



an interest in your employer's welfare 



and he will take an interest in yours. 



Mr. Stokeman. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



It is rumored that Wra. Henry Mauls 

 will start tor Europe on his annual 

 seed inspection journey in the near 

 future. 



Abram L. Pennock, Jupiter, Fla., 

 had a painful accident recently. Spilt 

 some gasolene on his clothing which 

 took fire causing rather severe burns. 



We have not heard that W. C. Lang- 

 bridge has been in town recently. But 

 there are other worries. Some of 

 them we have escaped. For instance, 

 measuring floor spaces. 



Do not forget the Adolph Faren- 

 wald "Affiliation" at the Florists' Club, 

 May 6th. We are assured by those 

 who know that same will be "hot 

 stuff" and that he will hand them a 

 few. 



Alexander Cumming of the Red 

 Rose Nurseries, Center Sqi?a'e, Pa., 

 who has been in rather indifferent 

 health for a year past has gone west 

 on an extended vacation. Mr. Cum- 

 ming is well known in hoiticultural_^ 

 circles from his early nursery experi- 

 ence in Great Britain and later In 

 Canada, New England and Pennsyl- 

 vania. He is a man of unusual attain- 

 ments and charm and his hosts of 

 friends in this section wish him re- 

 newed health and strength and a 

 speedy return. The business mean- 

 time will continue as during the past 

 year or two under the active manage- 

 ment of his son, Duncan. 



Visitors: Stephen Mortensen, South- 

 ampton, Pa.; Mr. Evans, of Dards', 

 New York; M. J. Brinton, Christiana, 

 Pa. 



ORDERS FOR 



NEW YORK 



WIRE OR PHONE TO 



MAX SCHLING 



22 West 59th Street, adjoining Plaza Hotel 



Best Florists in the States as References 

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Rochester, N. Y. 



J. B. KELLER SONS, 



FLORISTS 

 25 Clinton Avenue, N. 



Rochester Phone 506. Long Dist. Bell Phone Ji 



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