March 13, 1920 



HORTI CULTURE 



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it is safe to say now that it is worth 

 to lis a Kreat deal more. It should be 

 remembered, though that this Kreat 

 asset would speedily fade away if the 

 slogan were allowed to fall into disuse. 

 Only by using it continually can we 

 maintain its value, and to assure this 

 we must have the money to ciirry along 

 our Campaign. 



And, all things considered, it is such 

 a little we ask. We have been going 

 along on the volunteer system of con- 

 tributing, which many of our staunch- 

 es! supporters declare to be a wrong 

 procedure. But we did hope, and liope 

 still, that it will serve our purpose. 

 We never for one moment thought that 

 a wideawake florist would be a "slack- 

 er." but if we are to judge our returns 

 so far, there is a big army of slackers, 

 and we are quite sure that the major- 

 ity of those in this army do not really 

 want to be there. Either they do not 

 understand our Campaign, or they are 

 negligently putting off the writing of 

 a cheque with the thought that any 

 time will do. They are wrong. We 

 need their support now, right at this 

 very time. Our Publicity Committee 

 have struggled along in the face of 

 great difficulties for the want of money 

 — ready money — to work with. They 

 have often incurred liabilities in antici- 

 pation of being able to meet them from 

 our collections, and have come through, 

 as a member of the committee ex- 

 presses it, "by the skin of our teeth." 

 All this anxiety you. Messrs. Non-Sub- 

 scribers, can relieve or prevent. This 

 Committee is working for you, for your 

 Interests, for your prosperity. Will 

 you not pay their'way. at least in the 

 proportion that you would pay for a 

 trilling service, which is all they ask. 

 Tour share of the expense is within 

 your own estimate. You can make it 

 five dollars if you please, or as much 

 more as you wish. If you only do a 

 $5,000 business, a five dollar contribu- 

 tion would amount to just one-tenth 

 of one per cent. Can you ifford it? 

 Certainly, you can — it Is hardly the 

 cost of a box of cigars. 



The Publicity Campaign is conceded 



to be the best thing ever promoted In 



the interests of florists. Support it 



and you support your own enterprise. 



John Yoim;. Secy. 



1170 Firoadway. Xew York. 



A. F. Keenan & Co., of Chicago, 

 have filed a petition in bankruptcy, 

 with the object of securing legal re- 

 lease from liabilities contracted sev- 

 eral years ago. Mr. Keenan has been 

 in the army service, and hopes to 

 again enter the flower trade. A dis- 

 charge has been asked and a heariag 

 set for April 12. 



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