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bunches constituting a day’s work, whilst others work piece work. 
On one of the largest farms the former practice is adopted and 
after the regulation number for the day has been tied, the workers 
are allowed to make overtime at the rate of 6d. an hour. 
As the ieee under ihe the work is conducted varies to 
guide from the article by Mr. au ** Narcissus Cultiva- 
tion” which appeared in the “J ournal of eh Bede of Agriculture,” 
for March, 1909, pp. 897-909. 
With regard to the prices of flowers, the following were given 
e by a Penzance farmer as the average gross pare of the chief 
inde grown, arranged in their order ot flowerin 
| Price per dozen bunches. 
Variety. Earliest | Later —— 
flowers. flowers. 
Soleil COE a ea ae 
Henry Irving = 2s. 6d. | Is. 6d. 
Golden Spur ode Qe, Cdl | Stee Od: ; 
Princeps’... vie 1s. 3d. — Keeps a steady price. 
Sir Watkin ls. 6d 1s. 
Victoria wi 2s. 6d, 2s. 
Emperor ©... «'.:. 2s. — Keeps a steady price. 
Empress del 1s. 9d. | 18 6d 
Poeticus ornatus be ls. 6d. | — 
Barrii conspicuus ... 2s. = 
Scilly White soe Is. 3d. Flowers i oe the 
greater part of the season 
and keeps a steady price 
The following figures, taken from so gh notes of sales conducted 
during Easter week, give an idea of the railway charges and 
salesman’s commission :— Eight boxes Soh on ie 324 dozen bunches 
realised £2 10s. 7d., less 7s. 11d. expenses, and twelve boxes 
containing 39 dozen bunches made £3 lls. 1ld., less lls. 9d. 
expenses, These were sent from Penzance to London. Of blooms 
sent to go Brien ten boxes containing 33 dozen bunches were 
sold for £3 3 there were expenses amounting to 10s. 5d., 
whilst six sche fore realised £1 4s. 3d., with expenses of 6s. 2d. 
The variety in each case was Emperor. The Barrii and Poeticus 
varieties cost less in carriage and more bunches can be packed in a 
box. Twelve boxes of Poeticus ornatus sent to Manchester with 
the Emperors realised £4 2s. and.the expenses were 9s. 11d. 
The smaller growers appear to suffer from low prices more than 
those a market large quantities of flowers, probably by reason 
of a more limited choice of markets, whilst there are — 
