JUNB 2, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



17 



dull and uninteresting. Arrivals were 

 larger than might have been expected, 

 and the demand was almost too small 

 to make a market. Arrivals of roses 

 would intimate that the cut was ex- 

 hausted in previous shipments, and car- 

 nations were to be given a rest at least 

 twenty-four hours. Memorial day busi- 

 ness was really ended at an early hour. 



Various Notes. 



The death of William H. Fierabend, 

 carnation grower of Poughkeepsie, N. 

 Y., is reported as of the evening of May 

 28, through blood poisoning, resulting 

 from a decayed tooth. 



At a meeting of the Associated Re- 

 tail Florists of New York, held at the 

 Hotel Pennsylvania, Wednesday eve- 

 ning. May 25, the matter of the assess- 

 ment of one-half of one per cent on all 

 purchases of flowers at wholesale was 

 fully discussed, and it was agreed that 

 it should go into effect. A committee 

 was appointed to interview the trade, 

 with the idea of making the assessment 

 a custom. Most of the prominent re- 

 tailers have already allowed their favor- 

 able action in the circumstances to be 

 made public. 



The custom of using flowers on Me- 

 morial day lost nothing of its signifi- 

 cance this year, flowers being used at 

 all the important functions of the day. 

 A notable occurrence was the hanging 

 of a wreath on the Statue of Liberty, 

 at the entrance to the harbor of New 

 York, by the United American War 

 Veterans. The wreath, which was 

 twenty-seven feet in diameter, was 

 made by Le Moult and was composed of 

 hemlock, gilded cycas leaves, artificial 

 poppies and a loop and streamers of 

 bunting of the national colors. The 

 wreath was too big for transportation, 

 so was assembled from prepared sec- 

 tions at Bedloe's island. Electrical 

 illumination, about 200 bulbs, was pro- 

 vided for, and the lighting is to be con- 

 tinued for a week, with search lights 

 in addition. As a part of the ceremony 

 of decoration, flowers, provided by the 

 florists of New York, with credit for 

 the donation given by the local papers, 

 were cast upon the waters in memory 

 of the departed who gave their lives to 

 their country. 



Arrangements have been completed 

 for the traveling to the Washington 

 convention of the 8. A. F. The trans- 

 portation committee of the New York 

 Florists' Club announces that the party 

 train will leave the Pennsylvania rail- 

 road terminal at 11:08 a. m., daylight 

 time, arriving in Washington at 4:30 

 p. m., Monday, August 15. This sched- 

 ule insures that the party will be in 

 Washington in ample time to attend the 

 first session of the convention, which 

 opens at 10 a. m. the morning of the 

 first day of the convention, instead of 

 in the afternoon, as has previously been 

 the custom. J. H. P. 



WILL IMPROVE C. O. D, SEBVICE. 



"Retention of funds collected on ac- 

 count of C. O. D. parcels is a violation 

 of the regulations and may render the 

 employee responsible liable to prosecu- 

 tion for embezzlement," is a section of 

 the postal laws and regulations which 

 has been called to the attention of em- 

 ployees of the postal service by Third 

 Assistant Postmaster General W. Irving 

 Glover. 



There has been some complaint that 



parcel post C. O. D. service has not been 

 satisfactory because of delayed returns. 

 Business men have taken the problem 

 up with the postmaster general and it 

 is believed that a notice just sent out 

 by Mr. Glover is the result. This notice 

 quotes the various sections of the postal 

 regulations dealing with the subject, in- 

 cluding the requirement stating, 

 "Money orders must be issued and 

 mailed to senders on the same date that 



C. O. D. parcels are delivered, if possi- 

 ble. If not, they should be issued with- 

 out fail on tlie following business day. 

 Delay in making remittances will not 

 be tolerated." 



Of interest to florists are the refer- 

 ences to undeliverable matter, the post- 

 masters being cautioned to use every 

 effort to make deliveries and, failing of 

 tliat, to iiiunediately notify the sender. 



T. N. S. 



