July 8, 10ir>. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



The KnoxvJile Florists' Society Holds its Second Annual Picnic and Charters a Special Train for the Event. 



|p\' |icii|ilc liiTc. wlicii' he li;is rcsiilcil 

 I'di' twenty ycais. Mr-. W'illijiiiis sii'hl 

 lliiil Liim l\('|it )n) luioks Mini tliiit it 

 li;is t licit'lOic liccii i iii|i<>ssiliK' to liiiildiit 

 lli'^ true (iii:iii(i;il cdiiilit ion. .\ iiiiiit 

 l;;i^(' uI .*t!,7tM) on lii-^ |ii()|icrty licrc was 

 i;i\('n liy liUni in .\I;iirli to tin' T. I>. 

 Miilfi Coal Co., to satisfy an ol<l <lclit. 

 '\'\\v |iid|i('ity aircadx' liaci a inoitLjaL;*' 

 ol' .+ l."i,()(i() on it. Tin" pet it ioncis in 

 lpani<iii|i1cy lioid that the nndt^^a^c 

 nixcn in Maii-li was icalK a luct'i'ii'ii 

 ti.al |ia\iiM'iit. anil they will seek to 

 lia\(' the con \ (>\ ant'c set asiilc. 



R. n. :\r. 



Spiiniilicld. O.: 7?al|.li M. Wanl & Co.. 

 New \(.ik: S. S. Skidi'Isky i*;; Co.. I'hil- 

 ailcl|iiiia ; Xii'otinc MI'l;. Co., St. Louis, 

 anil a nurnlicr oL' lor;il liiins. Jv. E. .M . 



KNOXVILLE FLORISTS PICNIC. 



Tlu> Knoxxillc IMorists" Society lielil 

 its second annual picnic June H."). at 

 Kinzel Spiiiij;s, ;i summer i-esoit aliout 

 tliiity miles out ot' Knowille. A sjie- 

 cial tiain was cliartereil for tlie occa- 

 sion and all florists' establisliineiits 

 weie (dosed. Tlie party was made ii|> 

 of tin- memliers of the society, their 

 fiiends and lelatives. and consisted of 

 aliout ji'd people; there were sexeral 

 quests, anions; whom were .lohn Mvans, 

 of Richmond. Ind.. and (lunnar Teil- 

 inann, .li'., of .Johnson <'ity, Tenn. .\ 

 liountifnl dinner was sei'\'ed and tlie 

 day was thoroUiihly enjoyed. Tlie 

 L;re;iler jiait of' the time was taken up 

 liy contests. Tlie secjety made a rilliliL; 

 that .-ill contestants haxini; won a jiri/e 

 he lianed I'rom I'mther contests. Tiiis 

 made it possilde foi almost every oin' 

 present to win a |>ri/e. I'ri/es \verc 

 donated li\- llaminoiiirs I'.-iint \- SIiil; 

 Sh(d Work's. I'.eacon, X. V.: .\. T. I'.od 

 diii;;ton, .\ew N'ork ; .loseph Tn idniaii 

 Co.. \ew \'ork ; ll:irlt\\- I'ottery Co., 

 X;isli\ille, Tenn.: Weitheimer Bros., 

 New ^'ork ; 11. Ha versdorfer & Co., 

 I'liila.i(dphi;i: .\. L. ' Randall Co.. Chi 

 i-a^'o; Kail <'it\" \Vire Works, Louis- 

 \ille; M. K'ice Co., Philadelphia: 11. I'. 

 Michell Co., I'hiladidphia: .1. .\. Peter- 

 son & Sons. Cincinnati: Star Priiitiiijx 

 & Box Co.. Cliattaiioojra, Tenn.: Seftoii 

 Mfi,r. ('()., Chic.'iyo; MilJreijor Pros.. 



THE SWEET PEA CONVENTION. 



The >-e\eiith annual coiixention and 

 (xhiliition of the .\ nieiica ii Sweet Pea 

 Sociel . will lie held ;it tlie C;isino, 

 Newport. I>. I., .Inly I ."i .and Pi, li.iviiiL; 

 been postponed one week lieciuse of 

 the liaid^ w .nid se.asoii. The exhiiiition 

 will lie ill roiiperat ion with the New 

 jioit Holt iciilt ur;il Society ;ind the 

 Newport (iarden .Vssociatiim. The :in 

 niial luisiness meetini: will lie opened 

 at '■'• ]>. III.. .Inly |."i, with an adioiiined 

 me(->1iii;i at L' ji. in., .hily |ii. The fol 

 low iiiL; iis t he pid;^i am : 



Ailillc^^ i'( VM'Iriiillc. 

 I'li'-iili-iii M,,i-.,-'s .iililii--. 

 SiTi-i'lMi y IIiiii.v MVil'^ ri-i"'il 



I'ml'. A. I', r.c.-il's ri'lHii'l <.ii .nil- Mi:il i;i .1- 



al i'c.111,'11 I iiiM-r^ily, 



ri(':i--NriT r.oililiiii;l"ir~ report. 



.\<iiiiiii:ii i"n III' ..iji.ii-^ r..i- ]'.i\r, i:iii;. 



ln\iljliiiii liif III!' iiisl iiici nil- |il:iic 



l.i-l(lllr, 'I !!•■ .Sui'l'l I'. M." I.s .1 II. Ill, L. 



i:ic'.i ii.ii ..r ..iii.-,-i ■; 



\ .ill' mi 1 1:.- iii\l iih cl ih- |i|,ii .• 

 AiMi-i--.- :inil .li>.ii^-iiiii-. 



(.IIU-^I (■'II \"'\. 



I lllllli-lli'il I'IKilll -^. 



I.e.! 111. • : ' Swi'i'l I'.'.iv r.i Aiii.ilnii -..■■ ].\ i ; . W . 

 Kiir. 1 1.'.\ li'-|.i\> II. I'll. 



HOW TO TREAT COMPETITORS. 



! (.'oiicluilcd Iroiii \y.\iii' 111. I 



hi'iM'e, do not <he;ipen it or tarnish it 

 li\- Miiir littleness or iinworthx act. 

 .Nevi-r cut your price solel\- to kee[i \ciur 

 com|petitor from making; the sale. Tli.tt 

 is almost jietty theft. 



T(dl the truth :ini| expect it of your 

 coin]iet itor. .Never state, in ordoi' to 

 make a sale, th.at an azalea or ]ioin 

 settia or primrose will Idooni all sum 

 mor. Th.at is lyiii':. .-iinl vour coinjiet 

 itor may lie honor.ilde. These thiiii;s 

 are done. 1 li;i\e known clerks ot' com 

 |ietitors to tell customers theirs was the 

 only flower store, when there was one 

 almost ai-ross tln> street. Ndii mav 

 soiiH'times mal.;!' ;i sale li\ surh mi-ieii 



resenta t ions, lnit a idear loiisc leine is 

 more than a few peiniies. 



I)o not che.'ipeu ymir t^omls l.y L;i\'- 

 iiii;' awa\' a llower or loi --a l'c to .ilinost 

 everyone that enters vinii ^tnre, thus 

 trying' to luiy their trade. There aro 

 times to L;ive Judiciously. I'lnwei- have 



v.alue. .Neither the diy l; U inaii nor 



the ^iiicer nor the diUL;L;i-l cinitinu- 

 oiisly L;ive> aw.ay his ^oods. Then why 

 should Villi,' 1 Ion "t iiiaki' vuiii-elf 



chea|i. nor your stock luiii iiiini. I'lowers 

 have v.'ilue and dignity, if 1 may use 

 the word. 



Mr. Kuhlmanu's Rules. 



In opeiiini^ the d isc iis'^jnn ,i\i Mr. 

 I I.I una li 's ]i;iper, II. II. Kiili liii.an ii, .li-., 

 ol° II oust on. s.'i i.| : 



■'We .all know that coiiipet i t inn i- 

 tiie lite of tiade. no m.atter wh;it liind 

 ot' liii--iness it i-, M) the policy I tin. I 

 liest is tlli--: l'ori;et th.at \ mi have .a 

 competitor: forget th.at he esivts. Pon't 

 iii> around ;ind t.alk .•ilmut him, ;i^ vmi 

 will lie t he line to -lltVer in the Imi:;- 

 run. I I' :it :i ii v t i iiie v mi h;i \ e ;i ii v - 

 tliiiiL; to say almiit him. ■^pcik i^nn.l 

 •and forget lii-~ faults. It' .-it .iiiv time 

 ;i customer comev in ;iii.| \ nn ine eut 

 III the a It icle ^he 'lesi re-. 'Imi 't tel I 

 her that t here i'^ im mm e i ii t nw n ; 

 tell her th.at your cniiipetitm- h;i- it 

 and let her ^o to hi m ■-lie will t hen 

 come li;iik toyoii ii|.\t time. When v mi 

 meet your ciim]iet it ni in .I'mp.-iiiv tie.at 

 him .'IS one nl' Vimi lie-t Irieii.l-, It' he 

 iiisi^t^ mi lii'in;: tie.ate.l in ;iiiv other 

 vv a \ . Well, ill^t t:ike him to vmir cliil. 



•and liuy liiiii .a -j, I drink .'iiid a i-i^.-ii. 



I'm- ymi h:ive .lee i.le.l |y the :i.| V ,-i lit a^e 

 ol' him, ' " 



Temple, Tex. .1. P. Hoyd has -ohi 

 the Temple See. I \ I'loral Co. to ll;ins 

 Schroeder. |iioplietor ot' the Perielale 

 ( i reeiihon-e--. 



Twin Falls, Idaho. The tirm of Luu 



d.-lhl \ Peterson is succee.le.l liv" tlif* 

 Twin F;ills Klor.al Co,, ot' which ,1 , 

 Lnndahl is the proprietor, .Mr, Peter- 

 son is mit of the lui^ines'^. 



