DECEMBBIR 28, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



37J 



^vires tied together in bunches of six 

 .,11(1 packed in flower boxes. Other 

 llireads are immediately put to fill the 

 \acancics created, these, if the plants are 

 aoing ^vell, needing to be renewed three 

 ,ir four times during the season, 



Smilax ranges in price from one to two 

 -iiillings per bunch; sometimes, if well 

 iiunished, reaching two shilling six- 

 pence, but a fair average is one shilling 

 sixpence per bunch. The season lasts 

 nom October till May, and where perma- 

 lent crops are grown, they go on till 

 -lune, when they are forced to take a 

 rest. By October, all is ready again for 

 another round. Such, roughly and briefly, 

 ;? the method of cultivation here of this 

 probably the most charming of all the ' 

 .leoorativo cut foliage plants. 



New Houses of Pike's Peak Floral Co., Colorado Springs. 



A COLORADO PLANT. 



The accompanying illustrations show 

 two views of the new establishment of 

 the Pike's Peak Floral Co., Wm. Henry 

 Evans, manager. They have during the 

 past few months added some 25,000 

 square feet of glass to their place, giv- 

 ing them a total of about 50,000 feet of 

 glass. This is one of the largest areas of 

 glass in Colorado and is devoted to the 

 wholesale business exclusively. The 

 crops of which they will make a 

 specialty are carnations, roses, violets, 

 mums and decorative plants for the holi- 

 day seasons. 



Mr. Evans says that so far as his 

 knowledge goes his concern is the first in 

 Colorado to do an exclusive wholesale 

 trade shipping to the mountain towns and ! 

 into Utah. He considers the prospects ex- j 

 cellent, as one of the greatest troubles the , 

 retail dealers in these places have run 

 up against has been that near-by firms 

 from whom they could buy flowers also 

 did retail business and, naturally, when 

 business was good at home the outsiders 

 were the ones to suffer. This difficulty 

 Mr. Evans proposes to make of advan- 

 tage to himself by catering to the re- 

 tailer only, giving him the selection of 

 the best stock on hand. 



The new range of houses is of modern 

 construction and very similar to the style 

 of Peter Keinberg's houses at Chicago; 

 seven foot gutters; no partition where 

 the same kind of plants are grown. The 

 plan was worked out after a thorough 

 study of the different methods and ideas 

 used around Chicago by Mr. l^vans, who 

 spent a week or more visiting the Chi- 

 cago establishments. The roof material 

 and ventilating apparatus were supplied 

 by the J. C. Moninger Co. 



ularity for "work." Hero is a dis- 

 tinctly novel and commendable use for 

 «niall plants of boxwood. Among the 

 best selling specialties at C. A. Samuel- 

 son's, Chicago, for Christmas were box, 

 say twelve to eighteen inches higli, 

 planted in round jars of Bayersdorf er 's 

 Pompeiian ware, with a red ribbon tied 

 in the lower branches of the plant so as 

 to in a measure fill in the space of stem. 

 These made especially attractive speci- 

 mens. The cost was small and they 

 might have been sold at a profit at ^i 

 each had it not been for the cost of 

 delivery at holiday time. Mr. Samuel- 

 son said he had only twenty-five of tiiese, 

 but wished he had 200. 



BOXWOOD. 



In the last few months boxwood cut 

 in sprays has come into remarkable pop- 



THE IDEAL EMPLOYEE. 



[This is a letter recently printed iind circu- 

 lated among the employees of Marshall Field 

 & Co., Chicago.] 



In answer to your question, "What do 

 you consider essential elements of suc- 

 cess for young men standing upon the 

 threshold of a business career?" 1 

 would say first, a young man should 

 carefully consider what his natural bent 

 or inclination is, be it business or pro- 

 fession; in other words, take stock of 

 liimself and ascertain if possible what he 

 is best adapted for, and endeavor to get 

 in that vocation with as few changes as 

 possible. Having entered upon it, then 

 let him pursue the work in hand with 

 diligence and a determination to know 

 it thoroughly, which can be done only 

 by close and enthusiastic application of 

 the powers at his command; let him 

 strive to master its details, and put into 

 it an energy directed by strong common 

 sense, so as to make his services of 

 value wherever he is; and then let him 

 be alert and ready to seize opportunities 

 whenever they present themselves. 



The trouble with most young men is 

 that they do not learn anything thor- 

 oughly, and are apt to do the work com- 



mitted to tliem in a careless manner; for- 

 getting that what is worth doing at all 

 is worth doing well, they become mere 

 drones and rely upon chance to bring 

 them success. The business world is full 

 of just such young men, content in 

 i-imply putting in their time somehow 

 and drawing tiieir salaries; making no 

 effort whatever to increase their effi- 

 ciency, and thereby enhance their own 

 as well as their employer's interest. 

 There are others who want to do what 

 they are not fitted for, and waste their 

 lives in what may be called misfit occu- 

 pations; far better be a good carpenter 

 or mechanic of any kind tlmn a poor 

 business or professional man, 



Next to the selection of occupation is 

 that of companions. Particularly is this 

 important in the case of young men be- 

 ginning their career in strange cities 

 away from home influence, for it too 

 often happens that young men of excel- 

 lent abilities are ruined by evil asso- 

 ciates, A young man therefore cannot 

 too early guard against forming friend- 

 ship with those whose tendency is to lead 

 iiim on the downward path. To every- 

 young man I would say, seek at the start 

 to cultivate the acquaintance of those 

 only whose contact and influence will 

 kindle high purposes, as I regard the 

 building up of a sterling character one 

 of the fundamental principles of true 

 success. The young man possessing a 

 conscience that cannot brook the slight- 



' est suspicion of wrongdoing, and which 

 insists on steadfast and undeviating 



J truthfulness, sturdy honesty, and strict 



; devotion to duty under all circumstances, 

 has a fortune to begin with. The ability 

 to restrain appetite, passions, tongue, 



: and temper, to bo their master and not 

 their slave, in a word, absolute self-con- 

 trol, is also of first importance; one who 



1 cannot govern himself is unfitted to gov- 



I ern others. 



Establishment of the Pike's Peak Floral Co., Colorado Springs, Colorado. 



