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The Weekly Florists* Revieif. 



November 26, 1908. 



here a few days ago. He brought fine 

 "Adiantum Farleyense and a new begonia 

 as specimens of his skill. Phil. 



^ ^ TREND OF THE TIMES. 



(Continued from page 18.) ' 



trend of the times is toward self -improve- 

 ment along all lines of human endeavor. 

 The young attorney, for example, who 

 rises from obscurity into the Umelight 

 of renown, owes his success not to blind 

 luck or to his lucky star, but to hard and 

 persistent work, coupled with an uncon- 

 querable desire to fit himself for the pro- 

 fession that he chose. The physician who 

 is at the end of his line in the case of an 

 emergency simply proves that he does not 

 know his business, and just as sure as 

 night follows day. will his career reach 

 the end of its line. One cannot possibly 

 go through life on the assumption that 

 success, like love, is blind, and enters 

 one 's door unbidden — that ' ' where ignor- 

 ance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." To 

 quote once again from Emerson, "Every- 

 one can do his best thing easiest." 

 Granted, then, that it is easiest to do the 

 thing one knows best, the wonder is why 

 so many of us possess but a mere smat- 

 tering of our own business, instead of a 

 thorough training and knowledge; why 

 so many in the trade grope in the dark, 

 plodding along in a haphazard sort of 

 way, while those in other professions are 

 forging ahead, keeping pace with the 

 progress of the times. 



Modern Problems and Requirements. 



The problems that confront us today 

 are indeed so much greater and so much 

 more complicated than those that con- 

 fronted our predecessors a generation or 

 two ago, that unless we are well equipped 

 to keep pace with the times, or in other 

 words, unless we know our business, fail- 

 ure is sure to stare us in the face. 



The trend of the times is toward im- 

 provements along all lines. Old methods, 

 and antiquated means and ways, are no 

 longer adequate to cope with present con- 

 ditions. We have entered upon a new 

 era of commercial and industrial life; 

 new conditions have arisen, new problems 

 confront us, and new methods must be 

 employed. The successful florist of today 

 is no longer the man who toils from early 

 morning until late into the night, mind- 

 ing his own business and never caring 

 about what his neighbor does. On the 

 contrary, it is the man who toils less and 

 thinks more, who, while minding his own 

 business, and minding it well, keeps also 

 his eye on his neighbor's progress; who 

 is ever on the alert, ever watchful, ever 

 eager to learn the "whys and the where- 

 fores" — it is a man of this type, I say, 

 that is sure to succeed. 



Vifilence and Resourcefulness. 



The successful grower of today is he 

 who can adapt himself to new conditions; 

 who can cope with new problems as they 

 present themselves, without a tremor; 

 who knows "what to do next." Back 

 numbers and antiquated methods no 

 longer count. In this age of keen com- 

 petition, especially in our line of busi- 

 ness, which the all-powerful octopus, the 

 trust, has thus far failed to invade, con- 

 stant vigilance is the only price of suc- 

 cess. The "hit or miss" methods of our 

 forefathers, and the "lucky stars," are 

 no longer potent factors in the present 

 day race for progress. "Depend upon 

 Providence," say the Eussians, "but be 

 on the alert yourself." There is wisdom 

 in this simple Eussian saying. There is 



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