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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



l)i;ci;Miii:u IT, inOS. 



THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



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THE CHRISTMAS HAMPER. 



riic In-. (Piii ji;ili\ illL; jllil^l r;it mil nt' ;i 

 li.iliq'fl lit j Milll^'M ! i:i-- shiiW:- llir Wnlk 'il' 

 < ii;iili'> lliiiiv I'lix. .-Il till' Sil;!! nt' llic 

 \'r>~r. I'iiil-ii|c.l|ilii;i. h is ;i |);irl iriilmiy 

 !'li;i^i Ml; 'in .nii^ciiiriil cif ilw-iiT ]iiiiii-<(') ■ 

 li;i~ ;iiii| 1'ci'ii-. i!k' ^riirli'i lir;icl< ul' llio 

 |iMii!-ii I ill )ii ii|iitniii,-il iiil;. 'i'lic liimiiiiT 



1- (Il t' i)iii-r ^iii-li ;is .Mil' iiiiil ;ii mns ul' 



llii' li;iin|i"!- ill wliii-ii clilUllliilLJlK often 

 1- siiii .1 i^|i|;i Vfii. 'I'hc ciiM'i' lines Hilt 

 -linw .li-tiieil\ ill liie illiistr.-it imi. 



CORSAGE BOUQUET SHIELDS. 



'ilie iMl-;iL;e -iiiil.l is line ut' tile tliillo- 

 tliii; i]e\ir iMliie ;iiiii--s Villi i-.'ili |i|lt it 

 nil e\eiy liiilli|llei witll tile ;i s-u I'.'l lice lllilt 

 Il will lie ;i|i|ireri;tteil. es| lec i.'i 1 1 V lis llie 



»|iii>l'i- :iii- ■•.iiii]i;ir;iti\ ely new. <>l' 



iiilll^e, llie l;ililii-> ;ile n I' t lie fillest. 



( )|ie III' liie 1r;ituves iil' tile liiilKJIlet 

 liiilijef js ili;n ilir ' • li;i lli lie ' " (if tlie shield 

 ■ i< )iilllleil Id l;iilie^' ille^ses. lint till' linll 

 i|lii-; itself, 'i'lii- l)(p|ii|ilet is Jil.-iceil ;m;iill'-t 

 itie li'iily lit' llie -liieM. with the stems nt 

 the llnWel-- nvef tlie li;uii|le ol' the sllieM; 

 the lln\\el- Me i.'istelieij I ly tyilli; tn tlie 

 liMiiille ^\itll ;i lililmii tie (ir silk eni'il. 

 |il;ii-iii^ liii linw in trniit. I'iii the ;if 



I .'I liL^i-Mieli; '.. il.r 'lli-^ li\ lllelelv I i;i ^s i II (r 



the |iiii (AIT the liandlc of the shield, not 

 n\er till' stems of the violets or other 

 llowefs. 



J II these cor.sage shields tlie body and 

 li.'iiiille are of fibre, covered with satin. 

 The shields .-iic of- itice or i)laitod silk 

 ehiffoii, with satin edycs. AVlien worn, 

 the shield is covei'ed by the boiiqne), the 

 lace nr cdiilVon forming a ricli liaek 

 grniind. 



Aimther form of corsage ])rotector is 

 a lace handkendiief, lH'jxi;} inches. 

 I'.nth Ilies<> ju'otectors do away with the 

 old-fasliioned tinfoil still sometimes nsed. 



The illustrations of corsage protectors 

 are t inm ]ihotogra jihs supplied by W'er 

 theiiiier Urns,. New York. 



WILL IT PAY ? 



What shniild be the iiicntlM'. nr prnlit, 

 t inm an (Establishment • of 7.IMI0 iVet of 

 ylass. considering tli.at a general line of 

 stock is grown, cateiing to a geiier.a! 

 trade at good prices.' There ai'e li\(' 

 acres (if "iiod soil. \. ]^. 



Is iheie money in the luisiiiess.' It's 

 ;i (|uestinn often .asked. ibiw much in- 

 come frniii ;i el\,.ii area.' It is only an- 

 other form nf th(> iiKjuiry. Who could 

 answer.' It all depends nil the ni.aii. 



I. (ink ,-11111111 \()il. .\o1e tlie Tiii'li who 



iiavo a])j)arontly equal facilities. One is 

 quite evidently making money; a little 

 e.Nperierice of another will jirove his in- 

 come doesn 't sullice to meet his bills, 

 il 's all ill the man. 



(Ireeiihonses and appurtenances are 

 no mor(> than the tools of an occupation 

 — the ability to use thcni is what deter- 

 mines the result. (Jive one man live 

 acres of land and 7,nuu f(?et of glass and 

 he soon will have the wliolc ])lace built 

 u]i with greenhouses. fii\e another man 

 the same facilities and the only thing he 

 will ]iiit on tiie place will be a mortgage, 

 and he won't be able to rebuild the 

 houses when ihey, like other tools, wear 

 out. It 's all in the man. 



The largest jilaces in this country were 

 originally started with less than 7, <»()() 

 feet of glass. 



COLLEGE COURSE FOR FLORISTS. 



I .V pMiicr by I'JKis. X. l'iiK<\ of lies Mi'ini's, 

 i:i., i-c.-id :il ;i incclins "f Un' Sucicty (it Iowa 

 l-'liii-ists. ill lies .Moines, liccciiilicr '.I. iWHJ 



.Tt is a Common remark tli.at all trades 

 and jirofessions are crowded and young 

 men are apt to think that there is but 

 little chance for them, but this is not 

 true of the llorists' business. There has 

 always been a scarcity of good llorists in 

 this cniintiy and wo know of one green 

 house man who keeps an .advertisement 

 of •'Man Want(.'d"' standing in the trade 

 p;qi(Ms almost the year around. This is 

 largely owing to the fact that }oung men 

 raiinot secure a good all-round training 

 in any of the large greenhouse estab- 

 lishments. Tliey maj' learn how to do 

 the rough Avork and potting of plants 

 and still for years l(>,arn nothing of the 

 giMieral care of greenhouse stock, and 

 have but ;i faint idea of the treatment 

 re(|uire(l by th(> \arious classes of plants. 

 If their work is in a rose nrnwlng estab- 



Christmas Hamper of Poinsettias and Ferns. 



