The Weekly Florists' Review. 



.ni.v 11, 1910. 



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COST OF AUTO DELIVERY. 



Ill tlicsc ilays, wlini the iiso of auto 

 inul)il(.'S for dclivciy is Iprcoiniiiif luorc 

 and iiiori' coiiiiiioii in tiir tradi', it may 

 1)0 infi'iTt'il tlial t't)iuiMiis of li^iii-es, rep 

 resenting the prices uf niJieiiines and 

 the cost of iiinninji tlieni, are nior(» in 

 terestingj tu many liorists than hi\e sto 

 ries arc to the sentimental yonlh or tiir 

 baseliail scoies tcj liie lover of manly 

 sports. ()piiiions ;is io tlio cost of this 

 sort of <leli\<'ry vary (■onsi<leiably, of 

 conrse, for tlir ditVerences in the ma 

 chines, methods, circumstances and eon 

 tlitions all ha\c liieii- <dl<'ct on the ex 

 pense account. 



II. F. ]>ittlefiel<l. of Worcester. Mass, 

 iiM-ently liecame the (jwner of an auto 

 nu)liile, a pliot(jyra|di of wiiicii is here 

 reproduced. This machine was made b\ 

 the Autocar Co., ot' .\rdmorc. Pa. Mr. 

 Littlefield makes the f(dU)\viiig state 

 inent with icferenco to the <-ost of run 

 ning it: 



■'We have not yet liad it Ion),' enou^^h 

 to give accurate information, l)ut our 

 estimate for a year is: Driver and boy. 

 .+ l,2f)0; gasolin'e, .$l'.'.(i; tires, .$500; de- 

 |ireciation. •*7.")ii; rejiairs. .$100; interest 

 on cost, .$ll'l; lialiility insurance, $oii; 

 (ire insurance, $10; estimated total cost 

 of running one year, $;?,<IOO. 



' ' Tlie cajiacity of the machine is one 

 ton; its speed, twenty-five miles an 

 hour. It will do the work of three 

 teams, as we h.-ive a large and scattere<l 

 delivery. AVe find it very convenient." 



'I'lu» S. S I'ennock-Meehan Co., of 

 l'hil;idel|)hia. is also using ;in autocar 

 of the same make and the same cai)acity 

 as Mr. Littlefield "s. \ picture of the 

 Pennock-Meehan car. with :i brief de- 

 s<'ription at' its e<|uipments, a]>peared in 

 The Review of F<diruary 24. page M. 



AIR PLANT OR SEA MOSS. 



What is the nature of the so called 

 air pl.-itits tiiat are so popular at the 

 present time.' Is there a real air jplant 

 that can be easily jiropagated? A. A. 



The air jtlant sold so largely by retail 

 florists is fre(iuently called sea moss, 

 which is a better descriptive name, 

 though the other is in line with the 

 pojiul.ar belief that the '•plants'' in the 

 little baskets thrive on ;iii-. The moss 

 comes originally from .l;ipan. but it 

 goes first to (ierman\', where it is pre- 

 par<'d for market by dyeing ami treat- 

 ing with a glycerine preparation to per- 

 petuate it- -in reality to kee]) the air 

 away. 



THE COOK STORE. 



The accom|iaii,\iiig illustration is ic 

 produced from a jihotograph of the il 

 iiiminated store front of U. C Cocdi. 120 

 l-"ourfli street, I'ortland, (^)re.. and shows 

 Mr. Cook sitting at his doorway. His 

 is of the cl.ass of flower store which 

 iv innltipiying most rapidly, and which 



is becoming ,-i steadily incieasiuL; la''"'' 

 in the -li-t riiiut ion ot tlir '-iil llnwn- 

 ii rowu fo|- .■ it \' m.arket s. 



EXPRESS CO. RESPONSIBLE. 



Tiie writei' (|oe> busines- a^ a wlmic 

 sale commission deali'r in a peii-liaMe 

 comii:o(li ty. A considerable -liippiuL; 

 business is done and. in cunimoii with 

 otlu'i- liouses in thi' same line. elVmt i~ 

 m;i<le to a\(dd loss iiy atlacliiu^' to all 

 shi|iments a label st.atiu;^ the iialiire nt' 

 the contents and tlu' follnwiii;: ••Xoii.-r 

 to e.vpress companies: Should coii^i^iice 

 refuse to aci-epl shi|iment or I'.ail to 

 ]iay I. o. d.. notify )is at nwrr hy wire 

 at our expensi'. stating rea-on why uu 

 dtdivered, or if amiMint is less than >l 

 sell !o best ad v:uit age. ' " A cei'tain c. n. 

 d. shi|iment went out on I In' II a. ni. 

 train on a Saturday to a ciiy ei:;lity 

 miles distant in anotiu'r state. ( )u ai- 

 ri\,al the c(insignee was not |irep:ire(l 

 to pa\' I- . o. d. Apl'ai'eul ly the ex|iress 

 .agent, either as a matter nt' acroninm 

 dation to the consignee or otherui--e. 

 made snbsecpient unsuccessful attempts 

 to ihliver ;inil collect. .\t any rate. 

 telegi-aph notice of the failure of tlie 

 consignee to take up the consignment 

 was not sent until Suuilay. reaidiiug us 

 at about noon. Tiiis. of coui'se. was 

 e()ui\alent to Monday so tar as con- 

 ceiiis the ability to release the c. o. d. 

 or turn the shijunenl over to soim' other 

 customer in tli;it cit}' to be sold for our 

 accoent. The stock sjioiled; the loss 

 was total. Now the (juestiiui :it issue 

 is :is to whether the express company 

 is li.able. We (daim that the "at once" 

 in oui' notice nu'ans ,jnst \\\\;i\ it suvs. 

 and that it does not mean souutime 

 the iiext d.'iy. e\eii weri' the next dav a 



Hill business day for the express com 

 ,,;,,i.- and ourselves. Have the courts 

 1 what "at once ' ' means.' IIa\i' 



K. P.. C 



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We I \-;iliil claim .' 



Till courts lia\f had iriMpieiil occa 

 ^i,m to decide as to the meaning of "at 

 ,.iMC," Thcv hold that it is not to be 

 ■ nii^trued with absolute literalness, be- 

 , ,Mi-' it is impossible for a man to act 

 liier;dly at once or instantaneously 



ii| tiie haiipeiiing of any event in his 



|.i;~ii'ess life. Accordingly, su(di ti-rms 

 :,~ ••forthwith," "immediately." "as 

 -M.m as possible" and "at once" (al! 

 Ml wiiiidi are ludd to be practically 

 >\ iioi.ynHnis) are construed with refer- 

 riice to the special occasion. The words 

 iiM'.iu. as the courts hold, that action is 

 I., be taken without unreasonable dc- 

 la\, all the circumstances of the case 

 liciiiu considered. When jierishable 



- I- .are sent out and the carrier un- 



deriakes. as in this case, to notify the 

 -hipper "at once" of the consignee's 

 K'tu-al to accept the goods, the car 

 I Id's agent certainly has not time to 

 mak( "subse(iuent unsuccessful at- 

 ti'Mijits to deliver'' bid'ore sending th(> 

 iiotii-e, .\n act is not done ;it once if 

 oilier unnecessaiv acts .are allowed to 

 Miieivene, The corres]iondent is en- 

 titled to recover his loss of the exjiress 

 cnuipany. See -bi \, \. Suppl.. .S; 101 

 111,, tl21, ;iik1 cases citeil in the c(Uirse 

 o|' these ileiMsioiis. .lournal ot' Com- 



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AMERICAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



I'lie s(diediile of prizes and entry 

 bl.iiik for the Hocliester exhibition are 

 now ready to mail, and anyone inter- 

 ested that does not receive them, ma}' 

 idit.aiM them by ajiiilying to the secre- 

 tins. ],. Alerton (!age, Oriingc, Mass., 

 liel'ore August 12. (ieo. B. Hart, flie 

 K'oidiester florist, h;is offered ;i silver 

 i-iip for the e.xhibit containing the larg- 

 e-;| nu.inb(>r of stamlard named varieties. 



When it is desired that exhibits be 

 -laged by the society, notice should be 

 sent as early as possible to the corre- 

 -iKUiding secretary. Exhibits sent by 

 exjiress should 1)0 addressed to Ameri- 

 c;in (iladioliis Societw Convention Hall, 

 b'och.ster, X. Y. 



I'iisi(|enl Heiidricksoii has apiioiuted 



The Car that Docs the Work of Three Delivery Tea 



ms. 



