Maui II :;i. I'.ild. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Group of Easter Plants in the Store of the E. Wienhoeber Co., Chicago. 



(iloyed Jni tiir .anyiiiy n\' sudi ship 

 inents. Suuli lanicr sn srlccinl \<\ tin* 

 -eller beeoint's iIm' ;i<;<'iit nt' the Imvor just 

 :is though di'-igiiatt'il liv ihu Ijiiycr to 

 receive Welivry "f iliat pMrtic-uhir sliij)- 



lllt'lir. • H' ..■iir^i-. ill r;iSf tile Silli' is IllinU' 



t'. 0. Ii. th'- liuyt'i's station or plai-e of 

 liiisiiic's^. ;|,r >inialiiiii ihfii i-- i'('\(M'si'il ; 

 the tiaii-pnitatiMii cninpatiy becomes the 

 .■lyriil (if th.- -flh'T. ailil the si'MiT is re 

 sponsiblf i.'V tiie acts of his ag<'iii. Hut 

 custoiiia! il\ iiHichantlise is sohl Un de- 

 livery whir.' it th<'ii is; a (h'fiiiite agree 

 iiient iiiiist lie ina.le to suppose any otiier 

 place of 'ieliv.M-y. and in the ahseni'e of 

 such agiteinent a sale is held to mean 

 that tlie liiiyei ■- ifsponsihility liegiiis th.' 

 moment h.- ..i' iiis ay.-nt a.-i-ept^ .h'li\.'iy. 



THE TREND IN TRADE. 



It is w.'ll known thai in J-jigL-ind ih.'^e 

 '•ngage.l in the ll'Ti^i .'iii'l nursery Im^i- 

 iiess ai-e lia\ing a vaihi'i iiad lime nf il - 

 wilii lew .-x.'.'].! i..ii< a in.-re li\iiig i^ all 

 thai ih.' ii.-ei.' i- r.'tiiniiiig tn Miii^e wIk. 

 are eiiyag.il in ;i. T'l.' ii'-^iili i^ iiiiieh 

 disiMissiiiii I,]' ill-- .-aiiM--. A will. -I ill the 

 Horticultural Adv .-rti^ei thinks ii is ,-nt 

 prices that i.a- !. relight liu' Mad.' n. ils 

 present .-lunlitiiui and iiis xi.'ws lia\i' 

 mucli iif inter.'^i to Ami'iicaii readers, 

 who may I..- aiih- tn recogni/.e in their 

 own hicalitie^ t.-n.h'ii.ies towanl a simi 

 lar sitiiat hui. lb- says in jiait : 



*''i"lii- iiiaii wli.i stands niil and 

 Stall's liaiikiy riiat ImrlicuHiire as a hiisi 

 iiess is stationary, if indeed il is imt 

 degenerating, will a])pi\Tr a fo.d in the 

 eyes 111' -oini-. and well infurmed in the 

 eyes ut' .iiln-rT. If the avm'age uiir-eiy 

 man wa- asked concerning the jiresenl 

 j.iisitiiiii ."if 'lis Lusiness. an.l he answcn-.l 



truthfully, he ^vullld say, ' I'.ad ; but 1 

 hope for lietter times." 'lin|ie"I We 

 as a trade li\e im hope. The market 

 grower lias hoped against hope for tiie 

 lasl se\(Mi years, and is this the termina- 

 tion of it ail.' .Vnyoiie who is acijiiainted 

 with the pr(»seiit [irices an.l |irospects of 

 the .-ut flower mnrkei would naturally 

 think So. 



■■js the I'aiill Willi lis. i.r are we the 

 slaves of cireiimstaiiees .' I- it ()verpro 

 diicliiin, t'oreigii competition, or oiir iin 

 liusiiiesslike methods.' if the present .le- 

 pression is wholly and soh'ly c:iused liy 

 the political situati.iii. cpiijiled with bent, 

 aii.l if the y.-neral st.-ionant condition 

 \\arraiils siu-h a shimp. iheii we c;iii at 

 least see a siUi-r lining i.i mir .hirk cloud. 

 Hut. on the othi-i h;iii.|. if we .-an attrili 

 utc prices to .n i-r|iroilu.-t ion. things will 

 lie Worse liefoie they ai.- Iietti-r. l-'oreign 

 .-oiiipetilion tiiiist. nt .-.Mil-.-. lia\e a ileep 

 and far-rea. -hilly .-tfe.t. It' any market 

 is lloodeij with a .•oniuioii. .-lieaji articl(>, it 

 must haxe some eff.-.-t iipoii liiglier ^rade 

 |ir..ilii.-ls. wliii-li ill a ilcgre.- if .-an suli 

 siitiiic; jiiit wlieii that market happens to 

 I'c a ilower market, wli.i.- tliere .-an lie 

 iio liolding hack of the stock in order 

 to assist the markei. then of cours(> all 

 grades ;ire ;i lie. ted. Hot only cut llowers, 

 lull pot plants. We all know how true 

 this is. 



' ' lialf-dea.l llowi-r^. whi.-li .-an only 

 last .-I few hoiiis, lieiiiL; hawke.j lUi the 

 sii-ee|s, .III not assist iis as a trade, or 

 ielie\e oiir markets to any extent, lie 

 .-.•iiise there is always a surplus. ;uiil there 

 ;iK\;iys will he. ix'aiher would I a;iy Ihtit 



this .-heap riililiish t fteii ftdls into 



the hands ot' casual piiicli;isers. who are 

 .lisappoiiife.l with their liargaiii. ami li.ihl 



all llowers tind plants with suspicion. 

 ■'Does the e\il and its remedy rest 

 with us — ourselves.' If the average horti- 

 culturist who is running a business wa- 

 to ask himself the qucstiou, 'Do I run 

 my luisiness u|iiiii modern business lines.'" 

 how manv could .•inswi'r in the allirma 

 five.' .\re we not loo mindi like farmer-. 

 an.l i.io little like Imsiness men.' ("heap 

 <h(\a|i. liritain. the home of the cheap. 

 I heap (dotlies, cheaji llowers, clieap e\ 

 eiything! The one aim in the life of tin- 

 avertigc Jiorticullurist seems to Ik- t.i 

 wink hard from sunrise to sunset. For 

 what.' Why, to iin.lercul ids contempo 

 raries in tiie sanu^ town, and to sell 

 .-heaper ilmii his neighborl 



••Tiiat is. in 1 lie humlile min.l <<\ the 



unier. oil.- of the yrealest cause> of th(- 



|ireseiii -iiini|i. I'or ye;irs our n^tail 



iiurseiymcii and ihirisls liave been edit 



1 .'titing the puldic thnuigh a sliort-sighte.l. 



I .|eslni.-iive pia.-tii-e <if riltllh'SS lo.al 



j .■ompt't ilioii. until the public now take~ 



■ things :i- ;i matt. -I' of .-ours.-; and v\e. a- 



a Irtnl.'. I aiise the v\l..ilesale griiw.-i i- 



pr.iport loii.-itely ;i iVi-i-li-. I. lind ourselv.-- m 

 a .l.-presse.l -late. 



'•.Miiiost every other walk in lit'e lia< 

 proilu.-e.l its millioiKiires. The i:,ii.|enei 

 millionaire i- yet to come. Some mav 

 think this is as things should he. but 

 even the faiiner in Hiit.ain prospers bel 

 ter as a .-hiss than the horti.-ulturist. 

 .\re they beconiin<g more liusinesslike .' 



**l'erliaps, if insiejol of trying to serve 

 the public chetip, we. for ;i change, trie.l 

 to sell dear, souie of .uir suiidler an.l les- 

 fortunate lirethreii wmihl have a hetter 

 .hance in life's battle, and we as a class 

 woul.l r.ap the liarvest of our bihors. and 

 tint pre-. -Ill it free grtitis to tlie piiMic. '" 



