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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ai'uii. <;, i!)ii. 



• il ;iiii| '.\:\ sliow siiili rciiiilii nut ions dt' 

 |>laiit ;iiiM |>laut rci-i'|it;nlc. In one of 

 tlicsc liyariiitlis arc sliuwn in a jirccn. 

 iiriglazccl i;ir. the ,„\i>v licin;; >li<ilitl\- 

 ilarkcr limn tlir loldr nf the f((li;i>;c. 

 In aiiofjicr is a l>f. l-lncUc a/alr;i 1f;ins 

 IViTcd from its |iut into tlic inner r.' 

 •■(•ptaoie of nni' oT the deli. -ate wliitc 

 'lii'ia Jardinii ic-. I n :in()l \\<'v. sc\cia I 

 |iriniiil;is arc •-iinw ]i in (inc oT the '^o\<\ 

 lia-k.'ts wliicli lia\c hern so |io|inl;ir ot" 

 late. 'This was an i'\a| haskct. Still 

 anolln-r oi' the roniliinat inns shows a 

 -'■nista ill a i In nili lirl I ^liapcil i-crfpt ac Ir 

 "t Lirci'ii. MiiLila/.Mi |)ot tiT\ . w liicli at 

 liacti-d i.v it- odditv as \\,dl as ii\ the 

 tasteliiliic--. Ml t h,. ciiiiiiiiiat ion. 'riic 

 \ I'llow ol' 1 1m' iIow.t and 1 lie \ (dlow of 

 '111' rililion Ki-i'itc .■oiiiiiiiicd most liar 

 nioiiniii>|\ w it h I II,. m-,.(.|i ii|- fidia^o and 

 "•'■I'l'ta.dc. \11 ,,r tlirx,. altiidcv sold 

 'Hni- hot rai>r- la>-t lla-tiT in a stoio 

 ' II'' I'I'o;'! i.toi of w hirh -a \ - franklv 

 ' hat t hoiiuli lie rat ci ~ In an oxrccd i n^ K 

 NM'II to do trade. 1 he l.illk of hi- sale'- 

 a I c on jii-t -in-l; a rt ir|c> pi l,-,,] ;it rnnii 

 a I loiit >.". t o .■r7.o". 



GENISTA AND GOLD. 



' 'old ha- ICC, ■lit |\ I,, .en h.'IV III;; a |dlt' 

 a OHIO II. a 1 I II II with I In- sii piil \ lioiiscs ; 

 L:old lia'-i^ct- lia\i' I'l'i'ii ii-oi| in somo 

 -toio- aliiio-t to Iho i'\(dii-ion ol ex crs 

 thiiii; I'l-o, thiMiuh the a\ora;:i' tloiist 

 tin. I- that it '- iiotti'i pidiry to l.iiy a 

 t<'\\ [iicco- ol ;i i^icat many dilVcrcnt 

 ^1.^ !'•- t iian to -t ork up hoax ily wit li 

 a n \ nil,' k i mi ol' plant i ccopt ai lo. I low 

 i'\oi'. till' -OHIO pl.'iiit- nothing i- -o wadi 

 -iiitcd a- tho ::(dd l.a-kot: for t ho uoli- 

 i-Ia 11 i- tho ,'o-iiio of a ppiopria t oncss. 

 'I'lio plant sliow II III tho illiistratioii on 

 this JiapP ]'rosoiits an ospo( dally harino 



COST OF DELIVERY. 



The Old Method and the New. 



I'ho retail tlorisi in a laroe ,dly has 

 many trials and t rilni lat ions, as wc .all 

 know. ()ne ot' the diDiiiilt i( s to s<il\c is 

 I he plllhtn.'d d(di\er\ ol' oiir oo,i,U to 

 vxidely separated si'et ions of the eity. 

 perhaps on the s.'iiiie inorniiiL;. al the 

 leasl possilile e.\peiise. (j)iiile a few re- 

 tail llorists iia\e iiiriiecl to the motor car 

 a- a ine.'in- of f'od 1 it al illy their deli\ 

 eiies, and ill llie issue ol' the li'e\ iew for 

 March ;» the writer com]iared ;lie luhaii 

 layes ol I he auto 'ind the horse, will; all 

 points seeiiiin;^l\ ill fa\or of the former. 



I'.xery pha-e was considered, e.xcepliny 

 clic the relajoe i-,isi. This, of course, 

 I- oiii' of 1 he iiiosi iinpoilaiit points ,'iiid 

 -hiaild lie carefully lioiic into lieftire in 

 vi'siiii;^ in an auto. The writer could 

 ciuicei\e of no lieiler way ot' Lii'ttiny al 

 till' tact- than liy taking; up the matter 

 with a niinilii'r of lliu'ists ii-iiio- horses 

 alol .iiite- in different idlies, ( 'oiise 

 • |iieiitl\- a list ot' (pii'st loll- was mailed to 

 -OHIO lifti'on retailers now iisiiio antes. 



The ,111-Wel- were i llcoiiiplet e : still I 

 wa- .alili' to make lhi> follnwiiiL; dediic 

 I ions : 



The Horse. 



lil-l of ;ill. let Us c(Uisii|el the yell 

 er.al method of deli\ery the horse. .\- 



iio two linns work under ,iiist the s;inie 

 comlitioii- or t'(dlow ihi' same rules t'or 

 niakino (|eli\eries. we will li;ive 1o treat 

 this matter in a general way. Some llo 

 ri-'s keeji a niimlier of w;iooiis busy all 

 day. while with others one hor-e caa dci 

 all the work. 



Genistas in Gold Basket with Gold Tie. 



Ill- a I ra n yeliull t . ihi' VelJ.iW lloWel-. I III ;lll- ciilll p.'l I l-oll X\ . wiJI cMli-aiiT .' 



llli- ylrell foHaye alld the yohl lia-ket. Illlll le.jlllliliy I W i i .illeiiiO-e wayol- li 



the lat t e!'. ol coil I -e. I I l|,'i| V\ it ll t I II . 



yoiiiy toyi-tliei' .-I- tli'MiyJi made particii 



lalK for llie purpo-e. The elVect wa- 

 -till I II It her I III pi o\ id li\ t lie ;iild it ion 



oil ho yold I le k lintted oil t he ha lldlr of 

 the l.:i-ket 



!ia ml lo the do' I \ el II » nil old I 'la r\ d.! \ - 



Wdiere t \\ I . lioi~(- are ii-cd piaclicalK all 

 il.'iy, 1 ll lie l.iii-e- iiiii-t he ki'l'l i II I I' ll I 

 lo yi\e each iiiic :ili iicca-iohal I'e-I. .\\ei 

 .'Oyilly the iiynlev, ,,■ M,.t the f^illoWliej o, 

 '. I--I auai' :i II' I Opel at I liy i\ pdl-e ■ 



nil: iiousi:. 



Invested. 



'I'w:! I'liiih i; I llnrisls' ilclivi'iv uni;niis 



will ci.sl iitidut $ fiOO.OO 



Tliicc :;u(iil linrscs will cii-l 4."in.<K) 



Tui. u 1 sets lit' liui'iii'S- will ciist . . . . SU.OO 



■I'll, III iiivcsliuciit .f l,i:!(I.Ult 



Operation and Maintenance. 

 !ccil .111,1 liL'i!iliiii;- pir \ i-ar ;il .fli.so per 



uccU per linisc •>; (•'ill.SK 



Sluicing ill ."S-J per iiiiiiiili jier Imix' 71.'. do 



Neli'iiuiir.v siii;.vciiir- services ."lU.Od 



One 111' the uieeliliiiilse CMiplii.x ce- is 

 iisiKill.v ciillcil iipiiii lo look nl'Icr Ilic 

 -iiililc. iliis •, iistiiii; priiliiililv ."Oc per 



ilii.v ' \s-J.r,(t 



Itcpiiir nil xv,-ii;iiiis mill liuilic-s l'.."i.0O 



lliMliii- ua.L;.iiis L'.-i.OO 



i lepl cci;| 1 iiill nil i 11 VeS I llll'lll !1 1 Ml',,. 11;1.<MI 



Two iliivcrs' wM'.'cs lit .VIO iicr wi'i'li . . . . t. 0-40. 00 



lll|il'e-l nil iinesl llll'lll 111 ."•'; .■'i('i.."iO 



lll-lirillice l.'i.OO 



line ,\enl's cn-l ^li. OL'.'i. SO 



*)\' course these lioures may not lit .'ilix' 

 indi\idii:d casi'. lull they re|ireseiit I he 

 averane llorist "s oNpense in operaliiio 

 two one horse w aoniis. 



The Automohile. 



To a ri i\ e al I ho cost of opera! iiiy an 

 auloiiioiiile delivery car is a litlle more 

 diflicult than lo liyare the cost for a 

 horse and wayoii, for ihe reason ihat the 

 co.-t of repairs depends largely lljioll Ihe 



way the machine is handled and on llie 

 flirt luM fact thai most llorists' inacliines 

 are new; the cost for u|i keep may in 

 crease w hen t he a iit os a re older. 



Thi- i- 1 ho way ihe aiilos averane ii]" 

 >\ it h 1 he rota iler- w ho yav e me t heir 



liyiiies: 



ill i; \i I (iMui'.ii.i:. 



Invested. 



line •■ I .lllln i|eliVel\ cir will lc:illil.\ 



,11 c.iiiipli-li :i- iiiiicli ;i- lu ■ even 



liiiec nil. hnive w:i;;«iiis, p ii iv iiliii;; lllc 

 .1111.. i- ill Ihe hiiiiil- nf n u'niiil iiiiue 

 i lii- c:ir will cn-i. ..ipiipjieil .•<l.lOii no 



Operation and Maintenance. 



\\.|;i:;, .l.iilv iiole:i;:e. I ."i mile- per 

 ihi.v . Ill- I'l;. 1:J.-, mile- per ,\e:ir nf 

 :'.'i.'i il.-i.vs 



Tile iNpi'iiM- 111 :;<■ tier mile $ nJS.'iO 



: oi-nljiie ami liil.ricai in;; nil al 1 ' , •■ per 

 mile 



Kcpaii - per ,vear 



rhaiilTeiii's \\;i;;i'S al .Sl"i 1"! wei-U 



I ii-iirame, fiill.v iirnicelcil 



I II I ell-; III! invest men I al •",' , 



ileplel lalinli at I'l' '■ pi'i' ,\cai' 



( ,\eal's enst $1.7li>>.Sl 



All aiilii cia i.Milil.v lie 111 iiieil fiiiiii llie lioal 

 nf Ihe iniilllei. iliii- cITecliii:; a -.ivinu' nf .«!.'.'■, 

 ;'er ,\car. 



There is no doiilil ihal llie cost ol 

 ii)ieratiiio an auto or delixerinn with 

 hoises varies coiisideialiiy under ditfeiont 

 i-oiidil ions. These, ol' (•oiirse, every man 

 should know. One lliino rem.-uiis a fact: 

 nasoline. Inlirirat inn oil. tires, repairs, 

 etc., cost just alioiit the same, lie il in 

 New ^'oik or siiiii,. little town on the 

 Wi'-lelll coasl . Aiilos are also the same 

 price .allllosl evervvvhere III the lulled 



states. 



The .ihove liniiie- ale a- lieailv col 

 I'ect .1- I mill I lie olitai md. a ml no pa r 

 lialitv wa- -how II either method. I'hev 

 -peak for thenisilvi-. The auto lia- 

 -iilved. Ill will -live, I he deliv el'V |iroli 

 leiii 111 ,1 lalye iMeiit. It is the indial 

 co-l Iha' deter- laallV. hut olicn l|-,ed I 



think Villi will never yo li.-uk to the hoi-e, 

 I'he pro|irietoi' of llie Inisiiiess with which 

 ihe v\ritei is connected is an exi'eptionally 

 coii-eiv at i V e m.'in .ind w as -kept ieal alioui 

 puichasiiie an auto for deliverin;^. ll i- 

 now nearly a year Ihat il has lieeri in use 

 and it has proven a payiny investment. 



()f eoiii'se. with a Illlll th.at l'e(|'.i!res 

 oiilv nae wayoii. ihe proportion of tiie 



. o-l iVoilId lie soliiowhal diflerelll. Ill file 

 lil-t pkici , a le-- exjii ii-ive machine could 

 lie piircli'iseil. Then the inileayi^ WMild 

 lie ciil 111 liall. meaning a coiisideralilo re- 

 diiclion ill operatiiiL; e\peii-i s, I'aiiitiii;.'' 

 ai!'! o\ erliaiili iiy of wayoiis .-ind autos )ias 

 ii.ii liei'ii taken iiiti. ciiii-iilii al ioii. as liotli 



jo.-,.:!i 



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