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The Florists' Review 



Mat 1, 1913. 



directions, sprayed it on with a pump, 

 and at least saved our benches. Since 

 then, as soon ^s the moths appear we 

 use the spray ^nd never have any trou- 

 ble. The lead will discolor the foliage 

 and possibly Paris green in weak so- 

 lution would do as well, but there is 

 always danger of burning the foliage 

 with the green unless used with lime. 



D. H. Mish. 



TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY. 



The Review frequently has called at- 

 tention to the difficulty often experi- 

 enced in fixing the responsibility for 

 loss wliere the instructions to the ex- 

 press companies, which should be on 

 evety shipment, are not sufficiently ex- 

 plicit. In the case of cut flower ship- 

 ments it is not enough to direct that 

 the shipper be notified "at once" if for 

 any reason the box cannot be delivered; 

 the courts have ruled that if the com- 

 pany acts within twelve hours it is "at 

 once ' ' and that often would mean a 

 total loss on a box of cut flowers. 



E. E. Pieser, of Kennicott Bros. Co., 

 Chicago, has given much study to the 

 method by wMch the wholesale florist 

 can control th^ disposition of his goods 

 under all cases of inability to deliver or 

 to collect C. O. D. and says that the 

 express companies all have now recog- 

 nized that if the shipment bears a con- 

 spicuous notice in a certain form, here- 

 with quoted, the company has no de- 

 fense where the instructions are not 

 carried out. The notice recommended 

 is: "Notice to express companies: 

 Should consignee refuse to accept flow- 

 ers or pay C. O. D., wire us day mes- 

 sage at once at our expense." Mr. 

 Pieser recommends that this be printed 

 in a different colored ink than the rest 

 of the label and with a big index finger 

 pointing to it. -. 



BUSINESS EMBABBASSMENTS. 



Boston, Mass. — James M. Petros, of 

 this city, and George F. Arnold, of 

 Winchester, Mass., formerly doing busi- 

 ness as Petros & Arnold, on Boylston 



street, filed a petition in bankruptcy, 

 giving their liabilities as $5,784 anil 

 their assets as $300. Mr. Petros gives 

 his individual liabilities as $1,144 and 

 assets $545; Mr. Arnold's individual 

 liabilities are $100 and assets $300. 



Baltimore, Md. — Frederick W.Meyer 

 dirck, conducting a flower and tobacco 

 business at the corner of Fayette and 

 Liberty streets, made an assignmeni: 

 April 16 forthe benefit of his creditors. 

 He has been suffering from nervous 

 prostration for some time and his busi 

 ness has been handled by Edward A. 

 Strauff as attorney, who was named as 

 trustee, his bond being fixed at $1,000. 

 Mr. Strauff states that the assets will 

 realize $3,000 if not disposed of at 

 forced sale, and the liabilities arc 

 about $2,000. Creditors pressing for 

 payment precipitated the assignment. 



Sandusky, O. — J. P. Richardson has 

 sold his business to Mons Bros., who 

 have changed the name to the West 

 End Greenhouse. 



