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NOVBMBBR 14, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



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promote a better understanding and en- 

 able the wholesale people to become 

 better acquainted, and put them in 

 closer touch with those who buy their 

 product. :. . : . i; 



"Losses sustained throughout the 

 trade, through the extension of credit 

 to unworthy customers, something that 

 the various members acting individ- 

 ually have not been able to avoid, will, 

 under proper management, be elimi- 

 nated. The members feel that in the 

 elimination of the non-paying customer 

 a benefit will not only result to the 

 seller, but that it will also result in a 

 material benefit to those who do , pay 

 their bills and endeavor to conduct 

 their business honestly, and this will 

 establish a fixed line of credit and a 

 pay-day. 



"It is not the purpose of the whole- 

 sale cut flower dealers, or anyone who 

 will become a member of this associa- 

 tion, to take any step that will be det- 

 rimental to the interest of anyone to 

 whom they sell, but, on the contrary, 

 it is the purpose of the organization to 

 foster the industries represented by 

 their business and help those who try 

 to help themselves, and who conduct 

 their business along honest and straight- 

 forward lineis. Every wholesale dealer 

 is making a study of how he can best 

 assist the retail deajer, and one of the 

 things that can be done with profit and 

 benefit to all is to weed out the irre- 

 sponsible, unreliable, non-paying class 

 of dealers who buy the product of those 

 belonging to this association. The irre- 

 sponsible fellow reduces the profits of 

 the legitimate dealer and causes loss 

 to the wholesaler, and this naturally 

 has a tendency to shake the confidence 

 of the wholesale dealer in the man who 

 is trying to do an honest business. 

 Every precaution has been taken to 

 zealously guard the interest of the re- 

 tail dealer who is conducting his busi- 

 ness along honest and legitimate lines, 

 and those who have completed this or- 

 ganization have taken into considera- 

 tion every angle of the business in 

 which their patrons are engaged, and 



I it would seem, certain that this move 



I on the part of those organizing this 

 association will be of material benefit 



; to all of those who belong to it, and 

 to those engaged in the retail trade, 



- and will have a tendency to promote 

 better business methods, increase profits 

 and extend a legitimate line of credit 

 to those who are entitled to it." 



It is understood that the members of 

 the association are this week notifying 

 their customers by letter of the or- 

 ganization and aims of the association. 



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DETEOIT VISITS MT. CLEMENS. 



Just as sure as that the sun sets in 

 the west does the annual jaunt of the 

 f Detroit Florists ' Club to Mount Clemens 

 take place, while the mums are in 

 bloom. Leaving the city at 9 a. m., 

 the first stop usually is at J. F. Sulli- 

 van's, but November 7, through an 

 error in the crew's orders,' the party 

 was obliged to go through to Mount 

 Clemens without a stop. The first visit, 

 therefore, was at the establishment of 

 Leopold Mallest. Mr. Mallest special- 

 izes m carnations and a house of White 

 Perfection was pronounced the finest 

 ever seen by most of the party. Sydney 

 Tinkler, who now owns the former 

 Stephens place, also has some fine carna- 

 tions. He is cutting some excellent 

 cosmos, the plants being between the 



breath of Mixed Flowcn with 'Veil Developed Center of Intereit. 



carnations. Bobert Klagge and Mrs. 

 Klagge received us with their usual 

 hospitality. Mr. Klagge 's plant is in 

 the pink of condition. His roses were a 

 sight to behold. Cosmos, stevia, violets 

 and snapdragon are also helping to fill 

 his purse, the latter being especially 

 fine. One of the interesting features 

 at this establishment is the immense 

 bulb-shed, where hundreds of thousands 

 of bulbs are kept over winter. A house 

 of 25,000 valley also proved quite an 

 attraction. 



It was now nearly noon and Fred 

 Breitmeyer was on hand with his usual 

 feast to satisfy the inner man. After 

 a hearty lunch, made all the more en- 

 joyable by the antics of Kobert Klagge 

 and George Hampton, of Michell's, who 

 seem born comedians, the party in- 

 spected the Breitmeyer plant and many 

 were the favorable comments heard. The 

 chrysanthemum houses proved especially 

 interesting. Many fine varieties of pom- 

 pons and singles were seen. A bench 

 of Helen Newberry caused many excla- 

 mations, being one mass of snowy white 

 blooms. 



At John Carey's it was time to eat 

 again. Mr. Carey is a noted rose grower 

 and his plants upheld this reputation. 

 Some excellent mums were also seen 

 here. Mr. Carey, after much persuasion, 

 joined the party and went the rounds 

 with us. 



A. Van Beversluys' place was next 

 seen and here a pleasant surprise 

 awaited the party. After two years 



of hard work he has converted it into 

 an ideal establishment. All his stock 

 is looking fine. At James Taylor's es- 

 tablishment a fine bench of Diana 

 greeted us as we entered. His car- 

 nations and mums are also in good 

 shape. The last stop in Mount Clemens 

 was made at August Von Boeselager's 

 finely appointed place. The stock is 

 in excellent condition. Mr. Von Boese- 

 lager grows more variety than the other 

 Mount Clemens growers, his stock in- 

 cluding various potted plants as well 

 as orchids. The immense potting shed 

 was appropriately decorated with corn 

 stalks and vegetables and the lunch was 

 par excellence. 



Leaving Mount Clemens at about 5 

 p. m., the party stopped at Sullivan's 

 on the return trip, but it being daTk 

 we could not view the stock and after 

 smoking some of our friend's cigars we 

 were again homeward bound, a tired 

 but wiser lot of florists. The party con- 

 sisted of: 



Robert Rabaley, 

 Ed. Beard, 

 A. Poehelon, 

 Hugo Schroeter, 

 Walter Taepke, 

 Gu8. Taepke, 

 F'erd. Kolbe, 

 John Roland, 

 John De Carteret, 

 Harry Smith, 

 Mr. Watson, Jr., 

 H. Piekworth, 

 H. Macblelt, 

 Walter Maebius. 

 Charles Ponpard, 

 Harry Balsley, 



Theo. Damerow, 

 Ed. Phillips, 

 William Hlelscher, 

 J. K. Stock, 

 M. Bloy, 

 (J. Hampton, 

 William Starret, 

 William Schultz, 

 J. Klang, 

 J. Mast, 

 A. Havrane, 

 A. Stahelin, 

 H. Flicklnger, 

 C. Schaefer, 

 C. Distelrath, 

 J. F. Stalielin. 



H. S. 



