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Some place near the entrance to your greenhouses, even 

 if only a small bed where you could group one or two of 

 each of the evergreens and, perhaps, some shrubs, is all 

 that you need. The reason for this show ground is best 

 summed by this statement made by the F. & F. Nurs- 

 eries: ''A florist who is to build up a business of this kind 

 must also have a small piece of ground on which he plants 

 out a limited number of all the things he thinks he will 

 have a call for, so as to show his customers what they 

 are like and even enable them to choose from this stock. 

 He can usually demand a better price that way." 



As suggested earlier in this book. Capital and Knowl- 

 edge are the two main requirements for success. This sug- 

 gestion is corroborated by the following quotations from 

 well-known nurserymen : 



**Florists should work for a quick turnover and keep 

 their capital liquid. The growing of fine nursery stock 

 ties up capital for a period of years, so they might far 

 better become agents for reputable and successful grow- 

 ers;" that is, if ample finances are not available. 



If finances are available, but if the proprietor does not 

 feel equal to the task of growing the stock himself, then 

 "he will need an experienced plantsman for that work. 

 This man in the slack nursery season can fill in his time 

 in the florist end of the business, or go out and canvass 

 the city or town and its environs. He must be employed 

 in some way during the dull seasons, of course, but should 

 be transplanted if the nursery work (as in our opinion 

 it should be) is confined to the Spring and Fall seasons. 

 He should not attempt to plant at all times; it costs 

 too much to do that." 



It is needless, of course, to point out that having plenty 

 of money, plenty of stock, and plenty of knowledge will 

 not sell the stock nor bring profits. The thing needed to 



