THE SMALL NURSERY 



3. The florist with plenty of land nearby can grow 

 at least part of his own stock and thus become a 

 full fledged florist-nurseryman. 



If you decide to start in busness by first establishing 

 a connection with a large nursery^ the following sugges- 

 tions off'ered by Mr. Wyman will be of interest: 



believe that most florists could eff^ect some sort of 

 working arrangement with nearby nurseries so that they 

 would not have to stock up with any particularly large 

 quantity. They could probably arrange so that delivery 

 could be made twice a week^ thereby not only keeping 

 up their stock but also having larger orders shipped direct 

 to their customers. The advantage of merely handling 

 stock over trying to grow it is that you do not have to 

 tie up any capital for any length of time. You can get 

 quick turnover. Also you do not have to worry about 

 growing the plants. It is the wisest plan and will prob- 

 ably yield just as large a profit." 



Of course, it must be remembered in this connection 

 that you simply cannot do much business unless you 

 have the goods. This plan would undoubtedly be excel- 

 lent in the handling of shrubs alone, but in the case of 

 evergreens it is more desirable to have the stock on hand, 

 not only for selling reasons, but on account of the high 

 cost of transporting plants with balls of earth. The cost 

 of packing and expressing a single evergreen would amount 

 on an average to almost seventy-five cents, while the freight 

 charges for the same tree shipped as part of a carload 

 would be only about fifteen cents, and the plant would 

 reach you in better condition. 



It is interesting to note that practically every nursery- 

 man who has written to the author has mentioned in 

 some way or other the importance of a good sho^ ground. 



