Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade Identifier: americanfloristw58amer Year: 1885 (1880s) Authors: American Florists Company Subjects: Floriculture; Florists Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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Text Appearing Before Image: 434 The American Florist. Sept. 21, Crush—Cut Flowers—Perishable—This Side Up," and on the large white ad- dress label are in red, while "Handle With Care" is in white on a red label. The tag envelope contains the invoice, with the parcel post and tax, which cannot be ascertained until after the box is tied up and weighed. A separate slip, showing these charges for each box. is filed with the cashier who fur- nishes the stamps. The rapid deliveries made in this way are much appreciated by out-of- town customers, many of whom, under the old system, had been obliged to cancel regular orders and do the best they could with local supplies. The weights and prices for postage are as follows : 50 pounds to all zones; 70 in first and second zones. Postage, first two zones—1 cent pound plus 4 cents; third zone. 3 cents pound plus -1 cents; fourth zone. 4 cents pound plus S cents: add 1 cent revenue for every 10 cents of postage. A 10-cent special delivery stamp insures immedi- ate delivery on arrival at destination. Postal maps showing zones from all central points are furnished free on request by the department at Wash- ington. Government Expert Tells of Possibilities The coming carrier is the parcel post, in fact, it has already arrived, and to the extent of its present limi- tations, is giving a service on all first class mail routes that can scarcely be improved upon.

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