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Show FaiaiuD tor Flowara. ii, sloi, Herald. The passion for flowers nourishes famously fa-mously iu this country according to the statistics of Itoricultui'ft furnished by the census bureau. It appears that there are now about 5'Hl'J establishments in the United States engaged in raising plants and liower. and of these upward of :)oo are owned and conducted by women. Forty million dollars are invested in-vested iu the industry. Mid uearly 2).U0!) per.-on.s employed in it. The products duriiuT the census vear were valued at $ .'(i.UOO.OOO - $1 '.'.(iiMI.eOO for shrubs nnd plants, and $M.t)tW,0i)0 for cut ilowers. |