The American custom of marking a social occasion with a gift of flowers to the partner of the evening has been brought by visiting American servieemen to New Zealand, with a consequent improvement of trade among florists. The general opinion in Auckland shops visited recently was that ln this respect Americans have far more gallantry than the average New Zealander. "Our American customers seem to regard the sending of flowers as much a part of an appointment as the tauying of the theatre tickets," said one saleswoman. "In the majority of cases they leave the choioe of the bloom to us, specifying only that it should be something scented as well as ornamental," **
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 19 October 1942, Page 4
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113Untitled Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 246, 19 October 1942, Page 4
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