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Comercio de flores en Puebla, Pue.

1994; Chapingo Autonomous University; Volume: I; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5154/r.rchsh.1993.10.067

2007-4034

H. Leszczyńska-Borys, M.P. Conchouso-Paz, J.S. Morales-Juárez,

Plant and soil sciences

The results of an introductory study of the city’s flower market stands and flower shops are presented. The shop personnel was asked to respond a questionary. The city was divided into four quarters for the purpose of the study. The persons were in most cases the stand or shop owners. Sometimes employees responded. The study had an overall positive acceptance, except for one quarter in which only two persons of the 17 interviewed refused to answer. The following conclusions were reached. The dates of major demand are: Saint Valentine (14 of February), day of mother (10 of May), graduation period (June-July), the secretary’s day (July the 21st, All Saint’s Day and Day of the Dead (1-2 of November), Festivity of the Virgen of Guadalupe (10-12 of December). During this time the flower’s demand and theirs price are reaching highest levels. The market stands are offering lower number of flower species, while the flower shops are reacher supplied-6 and 15, respectively. Red, rose and salmon like roses, white chrysanthemum and carnations of all colors are best selling. The flower shops are offering flowers of much wider range of colors as compared to the city’s market stands. Only flower arrangements are sold.