TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. ...... . . . .. i

LIST OF TABLES . .... . . . ii

LIST OF FIGURES. . ... ............... iV

INTRODUCTION . ... .. .... . ..... 1

DEFINITION OF TERMS. ..... .. . . . .. 2

DATA PRESENTATION. .... . . . . .... 3


 LIST OF TABLES


Table
 1 Size of business, five large volume and six smaller volume
 foliage plant and potted flowering plant nurseries in
 Florida, 1973 . . * * 4

 2 Rates of production, five large volume and six smaller
 volume foliage plant and potted flowering plant nurseries
 in Florida, 1973 ..... ... . . . 5

 3 Labor efficiency, five large volume and six smaller volume
 foliage plant and potted flowering plant nurseries in
 Florida, 1973 . . . . ... .. 6

 4 The use of space, five large volume and six smaller volume
 folia2e plant and potted flowering plant nurseries in
 Florida, 1973 ....... . ............... 7

 5 Efficiency in use of capital, five large volume and six
 smaller volume foliage plant and potted flowering plant
 nurseries in Florida, 1973. ... . . .... 8

 6 Average costs per nursery for various categories of expense,
 five large volume and six smaller volume foliage plant and
 potted flowering plant nurseries in Florida, 1973 .. 9