▁local ▁flor ist ▁in ▁the ▁delivery ▁area , ▁minus ▁a ▁commission . ▁ ▁Cou rier ▁delivery ▁Cou rier - del iver ed ▁flowers ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁gro wer - direct ▁or ▁Flow ers ▁By ▁Post ) ▁are ▁assemble d ▁into ▁bunch es ▁at ▁the ▁farm ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁w are house ▁of ▁an ▁im porter ▁or ▁distrib utor ; ▁they ▁are ▁then ▁placed ▁in ▁card board ▁boxes ▁and ▁sh ipped ▁direct ▁to ▁the ▁recip ient ▁via ▁over night ▁cou riers . ▁The ▁advantage ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁service ▁is ▁that ▁because ▁the ▁flowers ▁are ▁sh ipped ▁from ▁the ▁farm ▁or ▁im porter ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁fres her ▁although ▁temperature ▁fl uct u ations ▁en ▁route ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁conditions ▁may ▁neg ate ▁the ▁benefit . ▁Re cip ients ▁are ▁responsible ▁to ▁un pack , ▁clean , ▁condition ▁and ▁ar range ▁cou rier - del iver ed ▁flowers . ▁ ▁F ew ▁companies ▁in ▁fact ▁ship ▁flowers ▁direct ▁to ▁the ▁consumer ▁from ▁the ▁farm . ▁Most ▁online ▁flower ▁ret ails ▁such ▁as ▁Pro Flow ers , ▁Inter fl ora , ▁Tele fl ora , ▁F TD ▁typically ▁function ▁as ▁order ▁gather ers ▁and ▁will ▁work ▁with ▁local ▁flor ists ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁order ▁delivered . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Flor ist W are ▁P OS ▁System ▁C ut ▁flowers ▁ ▁Dutch ▁flower ▁bucket ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F lor al ▁industry <0x0A> </s> ▁ 9 5 0 0 ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁The ▁year ▁ 9 5 0 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁