1 1 th - most - prof itable ▁franch ise ▁in ▁Brazil ▁by ▁Ex ame ▁magazine . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : U lt ra par ▁Category : P etro bras ▁Category : B raz ilian ▁br ands ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁do ▁Sul ▁Category : E conom y ▁of ▁Porto ▁A leg re ▁Category : O il ▁and ▁gas ▁companies ▁of ▁Brazil <0x0A> </s> ▁F lower ▁delivery ▁is ▁a ▁service ▁in ▁flor istry . ▁In ▁many ▁cases ▁it ▁is ▁conducted ▁through ▁websites ▁which ▁allow ▁consum ers ▁to ▁brow se ▁online ▁catalog ues ▁of ▁flowers . ▁They ▁are ▁often ▁delivered ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁party , ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁gift . ▁Histor ically , ▁these ▁were ▁coordin ated ▁through ▁te legraph s ▁and ▁later ▁tele ph ones ▁before ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Web . ▁ ▁Flor al ▁wire ▁service ▁inter medi aries ▁ ▁A ▁fl oral ▁wire ▁service , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁flower ▁relay ▁service ▁is ▁a ▁company ▁established ▁primarily ▁to ▁facil itate ▁order ▁exchange ▁and ▁ful fill ment ▁between ▁local ▁flor ists ▁and / or ▁third - party ▁sales ▁agents ▁of ▁fl oral ▁products . ▁Flor al ▁wire ▁services ▁offer ▁propriet ary ▁networks , ▁ ▁clear ing ▁house ▁services ▁and ▁operate ▁as ▁affili ate ▁market ing ▁sources . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁fl oral ▁wire ▁service , ▁established ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁US ▁flor ists ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁was ▁Flor ists