fromtreet vendors to flowe imrters, jeff yastine has more on aindustry still waiting for a recovery to oom. >> jeff: inside each of thes boxes is a bunch oflowers-- roses, carnations, chrysanthemumsfrom colombia, ecuador, a other latin ameran countries. roughly 80% of all the freshutnd states ps through the miami wahouses of continental flowers and 70 other imporrs here. but there don't seem to be a of those "greeshoots" coming upn this industry. upstairs, continental's les team is ferishly working the ones, selling pallets of flowers to a nwork of wholesale distributors aund the country. founr and president bill fernanz says this past year has been the rghest his firm haever been through. >> we've bn in business since 1974, so we've bn through five recessions; this is definite the hardest one. >> jeff: fernandez says peop are still dering flowers for spial occasions and holidays. but industry waters like christine boldt of the associatn of floral importers oflorida say americans are ordering fewer flowers, or choosing less-expensive varieties. >> we're not a necesty-- you don't eaflow