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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
U.S.A. Floral Products, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
90331T 10 7
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 90331T 10 7
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entities Only)
Jonathan J. Ledecky
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,310,000
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY __________________________________________________
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 0
PERSON
WITH __________________________________________________
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,310,000
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,310,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
13.65%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1.
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(a) Name of Issuer:
U.S.A. Floral Products, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Suite 600 West
Washington, D.C. 20007
Item 2.
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(a) Name of Person Filing:
Jonathan J. Ledecky
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
c/o USA Floral Products, Inc.
1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, N.W.
Suite 600 West
Washington, D.C. 20007
(c) Citizenship:
United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.001 par value
(e) CUSIP Number:
90331T 10 7
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
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check whether the person filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
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(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-
1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership
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(a) Amount beneficially owned:
1,310,000 shares of Common Stock (which includes 200,000 shares which
may be acquired within 60 days pursuant to the exercise of options).
(b) Percent of Class
13.65%
(c) Number of Shares to which person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 1,310,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 0
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,310,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following / /.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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Not applicable
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
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Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not applicable
Item 10. Certification
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Not applicable
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 13, 1998
/s/ Jonathan J. Ledecky
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(Signature)
