The Weekly Florists' Review, 



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THE RETAIL 

 ^4t?^- FLORIST..... 



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Bulbaus Flowers. 



A few ruiidom hints on what is obtain- 

 able on the market ami their proper uses 

 may be of interest to many. As spring 

 approaches there is nalin.illx :i uicater 

 variety of stock t" lir IimI, uhl most 

 flower buyers are ^iIiim,I\ ;i-kiiij for 

 spring blossoms. 11 i^ l.i . ..iriniy more 

 apparent every year that tlie season 

 marks in flowers are being wiped out and 

 many expect that it will soon come to 

 pass tlial almost any flower can be had 

 at am lime- "I' llir year. Just at present 

 alnii >t aiiMliin- I. Ill be picked up on the 

 New \ork iii.nl^it, and florists can have 

 no excuse for being unable t<i suggest a 

 large variety of suitable material for any 

 kind of job. 



Store windows are becoming more at- 

 tractive by artistic arrangements of bulb- 

 ous flowers, and a vase or two of your 

 choicest placed on the end of the counter 



rule |il rlri 1,, liiU 1 lir 1 1 i W .1 - 1 ll > -I'C OH 



the cniinlrr in [.u-lViviHr h, tin,-,. ,„ the 

 icebox, and we advi-r iIh- |i':i> inu of a 

 portion of your stock wli. ir |.r.,|.|c> can- 

 not help but see it. .Murh .,i ih. l.ulbous 

 flowers seen on the nuukcl is .sfrmig evi- 

 dence that many growers are penny wise 

 and dollar foolish. The bargain counter 

 of the bulb store is a poor ])lace for the 

 commercial (iil ll'iwir nmwcr to buy his 



stock at. 'I'lic man \\li' I luces quality 



reaps many nuanK. iwu nf which are 

 better prices an. I -.It pi i.lr. 



Daffodils. 



Now, as to tlic use- of l.iill„,us flowers. 

 Whilst they are ]icmii--il,Ir at r\riv 

 kind of function, flir\ ai. .1 i-t im i m rl \ 

 appropriate for mornin J allaii- W , i. 

 cently arranged a •■yrllow lalilr for a 

 luncheon party of eighteen. In tlie liest 

 houses no cloth is used on a luncheon 

 table— that is. if the table is what it 

 ought to be — of the finest mahogany and 

 highly polished. This particular 'table 

 was round, and we used a iO-inch round 

 flat basket, which we first filled with 

 AdianiiiiiL I'ai Irycnse plants out of 5- 

 " ^ht, bright foliage, 

 and 



>o IS to completely hide the 

 bask.t. Wr |,ni on No. 25 wire 200 sin- 

 gle trnni|i.a .lallo.lils. putting three flow- 

 ers on oia- -tirk: ilicse were arranged at 

 jrrcj;iikii li. lu'lii- ainnng the fernsi then 

 ■weini\..| ihiouL'li an.l fi iriLTcd the basket 

 otT uiiii -Jiiii ( iin|ii I nrll,^ jonquils, plac- 

 ing >o lo ir-i on ilir taKlc. A band of 



7-inch -al in fari',1 lallrla ribbon was 

 placed around tlie edge of the basket to 

 emphasize the beauty of the fern : four 

 short bows of the same material were 

 arranged to connect with the band, and 

 sprays of Narcissus Solcil d'Or were put 

 across the bows and here and there on 

 the table a small Farleyense loaf and a 

 spray of ioni|iiiIs XMar iilarrd to l.rrak 

 the 'foinial linr, l,ul notliinu » .- .Ion, 

 to illt.lf.av uitli .li-lir- ..,■ ni-ik.' II a|. 

 pear h.avv. Yrllow fii.,.-ia . Lii. !if lini 



major) was used for the finger bowls. 



We have done the same table on a \ 

 vious occasion, when we used a low gr 

 Venetian bowl and campernelle foli 

 instead of the basket and fcni. Wc ] 

 fcrvase work to lia^krts wlinr tahlr.l. 

 rations are eoncci m .1. Imi it i~ not 

 ways possible 



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fringed with I'arlryi n-,., » it li jiistaclus- 

 ter of red or )iink io>i >,. may \<v made to 

 equal if nut execcd in beauty many a 

 more expensive design. We often think 

 more of them could be thus used with 

 profit. 



Tulips. 

 Tuli[i- air n-iially difficult flowers to 

 arrange ami flicrc i^ no ]iossibIe excuse 

 for some of the roloi- k. im.; seen. Wc 

 know one party win. mak. - a -|.i(ialty of 

 choice sorts and if- a |.l..i-nir to work 

 with the stock. The tulip, luure on ac- 

 count of its color, is the one bulbous 

 flower more than any other that is used 

 for dinner table decoration, and to he 



to avoid exotic i-itr.i-. -..m.' 'jia-,lik.. 

 foliage is best in tin al.-rm ■ .,t i Inn . \\ n. 

 Greens should be kept luu. the floucia 

 arranged at irregular heights. 



A tulip dinner or luncheon can he made 

 veiy interesting by having everything on 

 the table conform to either the color or 

 form, both if possible, of the flower. Ices 

 can be served out of single tulips, in fact 

 a clever chef or confectioner can serve 

 many forms of dainties from these flow- 

 ers. Much of the real beauty would de- 

 pend on the arrangement of the flowers; 



Very elTcctive garlands can be made 

 from tulips. I'^irst wire them, turn the 

 foliage back, also the petals of the flower 

 (they will remain that way), tie them to 

 face out, using a string of smilax or 

 some -uch .'rccii. You will fii,-.l them a 



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[•csia is being abundantly used w-here 

 1, sweet flowers are wanted. It is 

 iiueh for show, but placed in- saiall 

 ., on desk or table, it is capable of 

 ing powerful influence; a buiuh of 

 ight go in any box of flowers or be 



Lily of the Valley. 



Lily of the valley has been bringing 

 high prices this season. Now, of course, 

 it is getting down within the reach of 



all, anil no sforr should be without some 

 of ii, W III iHMi a critic comes in for 

 s.iiiiit liiiij ( lioiri- one need not be ever 

 a-haiiK.l io ],oiiit to this gi-and little 

 flower, and if it is fresh and sweet it is 

 more than likely that it will be chosen 

 from amongst its gaudy comrades. A 

 well made bouquet of lily of flic valley, 

 with or witliout a chi-ti i ..f -om. other 

 flower, is still one of tla li-i.-i ..f all 

 bouquets. The foliage -I1..11I.I i.e iiiatly 

 subdued or almost entiiely omiued in 

 the hand or bridal bouquet. Where it is 

 used in a wreath the leaves should be 

 u.sed, but placed below the flowers. In 

 vase w.iik all llie foliai;o i- i.ei nii.,sib!e. 



is use.l. .111.1 111.' knii.li 1- II. '.1 \Mili Hiiall 

 bow of May narrow wliitr iil.li.iii. Use 

 a white headed pin. Boutonnieres of val- 

 ley are not as popular as they were once 

 upon a time; the price and the popular- 

 ity of simpler forms arc responsible per- 

 haps. 



Other Flowers. 



Dutili li\a.iiiili- ai.. -ii far very poor. 

 Soon. li.i\>.'\. 1, I i.ii\ •iiix.'.l bulb baskets 

 or pan- .mi !..■ ma.k' ii|., :iihl with a bow 

 of show \ iilikon altarli..,! might induce 

 maii\ [I. I -..IIS to buy. Try your hand on 

 on. .1 i\\.i; let the people see some of 

 1 .11 11 111 I. work without ordering or 

 l.a.Mli- loi 11 first. 



Ilarrisiis are becomirrg plentiful, and 

 what is more useful in a rush funeral or- 

 der? And very few flowers can equal 

 them fie.l in a II, it bunch. Bunches of 

 pansier, i.iiiiii.i-,- ami such flowers are 

 occasion. ill\ \nitr_ asked for by the ro- 

 mantieally in.lim.l, and forset-me-nots, 

 which are comiiiLj 111 tiiir now. are jewels 

 for the sentiimnial. A -mall basket of 

 myosotis and \,ill.y wiili just one rose 

 bud and a bow of blue iibbun is a choice 

 present for a young girl ; sometimes the 

 baskets are covered w'ith surah silk and 

 the name and date printed on the ribbon. 



Roses. 



At Thorley's we recently saw a bouquet 

 of while loses with shower of pink baby 

 lililioii ami firoad streamers of pink; it 

 "a- a I iii-lit. and the contrast of colors 

 \\,i- - "imtliiMg striking; the bouquet was 

 iiueiuled fur the second attempt of a 

 widow. 



It is often the case that we see 

 wreathes or bunches of white flowers with 

 just one fine red n.^e. I'lieie's a good 

 deal of meauiii,;; in .1 1..I i.i~e being thus 

 prominently arran-..! ami its efTect is 

 pleasing. Boiniiiet- ui 1 ioklen Gate roses 



