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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



were popular this season for debutantes ; 

 it is an easy rose to bruise, but a glorious 

 one if clean and the tinge of color is 

 deepened. We notice a most peculiar 

 thing about this flower. If it is grown 

 strong the blooms are inclined .to become 

 deformed and turn to greenish shades. 

 We find that the mediuiu or smaller flow- 

 ers have the best idhn- ami form. These 

 we wire and make tin liiiii.llc i>i the bou- 

 quet very small, .niwin. :iihI lie with 

 white, blue or lii;lit innk iililmn. The 

 latter is best. Fni Icv.n-, nn,- ivcll with 

 this rose, and also a cluster of valley. 



Liberty, though a magnificent rose, has 

 not been as abundant as we thought it 

 would be. Old Meteor has been coming 

 in in flood* and kind of jostled the new 

 one, bettei is expected of it anothei 

 \(ai One fineTiliiit\ i-uoilh i dozen 



Al, 



AN ELABORATE DECORATION. 



The dinnei, dance and suppei guen b^ 

 the Claience Ma(ka^> at the Waldoif 

 Astoii.i on Feb 1st was one ot the most 

 elaboiate and aiti'-tic dec oi at ion- seen 

 m tilt Imitcd Stitc- toi m.iih turn and 



:.ubl 



Ml 



I III jii i-e and in the 



111 |ii ise outdo any- 



^ ik in lecent ^eirs. 



li 1 111 doing bA gning 



tieya ribbon. Something like -2.000 cat- 

 tleya blooms were used in these garlands, 

 and the whole color scheme, which is 

 Mrs. Mackay's favorite — rose-lavender 

 —gave one of the most efi'ective' decora- 

 tions imaginable. 



The vestibule outside this great room 

 is several hundred feet long, and it v. as 

 completely turned into a green bower 

 all the way. -iiiil.i\ .in.l palm hiding 

 ceiling and \\;ill. a ju. n l.ai/.e carpet on 

 the floor addli.i: in tli. nln-i. 



The public ir-l;niMiiM uf the Waldorf 

 had been engaged, an. I ihi- wa- iiiiiili' to 



rep: 



esent a forest : 



hidden with wild -inilax an. I H.ir- 

 ida moss; small tahlo were placed lie 

 neath immense bay trees on the floor ; 

 five thousand electric lights were ar- 

 ranged among the greens and trees, and 

 the scene was very fine. 



When the guests had finished dinner 

 they were coaxed into the room down 

 stairs and none of them expected any 

 further developments. In twenty min- 

 utes' time the dinner tables were 

 cleared, carpet taken up and the pol- 

 ished floor and a prettily decorated ball 

 room took the place of the dining room. 

 It was a big surprise for the guests, 

 who were invited up to dance, and the 



cinl\ li\ lliii-c wh.i wi'ic tlicre to -ec it. 

 Smail \ Sell- lia.l .liai-e of the dec.;- 

 ratioii-. wliiili were cxc-euted under che 

 direction of the artist, Arthur Mer-itt. 

 Many of the leading retailers took a 

 pee]) at the completed work and all gave 

 great praise to its excellence. 



i jGroups of plants 



Diagram of the Mackay dinner table seating 190 guests 

 New York, February J. 



the Waldorf-Astoria, 



almost carte blanche orders to caterer 

 and florist. 



The greater part of the first and sec- 

 ond floors of the hotel had been hired 

 for the occasion. The Astor gallery was 

 the room rlr rr=i=tnnfp. Here the dinner 

 tables w... -.1 -.alii,,; IliOcf Nc.w Vcirk's 

 most CM lii-iv' - li pcfiplc'. Thc> walN 



of thi- II, a_., Ml, .,111 innlll WCIC picttilv 



|,..l in ^^,U\ smilax. with here and 



(III I. Iiiij . lu-lcrs and garlands of bou- 

 tjaiii\ ill. a I .iiiups of plants were placed , 



and immense plants nf limi^a iii\ illca 

 were arranged anions' th. |,iliii- ihc' 

 whole being lit up by llM.u-an.l- . i laiiy 

 lights. In the center of the main tabic. 

 covering an oval 3.5 by 10 feel, was a low 

 bed of Adiantum Farleyense, and among 

 these ferns were arranged some 3,500 

 cattleya blooms on plants. Radiating 

 from this central group along all the 

 tables were delicate garlands of Farley- 

 ense and cattleyas. their beauty punc- 

 tuated bv ruffles and bows of broad cat- 



The accompanying diagram will ;;i\c 

 some idea of the arrangement of 1 lie 

 tables and the placing of the pl-iiits, 

 etc. ^ .1. I. D. 



A ROYAL WREATH. 



a ]>licilograpli of a wreath contributed 

 by the members of the Montreal Gard- 

 eners' and Florists' Club toward the 

 decorating of the statue of Queen Vic- 

 toria, Victoria Scpiare, Montreal. Feb. 2. 



The wreath was five feet in diameter 

 and was composed of lilies, orchids, 

 roses, Buddleia Asiatica and violets, and 

 included heather and sha^mrock to fully 

 represent the diirerent nationalities of 

 which the club is composed. 



It was a fine piece of work and reflects 

 the greatest credit upon Messrs. Joseph 

 Rennett, A. C. Wilshire and G. A. Rob- 



BEDDING GERANIUMS. 



Bv Edwin a. Kaxst. 



(Read before the Chicago Florists" Club. Feb. 1,"..) 



Ill selecting varieties for this paper I 



planted out. 1 am of the jpiuioii that 

 the strong growers are usually the ones 

 best adapted for this purpose, or the 

 ones that show the iii.^^l vi-nr in growth 



liii I. Ill iiiiniiig wlietlier a geraaiuin 



i- a -iiitalil. Iirilder or not. I also be- 

 lii\.' ihai w larc the best results are to 

 be ..blaincil I he plants should be grown 

 with tile idea in mind that they are to 

 be used for bedding purposes, and not 

 rely ton much on the strong natural re- 

 i.iiii.i- iif 111,' ]ilaiit< tii bring them into 



Till' ;jii .iiiiiiiii 1- [icrliaps the most 

 !-al i-la.l.ii \ |ilanl kiinwu to florists, be- 

 caii-i 11 I- -.' . i-il\ |iiiipagated and re- 

 i|iiii.- -.. (ill!, alt. nil. III. For this rea- 

 Miii \M i.uai.l II .1- iiiii- of the coramo'i- 

 c^t 111 |iUiiii>. ib.iujili iiiaiiy of our parks 

 and private gardens would find it a bar I 

 matter to procure a substitute for tlii- 

 old-time standby. The extensive use ol 

 licrliarr.iii- aii.l )icm iiiiiia I |il,iiits in con- 



do not harmonize with i|i 

 views; therefore the Ian. I 

 has confined them to 

 apart from the landscaii 



to be 



iiat the g..-ia 

 if our mosi 

 v.ill cnnihr.ii 



do not wish Icj give llic idea that I am 

 not in favor of herbaceous plants, for 

 I am, but I do maintain that in order to 

 have satisfactory results in this climate 

 one must give them during the summer 

 nearly as much attention for a much less 

 amount of bloom. 



It has been my experience that cut- 

 tings taken from geraniums in the fall 

 ami rooted will make much stronger 

 plants and more desirable for bedding 

 purposes than if grown from cuttinss 

 niacle during the winter months. Fall 

 rooted ones, after being kept in a dry 

 condition, can be started along in Feb- 

 ruary and by bedding out time aie 

 strong, thrifty plants, while those pio- 

 pagatcd in the winter arc inclined to h? 

 xvak. r aii.l Miiall.-r owing lo iiiMifn.-ic.iit 



small amount of bloom. Geraniums can 

 stand a great amount of dror.gli: with- 

 out injury to them and produce the mo-t 



