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TheWeeidy Florists^ Review, 



ropes of greens. We might go on in- 

 definitely to describe these <leforiitionj. 

 Lincoln has often a wreath of immortelles 

 or green put round his neiU ; Washington 

 is often made to iiold a wicmIIi, as if 

 about to present it; I'.uii-ni i- Imlding 



an anchor, as if lie \i . i r l ■<> throw 



it overboard; Gram ..nn. iiiths on 

 his shoulders, or oiii' .n.iuihi In- Ijal ; and 

 why all this? Is it not fiinc that the 

 florist should know what is proper; what 

 constitute, if not the rules, at least the 

 etiquette of art? To find shelter behind 

 tlie ever-ready excuse that the people do 

 not appreciate art, but are forever de- 

 manding caricatures of it. is cowardly. 



Let us point out a few things. Six 

 Bprays of leucothoe, green or bronze pref- 

 erable, tied both sides of a ten-inch wire 

 ring, a small silk flag tied in the center 

 at the bottom, makes a pretty little 

 wreath that will appeal to any Grand 

 Army man, and it can be made and sold 

 at a prolit for a few cents. The same 

 kind of design can be made of boxwood, 

 mountain laurel, bay leaves, galax, cycas, 

 ivy or any substantial green with only 

 a few cents difference in the cost. The 

 manner of making up the wreaths should 

 be such as to add value to the material ; 

 they should be the same on both sides, 

 made good and substantial and tidy, and 

 have the national flag attached. We 



est of all wreaths (and weight is a very 

 important matter where things have to 

 be carried long distances) can be made 

 on a frame work of tine wire netting. 

 This is done by taking a crescent wieatli 

 frame and fixing tlic- ii.-iliiiL; in tlic -hap.' 



the wreath is wiim m,, I. iihln hliul 



leaves of Lauiu- iini'ili- ui InnMilhir .n. 

 then fastened on by wii u hook.-.. U\ iMxd 

 on the inside; the reverse side of the 

 wreath can be greened with ferns, or 

 Asparagus Sprengeri, or smilax; tliere 

 is no moss or sticks used. This style of 

 wreath could also be used for general 

 carrying purposes. 



Party emblems or designs, the most of 

 which are at best monstrosities, are en- 

 tirely out of place on Decoration Day. 

 Often we see anchors, fire trumpets, 

 swords, flags, post or state designs made 

 of several colors in immortelles or cape 

 flowers; these are carried admiringly in 

 processions; but that does not make 

 them appropriatr imi iu-iit\ their man- 

 ufacture. The 11. (i-i I- III i-i!y to blame 

 for it. Harmoiii.iii- .11.-, i- ,ii course are 

 always delightful, but tlie ii^e of colors 

 in almost any form are permissible for 

 this event, in fact the more cheerful the 

 colors the better. You are not provid- 

 ing for a funeral, you are beautifying 

 memories, consequently boutonnicres of 



Decoration. 



arc undfi tin- iiii|ii .■--i iii that if florists 

 wouhl take ii -,iiii|.l. .,1 il„.>c to the pro- 

 per authoritii-, aliiMi-t r\iry man parad- 

 ing in commemoration of the day would 

 carry one of these wreaths to a comrade's 

 grave. 



Where a collective -wreath is desired 

 it can be made of lasting flowers such as 

 roses, carmvtions. hydrangea, in fact any- 

 thing that will last several hours parad- 

 ing, but there should be flowers, not tin- 

 foil, on the rever.se side, and the wreath 

 should be any size from two to five feet 

 in diameter. The only correct wreath of 

 green to put on a soldier's grave is a 

 crescent wreath made full and round, 

 with bay leaves; of course there are sev- 

 eral others, which as things go are good. 

 A wreath of small cycas leaves, the light- i 



red, white and blue (corn flowers, red 

 rose, white carnation, or any such), loose 

 bunches of flowers or small wreaths of 

 flowers are distinctly good ; even the 

 wearing of an ivy leaf shows some 

 thought of the full meaning of the day, 

 anil when you consider the vast amount 

 III iii.ii.ii.il -II, li as rhododendron, Aza- 

 li-.i M'llli- uj.l all manner of outdoor 

 llnuii- i;iM\\ni._< in the gardens or nur- 

 series (if the land, to no purpose beyond 

 the commercial value of the plant, there 

 are immense opportunities lost in not 

 creating pleasure and thoughtfulness in 

 the minds of school children, grown up 

 people and the veterans, that there is 

 Bomething beyond cemeteries to be proud 

 of on that day. 



Whilst on the matter of national col- 



ors we would say red, white and blue 

 ribbon is not expressive enough, there are 

 too many tricolors and combinations of 

 colors to typify other countries; flags 

 arc the only things to use, the only 

 thiiiiis that cannot be misunderstood. 

 IVERA. 



A WEDDING DECORATION. 



We present herewith several engrav- 

 ings from photographs of a wedding dec- 

 oration arranged by the Geo. Wittbold 

 Co., Chicago, at the Germania Club, that 

 city, recently. 



The huge bell suspended from the 

 ceiling in the dining room was eight 

 feet in diameter and was of apple blos- 

 soms, the blooming twigs being inserted 

 so thickly as to make it a solid mass of 

 bloom. 



The balcony was banked with deco- 

 rative plants and in the central fore- 

 uround was a huge vase of American 

 Hcaiitic-, liiu.llx ili-.irnil.lc in the pic- 

 tuiv. \- ;ill il,.' |iln.i,,.ji;i|,l,s ha.l to be 

 tak,-ii \,\ ll.i-liliL'in. .Iriiiil I- not as per- 



Onc picture shows the decorations 

 where the ceremony was performed, and 

 here the leading flowers were lilies and 

 white carnations, while Nephrolepis 

 Wittboldii and asparagus were freely 

 used as greens. Just in front and not 

 in the picture was a hol- 

 floral ball filled with loose flowers. 

 ,hite ribbons led from this to a 

 arby doorway and at the conclusion 

 the ceremony a pull at the ribbon 

 rni-,1 till- liall and the contents fell on 



"I'l''- 



As will lie seen in the pictures, wild 

 ila\ WII-- freely used overhead and 

 ■Hi.iii\r |ihiiii~ iiccupied all available 

 iiil- Ml i.ini.i-j.. -But the best effects 

 ilrroi.itn.' |il,inls were on the stairs 

 .1 ill the ahuM- and turns of the hall- 

 y above, wliich it was unfortunately 

 possible to photograph for lack of 

 lit and inabilitv to use a strong 

 rmi^li Ihi-li t.i -i've any detail. 



til. .I.r. II, in. ,11- on the tables. This 

 ■w v\.i< tak.ii Iriiiii the balconv. The 

 i.c.f the .Iccniations was .$400." 



A RETAILER'S VIEWS. 

 How The Grower Should Do." 



lia., li.r.ne til,- Detroit Ftoriats' Cliil).! 



.li,\\ ( ain.'Liio has said that the 

 ihiii.j- 11,', .'-sary to build up a 



1.1, iai .1!,,,-- are: First, capital; 

 iiiaiui^:iiiu 111; then, labor. Of 

 course, he did not refer to the florist's 

 business; if he had. no doubt he would 

 have mentioned labor about a dozen 

 times to capital and superintendence 

 once. Of cour-.-. «,• know there is a 

 great amounf ,.f u.ik in all branches 

 of the business |,ui «,. presume it will 

 be admitted th;it the work, worry and 

 the thousand and one annoyances that 

 must be borne by the retailer outweigh 

 the troubles of the grower at least a 

 thousand to one. 



The retailer is the prime mover in 

 keeping flower lovers in buying humor, 

 making new customers by every known 

 means, forever catering " to the whims 

 and fancies of customers, .so that no op- 

 portunity is lost to keep the growers* 

 stock moving from the greenhouse to 

 the user. A slave to the grower, a 

 slave to the flower buyer, a loser from 

 stale stock that was perhaps half asleep 

 when the grower unloaded it, a loser 

 from bad debts, a loser in many ways 



