The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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FLORIST 



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Plants, 



It is a great pleasure to note tli;! 



in almost every section of the couiUi 



there was an increased businis-^ d 



Memorial Dav. for n|i:ir( fioni llic liii.i 



ciai poll 



It of 



eral cemeteries around N'ew Vmk fur 

 Decoration Day reached nigh the mil- 

 lion mark, and the immense quantities 

 of cut flowers and several sorts of de- 

 signs used make the event of fri'™t 

 imporiiiii.,. fiuin .1 llmiM's >l ;, n.l|.uint. 

 Of CM,,-.. ,!,.■ iln,,-i, «l,n-.. pi;,.,, are 

 adjarc,,! (,,il,r ,•,.,, ,..iM,:- ,,■,,!. il,. uivat- 



turtuii,,- I.. I,n,-li. A uvat nianv Au- 

 euba .lap..nica are -cen in tubs, ami there 

 seems to be quite a run on large bay 

 trees. Notwithstanding the immense 

 quantities of plants of all kinds used, 

 the growers are so far dissatisfied with 

 the season's trade. On account of the 

 weather bhxmis have been shr a coming, 

 and ll„. .if.,r,-m,-i,li..,i,.il .•,il(i,i2- ,-,f pri.e^. 

 and tl„' II i...ln,L' "i lli. .>i;,,k.'l "ill, ,,■!, 



re 0^1 the plant quo 

 the importance of 



1 the 

 resent. 



of pendent .!.■. ..1 ;,ti\ .■ \\..iU; it- f,N-o,ii,'- 

 of golden .•l.aiu-lik.. 11. .».■,- .■.,,, I... „,a.|,. 

 to show olV ,,,.,-1 I'llV. ;li\,'lv il .a,.' !„• 

 used ir. tlir i,,ak.-ii|i ..l tl,.' l.a.lvui.atii.l. 

 Arches of double red or pink kawtl.niii 

 can bi' made very benutit,il, |.i ..vlIhil^ 



you don't make them t.... a|.| ,,tl\ 



manufactured. In all ,-.i-.'- \\l,.a. I..,,,i; 

 sprayed flowers cat. In' i,~.'.l -till ,,.■■.- ..f 

 acute formal line- -l...ul.l I.. .,\ ..,.l..l ; 

 by this we don't n,..,!, that >..,,,■ \\..,k 

 should have a hupha/aiJ thrown up 

 appearance; there is a great knack in 

 fixing a spray out of line, as if it grew 

 that wav, and yon know a spray of 

 Ih.wia- al\\.,\- ■ji..\\- l.iMiilifiil — the sun 



""ti'.'.'".,.!-! '.'ll.'.'','i\,\''a''i"..'a,n',ngeflow- 

 ciiii._: -hi,,l.- ,- t.. L'i.iM|. th.i.i separate- 

 ly; it is disastrous to many to mix them 

 lip; doesn't matter if it is only one 

 vase, or a cluster panel, put them so 

 each will show to :idvant:i<_re-, those with 

 thorns should be whi't.- 1 1,.'\ .at, ,-;,,i-e 

 no trouble. With 1 1,., |., .-.a,, al.,,,,.l;,,,.-e 

 of outdoor flower- ' . 1 \ lj I .1. i- a .,t ,..11- 



t It in your work. 

 l\\a\- form a most important 

 ...1.1 live work, whether it be 

 ait materinl. The absence of 



\ fi..iii th.' iiiaik..t need not 

 loi t hi- «...!. I- al...und with 



ing vine 



liU,. 1.1 ,, ,1,1,! - ..1 '^aiix l.al.\ l.i,,i,.a is fine 

 l„ ,,,,. I,, I ,,,,,.., il ■ i.,1 decora- 



\\,..hli,,..;- N.it -.1 "till "ak. maple or 

 any ofthc hard foliage trees. Scarlet 

 or swamp maple is perhaps the most 

 effective, but the work must be done 

 the day of the ceremonv. There are lots 

 of vines such as Virginia creeper, wild 

 grape, etc., that make good material if 

 cut at the proper time. 



Where a hall or room is dccoratwl in 



iianent formal designs fine work can 



ally with ro- 

 rent color to 

 bbon being a 



can 1)1' done with any kind ot sto(.k, hut 

 in a week or so there will be an aliiiiid 

 ance of outdoor roses, and these will 

 enable you to do your very prettiest, 

 which need not be too mechanical. Cut 

 your ( rimson Ramblers, or other climb- 

 ing roses, in long sprays and use them 

 so in garland, or tracery, or arbor, or 

 arch ; it is easy for you to wire a few 

 extra ones on where it may seem re- 

 quired, but don't be tiio exact in even- 

 ness. 'i'l,,.|.,. i- i,otl,it,._: -.1 lia.l as a deco- 

 ration .1,111,. it|. i,, . h. I L. a hoard regn- 

 laril\ ; -11, h .1. . ..1 a 1 ,. .,, - at,, the work 

 of meehanies rallur than of artists. 

 l''rom now on outdoor roses will be the 

 ehoicist of all decorative material, anil 

 though there are many grand varieties 

 II.. I L:lo^^l, hereabouts, nevertheless wo 



- hi .1.. ,iiir l„.-l with what we can 



^. t a,,.l ..i,....,iiaL:.. tl,,' cultivation of the 



Pa'onies are fine for -howy work, and 

 many of the white aii.l l,.jht j.ink \„ri- 

 eties are splendid; lit,. 1 ^^olk .an he 

 done with them in large deioiati..iis than 

 with anything we know of; they look 

 elegant at the end of pews, or in large 

 vases, but can be used in any manner. 



A daisy d,/,.ir,ali.,ii .an be made ex- 

 clusively " of ma--,- an, I field daisies, 

 which shonhl a I-., . ..,,-1 it tit,- the flowers 

 carried 

 because they grow 



ant 



vou 



ir are abund- 

 can. if you have an artistic 

 , usually" get a good price for 



take a hint from th 

 the bells, horses 

 wreaths, etc.. connei 



ui'ts have been made to match in 

 ;, that is, two each, of different col- 

 or flowers. Valley and gardenias, 

 valley and orchids have been among 

 choice brides' bunches seen, while 

 leva Jlendelli or C". Gigas for attend- 

 But then, as you know, sweet 

 or anv kiii,l ..f !.'-.■ ,ari he made 



used 



Spray bun.l,,.- "f -mall .limbing 

 ilvant'ha roses tied with very nar- 

 ribbon will be the latest for next 

 The same will he used for dress 

 rids and head wreaths, the wreaths 



