The Weekly Florists' Review. 



513 



Open Book by American Rose Co., Washington, for the President's Funeral. 



WASHINGTON. 



The President's Funeral. 



The readers of the Review liave no 

 doubt rcixd in the daily papers full des- 

 criptions of the funeral of the late pres- 

 ident. When brought to this city his 

 mortal remains were placed in the beau- 

 tiful east room of the White House, and 

 there under the soft radiance of the 

 crystal chandeliers he lay cold and 

 rigid in the narrow cinbrace of a leaden 

 casket. It u:i^ in (In- luom that with 

 courtesy ami .li;;iiit\ and with cordial 

 grasp of thr hand lie lia.l welcomed the 

 people who luved him so well, Imt now 

 the hands lay across his quiet breast, 

 the eyelids were closed upon the sight- 

 less eyes and from his pallid counte- 

 nance the gentle, kindly smile had de- 

 parted forever. To one who had fre- 

 quently seen the dead president in life 

 and who admired him for -his democratic 

 ways and kindly heart as well as for his 

 abilities as a statesman, it was an af- 

 fecting sight. 



But it is of the floral tributes that 

 your readers wish to know. The most 

 elaborate design made by the American 

 Rose Company was a large book, of 

 which a photograph and description 

 have been sent you. I shall not at- 

 tempt to give complete lists of the va- 

 rious arrangements, as it would till an 

 issue of the Review. 



At J. H. Small & Sons the largest and 

 most elaborate design I noticed was a 

 12-foot standing wreath of valley and 

 orchids on a base of long-stemmed 



American Beauties, tied with immense 

 streamers of purple ribbon. In this 

 piece thousands of valleys were used as 

 well as orchids. 



A large G-foot wreath of valley and 

 orchids with sago palm leaves had a 

 silver plate in the center bearing the 

 name "Argentine Republic". It was 

 very rich. The most attractive wreath 



streamers of purple ribbon tied in a bow. 

 This was ordered by the municipal gov- 

 ernment of Havana. A large 7-foot 

 shield was made solidly of Kaiserins and 

 Beauties bearim; I lie emblem of the Phil- 

 ippines, :iihl w.i- \cry beautiful and 

 costly. U \Mi- lioiii the Eighth Army 

 Corps, now in llic Philippines. 



At Small's I also saw a large number 

 of other wreaths, mainly of roses, or- 

 chids and valley. Among these were 

 tributes from Jlrs. Garrett A. Hobart, 

 Mrs. James A. Garfield, the governor 

 and president of Costa Rica, Secretary 

 Gage, Mrs. Hitt, Guatemala legation. 

 Bureau of American Republics, Mrs. J. 

 Addison Porter, Secretary Hay, City of 

 Vicksburg, State of Iowa, Loyal Legion. 



At the store of A. Gude & Bro. they 

 were also crowded with work. I noticed 

 a 6-foot wreath of orchids and valley, 

 an 8-foot cross and crown, many large 

 wreaths of valley and Beauties, a 10- 

 foot Grand Army emblem, an 8-foot 

 standing cross of red and many others. 



At Z. D. Blackistone's I noticed a 6- 

 foot wreath of valley, orchids and Beau- 

 ties with the card of the Japanese lega- 



tion attached; also a large cluster of 

 Liberty roses on ci;-|rr,i palms, a 6-foot 

 sta;iiliiiL' wrr:i(li of \;ilb'y with base of 

 Bcaiiiio-, .lr:i|i,.(| \,iih liluck mousseline 

 do soli, wlilih «a- very eti'ective, a 10- 

 iDot -landing cross of Liberty and Kai- 



I called on J. R. Freeman and found 

 him at work on a huge wreath, with 

 hosts of other orders to take care of. 



Local florists seem to all have had a 

 lot of work, but the orders would ihave 

 been more numerous had it not been 

 that so many society people have not 

 yet returned to the city. 



Various Notes. 



Since the funeral of the president all 

 kinds of flowers have been short in sup- 

 ply. Fine stock cannot be had at' any 

 price. Maids and Brides go at $4.00 

 to $0.00, La France and Meteor at $6.00, 

 Beauties at $25.00 to $50.00, carnations 

 at $2.00. Outdoor stock sells well at 



J. Shine, of the firm of Shine & David- 

 son, has accepted a position in New 

 York. 



0. A. C. Oehmler has accepted a posi- 

 tion in Butte, Mont. 



Representatives of nearly all the flor- 

 ists' supply houses were visitors last 

 we.'k. F. H. Krameb. 



CANTON, OHIO. 



The President's Funeral. 

 3 lloral tributes at the funeral of 

 :itc President McKinley, held here 



