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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Kift's Decorated Mirror at Buffalo. 



neitlier "offered some new use for 

 carnation blooms." It seems to us that 

 the provision indicated must be abol- 

 ished if we are to have a really good 

 competition in the arrangement of car- 

 nations for decorative effect at the 

 annual exhibitions. It is surely to be 

 regretted that those who went to the 

 trouble of entering did not receive 

 more encouragement, and we trust 

 that next year suitable prizes will be 

 offered for the best arrangement of 

 carnations and their foliage, without 

 any other restrictions. 



A glance at the illustration of the 

 wreath of carnations, which was en- 

 tered by Mr. L. E. Marquisee, Syra- 

 cuse. N. Y.v makes the method of ar- 

 rangement plain. 



The mirror was decorated by Mr. 

 Robert Kift. Philadelphia. The stems 

 of the carnations are in little glass 

 vases of water attached to a metal rod 

 which has been curved to the form de- 

 sired. It is a patented device of his 

 own and a reference to the engraving 

 in his advertisement in this issue will 

 give you a very good idea of it. It 

 will no doubt prove very useful to flor- 

 ists generally. 



WEDDING DECOR /VTIONS. 



The Cleveland Town Topics prints 

 the following descriptions of three 

 decorations recently arranged by Ella 

 G. Wilson, the florist, of that city: 



The Keith home was mo.'^t artistically 

 trimmed and decorated for the wedding. 

 The ceremony was solemnized in the re- 

 ception room, a veritable green an<l 

 white bower. The walls were covered 

 with white and across one corner of the 



room, under a canopy of white azaleas, 

 stood the wliite satin kneeling cushion. 



Palms and ferns filled in the space, form- 

 ing a beautiful background. Tall white 

 candelabra holding lighted candles stood 

 on either side of the improvised altar and 

 palms on white pedestals were placed 

 about the room. The mantel was filled 

 with ferns relieved with clusters of 

 white lilies. Garlands of smilax from the 

 chandelier to the side walls formed a 

 canopy for the entire ceiling. Garlands 

 of white roses festooned the archway 

 leading into the adjoining room. Pink 

 roses and white tulips were used upon 

 the buffet and mantel of the room. Pink 

 roses and pink azaleas trimmed the par- 

 lor. A pretty feature of the hall deco- 

 rations was the trimming of the mantel 

 on the broad stair landing, two steps up 

 from the floor level, this being quite con- 

 cealed by foliage plants and American 

 Beauties. Palms stood at either side of 

 the landing. 



The beautiful house was exquisitely 

 decorated for the event and the pretty 



fancy of their coinitn-nioruling St. Val- 

 cniinc's day was happily carried out 

 by hnvlng the floral dcuoratlons through- 

 out the house in heiirt-shapcd desiL'ti. 

 Tli(> marriage was celebrated In the liv- 

 ing ror>m, a room of most generous pro- 

 portions, finished In I-'lemlsh oak and 

 bi'aiilifully furnished and decorated. The 

 laixe fireplace was banked with ferns 

 ami foliage plants; and before it was a 

 great heart-shaped arch of white roses 

 and carnations. Beneath this was the 

 while satin kneeling cushion, a while 

 heart at the back taking the place of 

 the usual rail. The gleaming candles in 

 the green background added much to the 

 unique floral design. This room quite 

 r<\serubled a forest of palms because of 

 the great number used about the room. 



The pretty home was beautifully deck- 

 ed atifl trimmed with flowers. Colonial 

 garlands of i)ink and white roses and 

 white carnations with smilax festooned 

 the archways of the several rooms. The 

 daitity pink and green reception room 

 was decorated with vases of pink roses 

 and palms. Red rrtses and foliage 

 pl.'ints were used in the parlor and yel- 

 low daffodils graced the library. The 

 mantel here was filled with ferns and 

 plants relieved with clusters of white 

 azaleas. The serving table in the red 

 dining-room was done in white and 

 grcfii. There was a center decoration of 

 wdiite roses, white hyacinths and maid- 

 en-hair ferns tied with bows of green 

 and white gauze ribbon. The silver 

 candlesticks held candles with beautiful 

 green silk shades. A shower of white 

 roses depended from the chandelier 

 above. White tulips and hyacinths and 

 candelabra with green candles decorated 

 the buffet. 



A UNIQUE SCHOOL. 



On the banks of the Hudson high 

 up on a knoll, every foot of which is 

 sacred in the history of the American 

 revolution, there stands today one of 

 the most interesting establishments to 

 be found anywhere. It is the New 

 York Deaf and Dumb Institute, situat- 

 ed at IGiith street and Washington av- 

 enue. New York City. Several hundred 

 boys and girls are being cared for and 

 educated here. The buildings are 

 large and specially designed, and the 

 grounds surrounding them extensive. 



But it is only to the horticultural 

 part of the institute that we wish to 

 draw attention, and the greatest credit 

 is due Prof. E. H. Currier for the es- 

 tablishing and maintenance of this 

 beautiful section of the educational 

 department. At one side of the lawns 

 stand a group of model greenhouses, 

 a rose house, a carnation house, gen- 

 eral plant house and a fine conserva- 

 tory, all of which are filled with stock 

 in the best of condition. The cut flow- 

 ers and plants are used in the paint- 

 ing and designing classes at the 

 school, but the most important is the 

 horticultural class, consisting of 3.5 

 boys, who daily work among the 

 plants in the greenhouses, and are 

 taught common sense, practical les- 

 sons in gardening by our friend, Ar- 

 thur K, Petit, who has charge of the 

 plants and grounds. 



Some of the very finest cyclamen 

 ever seen in New York City have been 

 grown at this place, and by what we 

 saw there at the time of our visit this 

 reputation is in no danger. Mr. Petit 

 is getting a fine batch of pelargoniums 

 into shape and hopes to be able to 



