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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



MAY 10, 1900. 



Square Folding Canopy. 



no retailer should employ a man who 

 thinks himself too good to moss a de- 

 sign. The best men prefer to elthei^ 

 do this or stand by and see that it 

 is properly done. 



Caslcet covers, scrolls, lettering 

 frames and many other Itinds of work 

 no longer need to be mossed or be 

 clumsy and heavy. Moss can be dis- 

 pensed with altogether by the use of 

 strong, finely woven mosquito net- 

 ting. Paint it green, put it on a 

 steel wire skeleton frame, any desired 

 shape: you can fasten the greens and 

 flowers on it by wire hooks bent oh 

 the reverse side. You can make very 

 clean, light and artistic work in this 

 way, but this system Is still in em- 

 bryo. 



Regarding festive decoration de- 

 signs, the folding canopy is the most 

 useful and convenient article. It is 

 suspended by attachments to the cor- 

 nice. It is usually 4x3 feet, and when 

 not required can be folded as flat as 

 a screen. 



The arch canopy is another great 

 help to decorators. It is very strong 

 and substantial, is mads in section, 

 and can be raised any desired height. 

 The frontal arch may be used separ- 

 ately and can be easily made the sup- 

 port of a natural looking arch of roses 

 or other flowers. 



A device for holding tilted plant 

 pots can easily be made by fastening 

 together two different sized half dia- 

 mond shaped steel wires; this kind 

 of a stand needs to ne unobtrusive, 

 for there is usually no time to cover 

 up unnecessary wire work. 



The wire tree with glasses is often 

 very useful for special flowers in 

 window decorations. At the last 

 American Rose Society show Mr. Kift 

 exhibited many novelties in glass 

 holders. Some of them are destined 

 to become very popular, not only with 

 the florists, but with the general pub- 

 lic for use in table decoration. Mr. 

 Kiffs patent holder is a good thing; 



the Vods may appear a little formal, 

 but in the hands of a good man loose 

 and natural effects can easily be pro- 

 duced and the system renders work 

 less difficult. It is often the case that 



has patented his system, which con- 

 • sists of movable clasps on steel rods. 



Flowers in Season. 



Gardenias are the choicest material 

 for both corsage and boutonniere at 

 present. 



Violets are getting very pale and 

 small. Their season will soon be al 

 an end; they have paid well this year. 



Stephanotis is coming in and will 

 be the very cream of material for 

 brides' bouquets and grooms' co.it 

 flowers. 



White orchids have not been ovei- 

 plentiful. An orchid, no matter what 

 sort, is always select goods. There 

 has been quite a run on anything 

 white for brides' bouquets. Our 

 orchid growers seem to want to give 

 us nothing but cattleyas. 



.lust at present large quantities of 

 Cattleya Mossiae are coming in and 

 most of them are extra fine. If you 

 have any fine work to do, no matter 

 what it is, you cannot get anything 

 choicer than cattleyas just now. 



Out-door bulb stock is in and is 

 used only in cheap forms of decora- 

 tions, being coarser and stronger 

 scented, yet much of it is very beau- 

 tiful. We never despise beauty because 

 it appears plentiful. 



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Adjustable Arch Canopy. 



the decorator is strictly enjoined 

 against driving nails. By the use of 

 a silent screw eye or cord round the 

 top of a cornice a whole wall can be 

 fixed up by using a few of these rods. 

 Reed & Keller have been using them 

 for some time on stationary wire. Kift 



Lilac is abundant, and let it go 

 cheap. It's good to have a fair share 

 of out-door flowers in your store; 

 they come in handy for cheap work, 

 and no store is too good for them at 

 this time of the year. 



Capt. Christy, like many more good 



