OCTOBEB 30, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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FUNERAL BUNCHES. 



Roses. 



The accompanying picture gives a 

 side view of a bunch of three dozen 

 Bridesmaid and La France roses made 

 up with a few sprays of Asparagus plu- 

 mosus, a buncli that can be readily sold 

 for $5.00. 



The greater number of the flowers, as 

 will be seen, are half open, some two- 

 thirds open and the others fully blown. 

 The larger, or open flowers fill in well, 

 making the bunch appear larger and 

 much more effective than would be the 

 case were all the flowers only half open. 



Wire about one-half of the flowers (or 

 the weaker stemmed ones) with say No. 

 22 wire, so as to be able to place them 

 where you want them. Arrange loosely 

 and carelessly, some flowers higher than 

 others. Use some green for a founda- 

 tion and it will be quite easy to make 



riblion. as seen in the second illustra- 

 tion, which gives a full front view of a 

 bunch arranged in much the same style 

 as the first one but containing twice the 

 number of roses, and usually sold at 

 $10.00. It is just as easy to make as 

 the smaller one, and can be made as 

 large and expensive as desired by the 

 addition of more material. 



We have seen all colors of ribbons used 

 but do not consider it good taste to use 

 loud or flashy colors on funeral bunches. 

 White, lavender and purple are popular 

 and appropriate. A most pleasing com- 

 bination is the G!olden Gate rose tied 

 with a pea green ribbon, and a very pale 

 pink ribbon with white or light pink 

 roses is not so bad, but we think it out 

 of place to tie Bridesmaids with ribbon 

 to match the flowers, red roses with red 

 ribbon, and so on, which we have very 

 often seen used. High colored flowers 

 are u.sed a great deal and are no doubt 



shade their mum houses at flowering 

 time, no matter how many flowers they 

 lose. Why this is I do not understand, 

 for a spatter of lime over the glass 

 with a syringe takes no time, and the 

 cost of removing it is much more than 

 made up by the flowers that will be 

 saved. 



Varieties like Morel or G, W. 

 Child s are certain to suffer more or 

 less if not protected and we always have 

 an idea that flowers come slower and 

 consequently firmer and better when 

 shaded. Tlie sun in October is often 

 very warm, and. it rushes the flowers 

 along quicker than is good for them. 

 This year it seems to me many varieties 

 are in ahead of time. All our varieties 

 so far are from one to two weeks ear- 

 lier than usual, and I hear of Eaton be- 

 ing ready to cut on October 18th. Last 

 year it was the second week in Xovem- 

 ber before Eaton was in really good 

 shape. Tliis earliness means to all 

 v.-lio exhibit their flowers considerable 

 trouble in holding back many varieties 

 to keep them in good condition for the 

 shows. Here again a light shade on 

 the house is valuable because a flower 

 when shaded is not nearly as liable to 

 open up in the center and show its eye. 



Keeping Cut Flowers. 



Flowers can be stored away and kept 

 in good condition for from one to three 

 weeks according to variety, if the right 



A Small Funeral Bunch of Roses. Side View. 



up a handsome bunch of roses with the 

 number mentioned. 



We do not advise the use of different 

 kinds of pink roses in the same bunch. 

 In making up the bunch illustrated we 

 happened not to have enough of the size 

 wanted in one variety. When the roses 

 are all of one kind they make a much 

 more desirable and salable bunch. But 

 there are many colors and varieties that 

 blend well together, such as Bride and 

 Bridesmaid, any pink and white, Kais- 

 erin and President Carnot, Bridesmaids 

 or Chatenay and Golden Gate, the latter 

 making a most beautiful combination. 



Of course bunches of red or other 

 bright colored roses are often used, es- 

 pecially American Beauties, which we 

 shall illustrate at a future time. 



Bunches of roses are often tied with 



in good taste, but we do not believe in 

 the use of bright colored ribbons. 



Next week we will present pictures of 

 bunches containing the same roses but 

 arranged in a different way from those 

 shown this week. L. P. Walz. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Shading the Blooms. 



It is oftentimes necessary, or at least 

 we find it so, to shade some of the more 

 delicate A-arieties to prevent the flowers 

 from getting burned by the sun. This 

 is always the case with the pink and 

 red varieties, and quite frequently the 

 whites and yellows, when they are close 

 to the glass, show signs of distress. 

 Some growers do not seem to like to 



conditions are available. A cellar that 

 is naturally cool and moist is the ideal 

 place for this storing away. Cut your 

 flowers with good long stems and stand 

 them upright in a barrel. If the barrel 

 is an ordinary fifty gallon size, fill it 

 half full of water, and the upper half 

 will keep the stems upright, which is im- 

 portant, as the water must have a direct 

 upward course to the flower through 

 the stem. Keep the foliage damped, 

 but unless the cellar is very dry do not 

 wet the flowers at all, or many of the 

 petals will get spotted by the water. 

 Look the flowers over carefully every 

 day for any indication of decay, and 

 about twice a week cut off some of the 

 old stems and change the water. 



Flowers kept in this manner will often 

 outlast the flowers not so treated when 



