The Weekly Florists' Review, 



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SIMPLE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS. 



The florist who is required to pro- 

 duce certain formal designs is likely to 

 grow weary of a repetition of the same 

 forms, and to attempt to introduce va- 

 riations into his work. These, if artis- 

 tically done, are noticed, commented on 

 and appreciated by his patrons. 



The engraving shows how the ordi- 

 nary three links of the Odd Fellows was 

 added to with this end in view, without 

 losing sight of the main feature of the 

 emblem, or necessitating the use of a 

 label to tell what it was meant to be. 



Two of the links were made of yellow 

 carnations and one of pink, and these 

 were attached to a base of natural cycas 

 leaves, while a spray <>r cluster of Perle 

 des Jardins roses was introduced al one 

 end. and a bow of light green Liberty 

 satin ribbon was added to the whole. 

 W. T. Bell. 



USE OF COMMON FERNS. 



How we could do business without 

 common ferns is a question difficult to 

 answer. Tin foil being no longer the 

 proper material for lining wire designs, 

 their soft, dense green is just the thing. 

 The design, lined and filled with sphag- 

 num, again the ferns form a covering 

 for the muss and a background for the 



or th 

 plant 

 form 



es foliage more like its own. For 

 -pieces in plaques, wood ferns are 



and quickly worked up. Two or 

 can be stemmed together and two 

 ee groups of these look like a fern 

 : and a few of these groups soon 



center-pieces. With a previous 

 tght soak and a good sprinkle of 



just before they are placed, they 



few 



W. 



ei pans in 

 11 an elab- 

 s to have 

 nked with 

 lans many 



times with wood ferns only, and they 

 have always proved satisfactory, espe- 

 cially for a hall or music-room mantel. 

 The present fashion for plain lace cur- 

 tain- is another invitation to the dec- 

 orator to trace daiut\ patterns on the 



We have also used the larger wood 

 ferns for pot covers, hiring them in with 

 baby ribbon, and inserting some more in 

 the soil and bending over the edge of the 

 pot. Gertrude Blair. 



Seasonable Hints, 

 white rose Ivory which I h 

 studying during the past sea 



plants must have been caused by over- 

 propagation, and also by subjecting the 

 parent plants to a high temperature in 

 order to obtain propagating \\ood. The 

 reason why I come to tliis conclusion is 

 that the young Ivory stock • f our ohm 

 propagation this season shows quite a 

 different character and is quite as strong 

 and vigorous as Golden Gate, and no 

 doubt the\ will continue to gain in vi- 

 tality as thej increase in size. From 

 this 'it will be seen thai it would be un- 

 fair to attribute any tailing in produc- 

 tiveness to the variety, but rather to the 

 weakened condition of the stock. 



During the fall and early winter the 

 majority of our [vories wen. neither 

 large enough nor strong enough to give 

 first-class blooms, hut they evidenced a 

 free blooming character. With the ad 

 vent of spring, they began to push up 

 strong canes, which budded freely and 

 produced high-grade blooms of a daz 

 zling whiteness and which proved to be 

 good keepers and shippers. True, a 

 proportion of them are a little sparse in 

 foliage, like the parent. Golden Gate, 

 but this is almost confined to the strong- 

 est canes, which, by judicious manipu- 

 lation in stopping and care in feeding. 

 ■ an be made to develop more luxuriant 

 foliage. 



Liquid feeding has .1 tendency to in 

 creasi the grossness and softness of 

 these 1 . iocs at the expense of good foli- 

 age and should be very sparingly used. 

 A slight top dressing of bone meal and 

 lime alternately gives the leaves a better 

 texture. and makes the canes come closer 

 jointed, thus securing more leaves on 

 the stem. 



The claim made hv the introducers 

 that it will stand the hoi weather with- 

 out deteriorating is so far amply up- 



The Development of Simple Floral Arrangements. 



flowers. Thus, having a neutral, uni- 

 form background, one can have re 



freedom in the use of the flowers. 



A bowl containing two or three dozen 

 wood ferns can be made to look as mil 

 ural as a growing plant, and at a cost 

 within the reach of everybody, can 

 give a touch of life to a table or mantel. 

 For extra foliage for the larger Mowers 

 1 hey are a great help. They are scarcely 

 suitable for carnations, however. Car- 

 nation foliage, being fine-cut, the (lower 



has given such good results that it de- 

 serves a little friendly criticism. When 

 we received the stock, in March. 1902, 

 they were very puny plants and refused 

 to make the least start until they were 

 benched. Even then we despaired of get- 

 ting any returns from them. However, 

 after remaining inactive in the bench 

 for three weeks they mad., a start, and 

 attained a good, vigorom growth by 

 October. 



The want of vitality in these young 



held. Thai it 

 immune from 

 also trin- and : 



nearly 

 Idew is 

 iugh to 



