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DRAPERY STUDIES. 



II Climbing. 



■apery should be more usei 



many examples of this 

 ijority of vines aspire 

 to elimb. Their methods and habits 

 form interesting studies for the subject 

 in hand. How a Virginia creeper begins 

 the ascent of a tree trunk can be seen 

 without, two eyes. It sends some long 

 shoots nearly straight up, others circle 

 around, and still others steer a midway 

 course, somewhat like the sketch repro- 

 duced herewith. How like a tree trunk 

 a pillar is! How like the creeper on 

 the tree is our garland on the pillar! 



For a variety in this style of drapery 

 study the climbing habits of clematis, 

 wistaria, madeira and other vines, com- 

 iimn or uncommon, the more the better. 

 Distinguish between the contours formed 

 by the general outlines of the plants. 

 A knowledge of as many different forms 

 of plant life as possible should be ac- 

 quired, and a little sketch book kept 

 for rough drafts. By this means of ob- 

 servation and recording different types 

 of natural form will be impressed on 

 the mind for future use as occasion re- 

 quires. Here and there they will fit 

 into nooks and comers, panels, arches, 

 etc., astonishingly easily. 



Greenhouse smilax, as it is ordinarily 

 cultivated, has no character as a climber. 

 Therefore it is virgin material in our 

 hands, and will be most commonly used 

 in this series for illustrations. 



A panel of smilax nearly soli. I can be 



made like a clematis vii r like a brick. 



according to the admixture of "grey 

 matter'' or its absence. After laying 

 in the solid part, gel some sprays sepa- 

 rated from the main body, run them out 

 in different directions, loosen a tew from 

 the top, and let the whole plan begin 

 to smack of the clematis flavor! It will 

 if it has half a chance. 



A wistaria when trained on a flat sur- 

 face spreads tar out at the top, tree 

 like. Try this scheme for a wall piece, 

 and if there are pictures or window 

 frames, or doors within reach, extend the 

 upper sprays loosely and gracefully over 

 them and down a short distance. A 

 Crimson Eambler will present a similar 

 outline except that its sprays extend 

 more generally upward than outward. 



A he 



d ;il 



nbs over itself, and 

 inches when pulled 

 pretty design for 



• being put up f 

 <i kktkude Blair. 



You would find a copy of the Flor- 

 ists' Manual, by William Scott, the 

 greatest money saver you can add to 

 your equipment. 



Imporla 



the lei 



those 



busillc 



The subject of 

 much importance, i 

 son, an.l seems to I 



ountenanced b; 



aim-. When v 

 ccse is neither 

 ilant, lent is tn 



-npi.M of tresh 

 the greenhouse, 

 ■ reason that we 

 ui of blooming. 

 1 1 work we must 

 ants, which by 

 it we l-ve do- 



slant 



ssible ap- 



ventila- 



proaches the natural tei 



To accomplish this ■ 

 tors of the most approved patterns and 

 suitable heating apparatus and oidv re- 

 quire the knowledge and practice of 

 manipulating these in a common-sense 

 way to induce the suitable conditions. 



As practiced by experts ventilation 

 consists of gradually raising the venti- 

 lators in the mornir"- as the day warms. 

 Thus, if the thermometer shows at 7:30 

 or s o'clock a temperature of 60 to 62 

 degrees and indicating s tendencv to rise, 

 the ventilators should be- raised just so 

 much as to alio* it to remain at that 

 figure without falling below it. After 

 an interval of half an hour or so it will 

 be found a few- degrees higher, when 



How like a tree trunk are the columns the florist must decorate. 



close the ventilators at nightfall and 

 keep them closed till the sun heat com- 

 pels them to lie opened. The eonsi q li m e 

 of such a practice is a crop oi soft, 

 flabbj foliage, which i- i aused by stag- 

 nant air and condensed moisture. This, 

 if allowed to happen frequently or to 

 continue for any length, will 30 enervate 

 the whole plant' that it becomes very sus- 

 ceptible to trouble and certainly suffers 

 ulic-n liisi exposed to fresh air. 



they should be raised a little a"—>. but 

 never so thai the- temperature will drop. 

 "When reducing air during the afternoon 

 the same ,-are must be used, so that after 

 lowering the ventilators the temperature 

 should not rise above the mark indi- 

 cated. 



Regarding night ventilation, when the 

 weather is mild, four or five inches wift 

 not be too much, and even when the 



