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The Weeidy Florists' Review* 



March 26, 1903. 



for the classes that the National Society 

 recommends to be inserted in schedules 

 this year, that is, a class that permits 

 of the flowers being supported in some 

 way. 



Mabel Morgan, on the ^>ther hand, is a 

 variety that will serve equally well for 

 any purpose, and these are the varieties 

 that eventually become the standards. 

 It is a clear yellow, gracefully reflexed 

 flower, and will become a general favo- 

 rite. 



Mrs. Thurkell. while it also droops 



other way, fell.iw growers. Have only 

 one-third as man}- flowers, but grow 

 them three times as -.veil. 1 warrant the 

 market will have a more healthy tone 

 at least. 



Bri.\x Boru. 



TABLE CENTER PIECES. 



Some Simple Forms. 

 The constant demand made of a deco- 

 rator is for new arrangements and orig- 

 inal ideas, as well as for a change in 



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Table CenUr Piece. No. I. 



like Mrs. T. W. Pockett, seems to be 

 made of sterner stuff, and ships well, 

 some flowers being exhibited in Chicago 

 at the last exhibition that had already 

 been on exhibition for two days at a 

 show a thousand miles away. 



Convention Hall, if it proves to be 

 an easy "doer." will become a standard 

 white, "for it is a beautiful thing and has 

 the correct commercial shape, i. e. in- 

 curving petalage, which permits of its 

 packing closely. 



Matthew Smith is a. variety that 

 should not be taken on the early bud 

 as the flower is apt to come deformed 

 and shapeless. A bud early in Septem- 

 ber will give a perfect flower. This va- 

 riety is a very fine keeper. 



C. J. Salter is a variety that should 

 be useful to those growers who look for 

 a second early flower. It was in good 

 shape for cutting by Oct. 10, and is 

 the largest yellow that I am acquainted 

 with flowering so early. I don't think 

 any one will make a mistake if they in- 

 vest in this variety. 



This is an age of big things and 

 chrysanthemums are no exception to the 

 general rule, and the sooner our grow- 

 ers wake up to the fact that the days 

 of such sorts as Ivory are nmnhered the 

 Better it will be for all concerned. The 

 market today from early October to 

 early December, is crowded out with a 

 lot "of rubbish that no self-respecting 

 grower would be willing to decorate even 

 his dump pile with, and this tremen- 

 dous mass of poor flowers has cheapened 

 the Autumn Queen until now shortly 

 after the season opens everybody has be- 

 come sick of the sight of it. Try the 



materials and colors, and quite often 

 some odd conceit with a moderate out- 

 lay takes better tlran a superabundance 

 of material worked up in a common- 

 place way. For example, as in the first 

 illustration, place fifty scarlet carna- 

 tions in orthodox style in a rose bowl in 

 the center of a dinner table, all with 

 stems in water, with sprays of Aspara- 

 gus phimosus, as has been done hun- 

 dreds of times this very day. The ar- 

 rangement may be graceful and fault- 

 less, but it will arouse no more than a 

 passing notice from the guests. 



But as in illustration No. 2 take the 

 same bowl, the same carnations, the 

 same asparagus, without being conscien- 

 tious alx)ut breaking, bending or almost 

 destroying here and there. Drop two or 

 three of the bright carnations into the 

 water to color the base of the bowl and 

 heighten the prismatic effect in the 

 glass. With two or three sprays of 

 Asparagus Sprengeri trace a simple 

 scroll pattern on the cloth and follow 

 the same with scattered carnation flow- 

 ers, more thickly in front of the bowl 

 and sparingly towards the end of the 

 scroll. The use of the Sprengeri as a 

 foundation gives more depth to the trac- 

 ery and also holds the carnations airily 

 above the surface of the table. 



All recurved flowers are more or less 

 hardened in their artistic appearance 

 by being allowed to be flat on their own 

 weight. It crushes in nearly half of the 

 flower. The use of a supporting medium 

 like the Sprengeri raises the flowers 

 about an inch above the cloth, and the 

 extra effort pays every time. An in- 

 curved flower like a half blown rose 

 will lie very gracefully on a hard sur- 

 face without losing any of its original 

 outline. ^ 



No. 2 is a simple theme and No. 3 is 

 the first variation. As pictured in No. 

 3 take the same carnations, the same 

 asparagus, the same bowl and adding 

 about twenty-five more carnations, en- 

 large and multiply the scroll patterns in 

 a diagonal direction. Make the panel 

 longer or shorter as space available re- 

 quires. Here and there break the scrolls 

 by thromng a flower or two out of 

 line, and edge the panel with what car- 

 nation foliage is to be had. The whole 

 will present a half scattered, but not a 

 promiscuous effect. 



Where the table is very long No. 2 

 and No. 3 might be alternated, or for 

 a round or square table the simple scroll 

 designs might be used at opposite cor- 

 ners, and the panel through the center. 



The fourth illustration is a scheme in 

 fruit and flowers with Oinch moss bas- 

 kets and ribbon to match flowers or 

 fruit. The whole cluster is thrown in 

 an easy position over the mirror. Two 

 of the baskets are filled and standing 

 upright, while others are empty and 

 thrown on one side witli the flowers and 

 fruit scattered out or on the side of 

 the baskets. The color scheme is one of 

 green grapes and violets, a pleasing com- 



Table Center Piece No. 2. 



