BOUQL'ETS AND FLOKAL OUNAMENTS. 



DIRECTIONS FOR MAKINO BOUQUETS AND FLORAL ORNAMENTS. 



BY D. R. K., ROXBOUO, VX. 



Having consitlercd, in my last coinmunicatiun, tlie preliminaries which should be 

 observoil by those who expect success in the art of iiiakiiiiT 

 floral ornaments, I now come to the more practical part of the 

 subject, namely, the making or putting together of the bouquet. 



And first, of the liand bouquet. 

 As I have already observed, 

 the hand bouquet should not ex- 

 ceed eight inches in diameter, 

 and if for an ordinary occasion, 

 the flowers may be gathered 

 without regard to color ; but for 

 a bridal bouquet Ahite flowers 

 should predominate, although 

 Violets, Mignonette, and Helio- 

 tropes may be added for perfume. 

 For an ordinary boquet, six or 



more large flowers are requisite, giving the preference 

 to Camellias and Roses. Tlie Camellias should be cut 

 off clpse to the calyx of the flower, and an artificial 

 stem provided for it, either by a wire bent as shown 

 in fig. 1, which is thrust down through the center of 

 the flower, between the petals, so as to be entirely concealed, or else by passing the 



wire laterally through tlie upper 

 part of the calyx and the lower 

 jiart of the petals, as in fig. 2. 

 In the latter case the two ends of 

 the wire should be bent down and 

 twined together. The Camellia 

 is also sometimes cut off with a 

 small portion of the stem, and 

 tied to a small stick or twig. 

 Be very careful in handling the 

 Camellias, as the slightest bnn'se 

 will impair their beauty. The 

 Roses can either be cut with 

 long stems or tied to supports. 

 The smaller flowers should be 

 arranged in very small bunches, 

 or singly, and also tied to twigs 

 or ivhisk. If the bouquet is of 

 the pyramidal form, it should 

 made on a strong stick, as 



