Flower GAit DEN 



AND LAWN 



INDIVIDUAL FLOWER VASE. 



^HIS handy trifle has proved very 

 useful to us in decorative work. 

 We have it made in two sizes ; 

 the larger, shown in the illustra- 

 tion, is one-half inch in diameter and 

 four inches in length, the smaller being 

 three-eights of an inch in width and three 

 or four inches long. The rubber cap fits 

 tightly and seals the vase effectively, no 

 matter in what position it is placed when in 

 use. In the centre of the cap is a small 

 hole that will scarcely admit an ordinary 

 pin without expanding, yet by a slight 

 pressure any flower with a woody or stiff 

 stem can be introduced, the rubber holding 

 it in place. The vases are filled and the 

 rubber caps fitted under the surface of the 

 water, where they slip on very easily. The 

 flower is then very readily pushed in, after 

 which they are as one piece. 



By the use of this vase the flowers were 

 kept fresh from six to eight hours in a warm 

 room. The vases do not show to any 

 extent, the foliage of the roses covering 

 them. 



For dinner table arrangements, where the 

 the blossoms are sprayed on the cloth, the 

 narrow, clear glass vases are easily hidden 

 by the foliage of the flowers or accompany- 



ing greens, and the fresh beauty of the dec- 

 orations lasts throughout the entertainment. 

 For garnishing a bank of green or for 

 use over doorways or arches in lofty rooms, 



Fig. 1730. Individual Flower Vask. 



where the heat causes flowers to wilt rap- 

 idly, the vases will be found to be invalu- 

 able, also in certain decorations of light 

 greens, anywhere in fact where flowers are 



