EXHIBITION BOARDS, STANDS, ETC. 69 



French Marigolds. 



For 12 blooms, I ft. 6 ins. wide, 1 ft. deep; height 

 at front 3 ins., height at back 4 ins. 



PANSIES 



Pansy fanciers are very conservative in their methods 

 of displaying flowers ; in fact, there is but one right and 

 proper way. The beautiful blooms are laid out as flatly 

 as possible on white cards, and arranged on a black- 

 enamelled tin stand or wooden tray. Each flower is 

 fixed in position by means of a pin through the stem, just 

 behind the card, and the stem is then inserted in the hole 

 in the tray or stand. The holes must be 3 ins. apart 

 from centre to centre, and the outer holes \\ ins. from 

 the edge of the stand or tray. The latter should be 

 4 ins. high at the back, but the front may rest on the 

 table in most cases. 



PELARGONIUMS 



At not a few local exhibitions Zonal and other Pelar- 

 goniums are staged on boards for competition. In most 

 cases six or twelve trusses are required, and it is usual 

 to wedge each stem in a small tube of water. Whatever 

 the kind of Pelargonium staged i.e. Zonal, Nosegay, 

 Fancy, Show, Regal, or Ivy-leaved the same sized board 

 is used, and must be I ft. long, I ft. J \ ins. deep, 4^ ins. 

 high in front, and 5| ins. high at the back. There 

 should be two rows of holes, three in each row, and the 

 holes must be 6 ins. from centre to centre. 



PINKS 



By far the prettiest method of showing Pinks is that 

 of arranging a given number of blooms in a vase of 

 stated size, say, a dozen blooms in a vase 7 ins. high 

 and 2 \ ins. wide ; but in districts where florists' flowers 

 are largely grown for competition, Pinks are mostly staged 



