THE FLORISTS MANUAL. 



JOJ 



Funeral Bunch of Roses. 



most pleasing to the guest if not over 

 done. Very seldom now that any design 

 of flowers, whether for the table or a 

 gift, is made of more than one or two 

 varieties of flowers, and more often, with 

 the exception of orchids, it is only one 

 variety. It is a basket of pink and white 

 roses, or all Meteor or Liberty roses, or 

 American Beauties, all lily of the val 

 ley, or valley and violets. Perhaps all 

 violets and perhaps violets and Eoman 

 hyacinths. It is almost impossible to 

 make an ugly combination of carnations, 

 they blend so finely, yet they are most 

 often chosen in one color or at most 

 one or two shades. Tulips and narcissi 

 are scarcely ever used except in one color. 

 Orchids are of such a fantastic shape 



and pleasing colors that a variety is 

 prettier than a mass of one sort. A 

 basket of all Cattleya Trianas would be 

 very rich, almost too heavy, and the 

 addition of cypripediums and oncidiums 

 would be an improvement and entirely 

 in keeping with the nature of the flowers. 

 The orchids are from the tropics where 

 the vegetable kingdom is all jumbled 

 up and thousands of species to the acre, 

 while the natives of a cooler clime, our 

 roses and carnations and violets, grow in 

 colonies as do the wild flowers of the 

 northern temperate zone. 



It is difficult to foresee any great im 

 provement in the arrangement of our 

 flowers for decorations over the prevail 

 ing taste and customs of the present day. 



There need not be less used because the 

 arrangement is simple. Flowers on their 

 own stems is the order of the day and 

 the longer the flowers last in their beauty 

 the more there will be wanted, for in 

 many homes now and in the future, in 

 every home, humble as well as palatial, 

 some flower will be considered not a 

 luxury, but an essential and comfort. 



A great many florists in this coun 

 try, especially shop or storekeepers, 

 depend very largely on the funeral 

 orders for their living. If the prevail 

 ing fashion of sending flowers, particu 

 larly designs, to the family of the be 

 reaved were suddenly to become unfash 

 ionable with all classes of society there 

 are several thousand flower stores 



The Odd Fellows Three Links in Flowers. 



