HINTS FOR DECORATION 95 



but when many white flowers are used, the addition of a 

 little light brown foliage will provide a variety. 



In dealing with smaller flowers, the floral artist should 

 select vases of lesser size than those employed for large 

 exhibition blooms, and light, simple arrangements are most 

 effective, whatever the style of decoration desired. For 

 ordinary room decoration I prefer the use of disbudded 

 blooms, and though a trifle stiffer in appearance, this 

 disadvantage may be remedied by a propei; use of orna- 

 mental foliage. 



Amongst the single flowers are many varieties such as 

 Mary Anderson, Mary Richardson, and Connie Fownes 

 that are not improved by disbudding, though when 

 grown as sprays they are delightful. In all other cases 

 the Single varieties should be disbudded. Many of 

 the true Pompons are also very decorative, especially 

 when used in conjunction with some of the other 

 types of flowers, Snowdrop and Primrose League being 

 two of the best for using late in the season. I have 

 mixed those two varieties many times with disbudded 

 blooms of Alice Byron and Maude Jefferies, and though 

 it is only a White and Primrose scheme, it never fails 

 to please. 



The Incurved flowers are naturally rather stiffer in 

 appearance than those already noticed, but they may be 

 used with much effect in corridors and at the top of 

 staircases, where such flowers are not out of keeping with 

 the surroundings. 



The decorative use of Chrysanthemums as plants 

 extends from late September to January or even later. 

 Whether they are grown as bush plants, specimen 

 plants with two or three large flowers on a plant, or 



