Exhibition and* Table Decoration 



staging so that every bunch will be easily seen by 

 the judges. 



Each bunch should be named. Most societies 

 make this a condition, but- whether or not it 

 should be done, as naming always makes a flower 

 show more interesting and often conveys valuable 

 information to beginners. 



TABLE DECORATION 



The arranging of flowers nicely on dinner 

 tables and in vases about the home is quite 

 an art. 



For an ordinary dinner table, five vases for the 

 centre and one for each of the four corners makes 

 an ideal decoration if they are harmoniously 

 filled with beautiful flowers. Not more than 

 two colours should ever be used at the same 

 time for example, cream and lavender, cream 

 and salmon, a variety such as " Jean Ireland " 

 with a few blooms of " Illuminator "or 

 " Melba." 



A decoration of " Elsie Herbert " by itself is 

 very charming. 



If the flowers are good, the arrangement does 

 not present many difficulties. The trouble is 

 often to find suitable foliage to associate with 

 Sweet Peas, as a change from their own foliage 



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