water and attached to 

 fresh for a day or two. 



In the first place, there is the Button-hole Bouquet, proper, which is composed of a few very 

 fine flowers tastefully arranged, as shown in our engraving. This must not be confounded with 

 the Button-hole Flower, which is simply a single flower, like a rose-bud, or a Tuberose, with some 

 pretty, sweet-scented leaf for a back-ground, which we have also attempted to illustrate. Both are 

 good. No leaves are more desirable for this purpose than the sweet-scented Geraniums, and we give 



figures of the best kinds. Plants of either of these can 



be obtained at 30 



cents each, and one 



or two plants will fur- 

 nish all the leaves 



that will be needed. 

 It will be seen that 



the button-hole flow. 



er is merely attached 



to the stem of the leaf 



by a thread or string. 



This is designed to be 

 ?Bls3^? inserted in the little 



* -^ Bouquet Holder, 



which is filled with APPLE. 



coat, dress or hair by the pin. In this way the flowers will keep 

 The button-hole bouquet is arranged differently. The stems of the 

 flowers are covered with a little damp moss or cotton, the whole being surrounded with tin-foil, 



and fastened to the coat or dress with a common pin. 



Of course, the holder may be used with either, or both 



may be arranged for 



tin-foil. The Bou- 

 quet Holder is of glass, 



of any color desired, 



and costs, by mail, 20 



cents each. 



The Balm and Ap- 

 ple-leaved Geraniums, 



particularly the latter, 



are great favorites 



with every one, and 



are useful for many or- 

 namental purposes. 



The very beautiful cut foliage of the J?osea.nd Dr. Livingston Geraniums are sufficiently attractive 

 in form alone to insure general popularity, but when added to this is their delicate and delightful 

 fragrance, we know we shall be pardoned for urging every 

 one who cultivates flowers to secure at least one of these 

 plants. They grow easily from slips, and do nicely in The 

 house, and when once secured, there will be no necessity 

 for again purchasing during a life-time, for in the early 

 autumn slips can be taken off, and potted for winter use in the house, and in the early spring 

 slips can be potted, and in three or four weeks they will be sufficiently rooted to transfer to the 

 open ground. 



TV. 



DR. LIVINGSTON. 



BOUQUET HOLDER. 



