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(Mimosa), Hyacinths, Jasmine, and Heliotrope. I 

 also append a list of sweetly scented flowers which 

 I have never found objectionable even to the most 

 sensitive and fastidious. Roses, Carnations, Violets, 

 Lily of the Valley, Ghent Azaleas, Wallflower, 

 Narcissus Poeticus, Lilac, Sweet Peas, Stock, 

 Tulips, many of which have a fresh and very 

 seductive odour, and Freezia. All spring blossoms, 

 such as Peach, Almond, and Prunus, are also safe. 



WIRING FLOWERS 



Much as I dislike the idea of wiring flowers it 

 becomes in many cases an absolute necessity when 

 arranging fancy designs. The flowers have to take 

 certain angles to suit various styles of work in 

 which they are to take their place, and moreover 

 many of the varieties of Carnations, Roses, &c., 

 have beautiful flowers with stems quite unable to 

 support them ; it is therefore advisable to have 

 always at hand four sizes of wire, Nos. 20, 22, 24, 

 26, at least eighteen inches long. Most florists 

 have these sizes in stock, but unfortunately few 

 keep them so long, which is strange and unfortunate 

 as the longer the stems are the more necessary 

 wiring becomes, and it is so easy to cut long wires 

 shorter, but impossible to lengthen them. 



