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constructed. P. H.] The flowers used in the basket of 

 flowers shown at figure 48 are : For the center, scarlet 

 and white Fuchsias ; the next white line, Tuberoses ; the 

 next dark line, blue Violets ; the next line, white Cam- 

 ellias, the outer line surrounding these being Bouvardia 

 elegans (carmine), while the edging is Camellia leaves 

 over-laid by sprays of fern. Handled baskets we deem 

 out of place for parlor ornaments, having doubtless 

 been originally designed to carry ; the handle invariably 



Fig. 50. HAND-BOUQUET (IN FASHION 1867). 



interferes with the general effect, and can only be 

 tolerated when beautifully trimmed with flowers and fine 

 greens. For parlor decorations, high stands, with or 

 without branches, small, pendant baskets, or hanging 

 baskets of flowers, or of plants with rich flower sprays 

 hung around them, are frequently used to advantage. 

 Balls of flowers, like hanging baskets, are best displayed 

 from the centre of an arch or folding doors, and with 

 festoons of flowers looped from centre to sides the effect 

 is greatly heightened. Festoons of Smilax or other greens, 

 suspended chain-like from the top of a plain chandelier 



