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STRAWFLOWERS FOR 



CHRISTMAS SALES 



Fhirisls icho Jutcr i/r(jii'ii crops of si niirlioii'i rs inll tilil'r.i tlnir sfxin 

 IniK Ixhrnii non- inid ChrisliiKis in iirrn iKjiiKj llnui m ii-nnths iiml hnsLtls. 

 Iloir to do this is here told bij our n-ho has taiu full i/ sladnil lli, nhiilir'^ 

 itti for lh( pHrpas( of iniportitHj IIk Ik sI niilbuds lo shidinls. 



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IIKIS'I'.MAS u r ,. .-I I h s ,,| 

 sti'awllowcrs iri;iy lie iiiadc 

 li|i ill tui> ways. Tlic 

 simplest toi-iii is a wrcatli 

 I of {iiTcii with a ciaster or 



'Vy J ijiisti'is of tlowcrs for col 

 i y^N or or accent. Tiie secotui 

 \^) y form is iriaile up wifli How 

 ers lliroilyliollf , tile ;;re('ll 

 lieiiij; used merely as a 

 liackj;rounil. Tliis second form may lie 

 made nj) witli the flowers as the major 

 part or with scattered tlower- on a mass 

 of jjrceii. 



For door and window w rr.it li^ l\co 

 podium is one of the liest foi-nis of 

 ;;r('en to use. It iii;i\ lie ii-,ed in tli<' 

 fresh .state if the wreath is \,,y iem|Mi 

 rary use, or ot' the prepared t'oriii it' 

 the wreath is to last iiidetiiiit ely. jlox 

 wood may .-ilso he used. I'rep.iri'd oak 

 and li(»ei-h le.'i\'es ni:iy lie used, lnit the 

 foliage is somewhat l.arer I'or liest I't' 

 feets. I^usciis dyed or paiiite.l in suit 

 aide colors is also v.it iv|',-i,-t or\ . 



Work on Wire Rings. 



As wreaths lor the window (ir door 

 sliould lie made comparatively tl.it , t lii'V 

 are best worki'd on wiir iini;s. 'I'liese 

 may lie ni. cured troin tlie llori-t-.' sup 



pl.\' I SI'S or lii;iy lie in.nle of .\d. | .'i ,,r 



It! wire at home. To piep;ire a wire 



By H. B. DORNER. 



( lilct 111 l-'hiriciilttui'. 

 I iiivc'isily cvf Illiiioi-, 



rin^ or hoop, iim- .'i piece of wire a lit 

 tie more tiian twice the circumference 

 of the riiiy desired. Make a loop oi 

 tlio size desired, in the middle oi the 

 jiiece, and then twist tin,' tree eud^ 

 .iliout it. Fasten liy lieiidin;.: tin' .iid- 

 over witli n ])air of nippei-s. Tliis yi\e- 

 a ring; of ijonlile wire, which make- it 

 st longer and ]irevents the t'oliae,' from 

 I w ist iiiK' aliont on it. 



l^'iorists' yrei-ii tliie;id is much sii 

 perior to raftia t'or wrap])in^, .as it i- 

 mucli stronger and the -pool i- easici- to 

 handle. Man>' llori-1- pret'er wire for 

 this purpose, a-- it does not loosen ;i- 

 llie wreath is heiu^ Wdlliid ;ind it doe- 

 lint IK^eil tyill;:. No. L'l! i- ;i ^(hi,1 -i/c 



to nsi\ 



Wreath with Cluster. 



Tlie lirst ty(ie of wre.-ith is prepared 

 li>' wiriiiji the -prays ol' lyi-opodiuin in 

 pl;ice, e.xtendiiin them on liotli side- to 

 ^i\-e the desired widtii, :iiid then lilline 

 in lietweeii. <'are must lie exercised 

 that the wreath i- the s.-iine width 

 thron^ihoiit and !li;it the opeiiiii;^ in the 

 center is in ihi' pinpei pro|iort imi. '{"ti'- 



^reili wre.-ith i- completed liefori ;i II \- 



llowel- ■il-r .-idded. 'I'll' ;1,,W.' c!u-ter 



i^ then prep.-ired, pi:ici n th' ^re. n 



Wle.'lth .ilid f.'ist ill.'d -'•' lll-eh . 



The tlower- for tin- .'hist.-i :, i . I,e-i 

 piep;iicd hy -horleiiin^' th, -•.■m- to .-i n 

 inch or t Wo I depending; up'ui t),, ,j/, 

 "f I he w re;it h ' ;iiid w iriiiu Thr lar;;ir 

 tlii\\,.|-s rii;iy In wir,,l -in^i. .md the 

 ^'iiallej- ones ill c|ii-tei-, I'm' li,].. pur- 



po-e use .\,,. L',-, ,,, \,,. :.'.; V. ir.'. It i- 

 lielter to use two iii ijiri-. WMe- 1 1 1' thi- 

 -i/e tli;ni .-I -iii;il,' lar;;.' nii.- .1! the 

 -aiiie strength, for ri.e rc-ult.-i iit -ten, 

 i- more lle.xilde :iiid there is |, s- dan;;er 

 ot' lireakiny the lirittle tlower-. I'lnwer- 

 iM.-i.v he used on tlieii' natiir.ii >tem-. hut 

 are ;irr;ili;:ed with ore.atei ditlicult\. mi 

 •ocoiint of the thickn,',- and stiffn,--- 

 ol' the -ti'iiis. 'I'iie rlu-t.'r should he 

 Worked I'rom hoth end- .iiid hiii-hed ,-ii 

 I he cent er. 



Wreath with Flowers Throughout. 



In the -econd t'.p'' Ml wreatli tlii' 

 thiwers ;ire f;isteiied fn the traille with 

 the lycopodiiini. Here .il-o ir is hetter 



I'l wire the llowel-, a- lhe\' i;ill hetter he 



placeil in an\' position di-sired. 



Strawtlowers, it caret'iill>- selected .-i- 

 to color, lii;i\- he used with Ivcopodiiim 

 01 otiier yreeii a- .accent- tHi ■ • frie/e ' ' 

 v\re;ith-. I{ed cape tlower-, iiwiimrt el les 

 and rii-cii-, ii-ed wit!; r],.- -nei; Ivco 



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Two Types of Door or Window Wreaths for Christmas of Lycopodium and Strawflowers. 



