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Tfhc Florists^ Review 



OCTOBBB 9, 1913. 



steinmed, and the quantity used is not 

 large. 



Making the Bouquets. 



Colonial bouquets are easy to make; 

 they do not require even a small part 

 of the skill necessary to achieve a fltst- 

 class shower bouquet of valley. One 

 simply selects his center flower, re- 

 moves the stem, wires it, and surrounds 

 it with row after row of the other 

 flowers to be used, a row of each kind. 

 Ordinarily it is better to wire the flow- 

 ers, as with their own stems the hand- 

 hold of the finished bouquet will be so 

 large it will be unwieldy for the lady 

 who is to use it. When lie flowers are 

 all tied into the bunch the ed^jp^ of 

 green is put on in a similar manner and 

 the bouquet is -slipped into one of those ] 

 lace holdexa that .tha jribbwt 'mm of ^Sti' 'S 

 have so x»BaaiiilMEt»Jip8»'4id|^'iA|^ 

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they have lost by having their individ 

 uality smothered in the mass. If the 

 shower is used it is attached to the 

 bouquet before the holder is put on, so 

 that the streamers come out between the 

 flowers and the holder. If the bouquet 

 scarfs are to be used they are attached 

 back of the holder after it has been 

 put in place. The flowers must fit down 

 closely onto the lace holder, but the 

 bouquet should not be drawn down into 

 it to the point of doing injury to the 

 eflfect. 



The Shape and Color. 



To make a good colonial bouquet the 

 shape of the top of the bouquet must 

 be kept constantly in mind. It must 

 not be too flat; neither must it run to 

 a point. The accompanying illustrations 

 will serve as a guide, for they show the 

 work of one of the leading New York 

 retailers. 



One of the fine things about colonial 

 bouquets is the ease with which the 

 color of the costume can be matched. 

 The bouquet shows circles of various 

 colors — indeed, these arrangements have 

 sometimes been called rainbow bouquets, 

 which isn't a bad name, either — and 

 since almost any kind of flowers can 

 be used it is possible to have one kind 

 of color match the dress. The holders 

 and scarfs ordinarily are white, al- 

 though some of the ribbon houses sup- 

 ply other colors, or can do so on special 

 order. Indeed, it is the deftness of the 

 textile workers that has made possible 

 this bouquet and many other successful 

 things the florist daily turns into money. 



The Use of Ribbon. 



. , The colonial bouq'uet pictures empha- 

 isize one of the tendencies of retail 

 flower selling — that toward the lavish 

 use of ribbon, in which term it is in- 

 tended to include chiffon and other tex- 

 tile accessories. Here and there the rib- 

 bon salesman finds a retailer who is 

 discouraging the use of fabrics with 

 flowers, but even these few are finding 

 a constantly increasing demand for fur- 

 belows on their flowers, and are suc- 

 cumbing to the pressure. Other retail- 

 ers, finding ribbon well received, are 

 using it lavishly. Of course, there is 

 an undesirable extreme to which the un- 

 restrained are apt to go, but as a gen- 

 eral rule there is no good reason why 

 the florist should not use all the rib- 

 bon his customers care for — providing 

 he charges for it as he should. Some 

 say the florist is not in business to sell 

 ribbon; that he should go into the dry 

 goods business for that. It seems a 



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Front View of a Q>IoniaI Bouquet With Shower and Lace Scarf. 



specious argument. The florist is in 

 business to sell everything that goes 

 with flowers — if he can make a profit 

 on it. 



ILLINOIS STATE PAIS SHOW. 



About the Usual Display. 



The flower show at the Illinois State 

 Fair opened October 6, the roses and 

 carnations being staged the following 

 (lay. Good quarters were provided in 

 the Dome building and the show at- 

 tracted much attention. It is about 

 on the same scale as in recent years, 

 but it is noticeable that there is a 

 steady improvement in the quality of 

 stock shown. Orchids come to the 

 front stronger every year. This year 

 there were eleven exhibitors, about 

 half local and half out of town. 



Boses. 



The showing of cut blooms of roses 

 was remarkable; it was such as for- 

 merly could not be seen outside a big 

 city. Poehlmann Bros. Co., Chicago, 

 made a big show and took many firsts, 

 but had competition in all entries. The 

 awards were: 



Fifty American Beauties — Poehlmann Bros. 

 Co., Chicago, first; A. C. Canfleld, Springfield. 

 111., second; A. C. Brown, Springfield, 111., third. 



Twenty-five American Beauties — PochliAanD 

 Bros. Co., first; A. C. Canfleld, second; A. T. 

 Hey Floral Co., Maywood, 111., third. 



Fifty Richmond— A. C. Canfield, first; Poehl- 

 mann Bros. Co., second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Fifty Mrs. Jardlne — Janssen Seed & Floial Co., 

 Springfield, 111., first. 



Fifty Bride— Janssen Seed & Floral Co., first. 



Fifty KUlamey — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; 

 A. C. Canfield, second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Fifty White KlUarney — Poehlmann Bros. Co.. 

 first; A. C. Canfield, second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Fifty new variety rose, last season's Introduc- 

 tion — Poehlmann Bros. Co., first; A. C. Canfield, 

 second; A. C. Brown, third. 



Fifty Kalserln — A. T. Hey, first; A. C. Brown, 

 second; Janssen Seed & Floral Co., third. 



