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AI'KIL 22, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



F. W. Kummer's Prize- WioDing Window at Cbarlrston, S. C, this Spring. 



make a shower bouquet, when no Bride 

 roses are used in combination, varies 

 from 150 to 200, according to the com- 

 pactness desired. The loose arrange- 

 ment, however, is more artistic. For 

 the loose bunch, 150 valley and seventy- 

 five adiantum would be required, and 

 for the shower effect fifty additional 

 valley and twenty-five adiantum. Four 

 bolts of pure white No. 2 silk gauze, 

 satin edge, or No. 2 satin ribbon, are 

 used in the shower. 



The first requisite for an artistic 

 bride's bouquet is the selection of fresh, 

 firm valley, and the proper wiring of 

 the materials to be used. Use No. 20 

 wire, in 18-inch lengths, and wire the 

 valley in clusters of three and four 

 oach, using a little valley foliage, but 

 taking care to keep the foliage low, 

 not more than an inch, or two about 

 the wire, while the full-length valley 

 stem rises far above it, giving a deli- 

 cate white effect to the bride's bunch 

 and eliminating that green aspect which 

 is so often seen in amateur arrange- 

 ments. The long wires help to build 

 the substantial but graceful center, so 

 essential in creating a light, lacy ef- 

 fect. The adiantum should be wired in 

 clusters of two or three sprays each, in 

 the same way as the valley. Now begin 

 with three of the clusters of the wired 

 valley as a center, using green silka- 

 line thread for binding, and keep add- 

 ing cluster on cluster of the valley un- 

 til the desired size is obtained. Care 

 should be given to the spreading of the 

 valley clusters as they are bound to the 

 center. The shaping of the bouquet 

 should also have careful attention in 

 the process of building. Just a few 

 sprays of adiantum are used here and 

 there in the body of the bunch, the 

 greater part being used as an edge, to 

 f'^®^ finish and a distinctive style to 

 ine bouquet proper. 



Take off half bolts of No. 2 ribbon, 

 form them into loops about thirty 

 inches long and fasten together at the 

 top with a knot of the same ribbon, 

 leaving long enough ends with which 

 JO tie into the valley clusters of the 

 r)ouquet proper. Now cut the loops in 



i/o!Pl^^J.^°S**'^' varying from four- 

 teen to thirty-six inches, and then tie 



sprays of valley with small sprays of 

 adiantum into the irregular ribbons 

 near the end of every other streamer 

 until all of the fifty sprays of valley 

 are tied in. This may be done either 

 before or after the showers are tied 

 into the bouquet. Another way of fast- 

 ening the showers is by fastening one 

 strand of ribbon, with irregular ends, 

 to a wire and thrusting the wire into 

 the firm part of the bunch, which holds 

 it tightly. Then tie the valley sprays 

 and the adiantum into the ribbons, 

 after they have all been wired into the 

 bouquet. The bunch may be set into 

 a tall jar or vase while the shower 

 is being adjusted. 



In the stem, or handle, of the bunch 

 no flower stems should be found, since 

 it is intended for the wires only, which 

 give a slender handle. This should be 

 left about five inches long and should 



first be bound with tin foil and then 

 wrapped with white satin ribbon. A 

 full bow of white satin or gauze rib- 

 bon tied at the handle improves the 

 bunch greatly. E. C. A. 



KUMMEB CAPTURES PRIZES. 



Whenever the Retail Merchants' As- 

 sociation of Charleston, S. C, offers 

 prizes for window decorations at the 

 fall or spring openings, the organiza- 

 tion has to give one to F. W. Kummer, 

 proprietor of the Arcade Floral Shop, 

 at 309 King street. There are three 

 classes, the most artistic, the most 

 unique, and the best lighted windows. 

 At the time of the fall opening in 

 1913 and of the spring opening in 1914, 

 Mr. Kummer was awarded second prize 

 for the most unique window. This 

 spring he took second prize for the 

 most artistic window display. The dis- 

 plays at the two spring openings are 

 shown in the accompanying illustra- 

 tions. The competition for the half- 

 dozen prizes is strong; about 100 mer- 

 chants in all lines of business take 

 part in the contest each year. 



LARGEST BOTANICAIi GARDEN. 



Action was taken April 15 setting 

 aside for the extension of the New 

 York Botanical Garden the portion of 

 Bronx park situated between the pres- 

 ent boundary of the garden reservation 

 and the northern side of Pelham ave- 

 nue. This action of the city places 

 the whole of Bronx park north of Pel- 

 ham avenue within the management 

 and control of the New York Botanical 

 Garden, with the exception of three 

 parcels of land east of the Bronx river, 

 on which stand the greenhouses, barn, 

 the old snuffmill used as a shop, and a 

 bandstand, these areas being reserved 

 for the use of the park department. 



The original reservation, established 

 in 1895, included 250 acres; the pres- 

 ent grant adds more than 140, making 

 the total area of the botanical garden 

 nearly 400 acres. It is thus the largest 

 botanical garden in the temperate 

 zones. 



F. W. Kummer's Prize-Tinning Window at Charleston, S. C, a Year Ago 



