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fii'st lie lidiiihl with till I'dil aihl then 

 \vr;i]i|ii'.| witli white satin lihlmii. A 

 I'lill Imiw (it' wliitc satin or ;^auz(' ril>- 

 Ihiii ticil ;i1 till' liaihllc i iiiproN t's tlif 

 I'liiicli -i«';itl\. !•:. ('. A. 



KUMMER CAPTURES PRIZES. 



\\'li('iic\ t'l- till' l>ct;iil .Mcicliaiits ■ ,\s- 

 s(ii-i;it iiiii (it' ( 'hill ic-t(iii, S. ( '., otVcis 

 |iii/.cs t'di' window . Iccoijitioiis at the 

 I'.all (ir s|iriiij;- (i|i('iii ii^s, the oryani/.a- 

 tion has to ii\\ V (iiic to I". W. Ivuiriiuor, 

 |ii'o|iiit'tor of tile Anadc I'loial Shop, 

 at ;Ki!i Kill;; street. 'I'liere are three 

 I'lasses, the most artistic, the most 

 inii(|iie. ;iii(l tlie best li^ilitcil windows. 

 At the time ol' tile tail ()iieiiiri>^ in 

 I'.il.'! and of tlie s|iiiny o|ienirii;' in \\>\ 1, 

 Ml-. Knminei was ;i\varde(| sccoikI |iri/i' 

 tdr the most uiii(|iie window. 'I''his 

 •^priii;; he tools sei-oml |iri/e for the 

 most artistic wiiidnw iiis|il;i y. The (lis- 

 |ilavs nt the t\\(i spring o[i(Miiiies are 

 shown in tlie accoin]ia nyi ii"- ilhistra- 

 tioiis. The competition for the half- 

 do/.eii prizes is stroiii;; aliout inn iiier- 

 (diaiits in all liii(>s ot' luisiness take 

 |i;iit ill the contest e;iidi x'ear. 



F. W. Kummer's Prize- Winning Window at Charleston, S. C, this Spring. 



iii;ike ;i shower l>o\i(|iiet, when no liride 



ii^e- ;iie iiseil in coiuhiiiat ion, varies 

 I Mini I'lii to I'tli), according- to the com 

 |.;ictiiess dosirod. The loose arraiij^e- 

 iiiciit. ho\ve\er, is more artistic For 

 ilie loose hmudi, l.')!) \alloy and seventy 

 li\e .■idiantiim would lie rtMpiired, ;iiid 

 im the shower etVect fifty additional 

 -.illey ;nid tw(>iity-fi\'e adiantiini. l-'oiir 

 l'"lt~ of pure white Xo. ll silU yaii/e. 

 -.it III ei|i;e, or Xo. 1.' satin rildion, are 



i-cd III the shower. 



The lirst ie(|uisite tdr an artistic 

 '■Mile's li()ii(|iiet is the xdection of fresh. 

 Ill III \alle\', ;iml the ]iroper wiriiiL; of 

 'lie iiKiterials to lie used. I'se Xo. I'n 

 '^iic. in Is-imh leii<iths. ;ind wire the 



:dley in (lusters of three and I'oui 



■••I' ll. iisine- ;i little \ ;ilh»y foliaye, Imt 

 ':ii\iiiL' c;ire to keep the foliage low. 

 'i"t more than an iiK h or tue alxnit 

 'III wire, while the fulllen^ith \:illev 

 -t'ln iiv(.> t'jic ;ilio\e it. yi\iii<;- a deli 



• itc wliite elfect to th(> Inide's hinndi 

 ' "i eliminatine that yreeii aspect whiidi 



- so often >eeii in amateur airan;;e 

 '"' iit^. The Ion;; wires help to Imild 

 ''"■ -nli>f initial Imt ei;i,-efiil center, -o 



"'■ii'ial in crentine- a lieht. lac,\- ef 

 '■'■'■ The adiantum should lie wired in 

 ■ ni^teiN ot' two or tliree sjnays em h. in 

 '"' -.line way as the valley. Now he-in 



■''ll three of the (dusters Of the wired 



■'"''.^ as ,a center, usin^ crreeii silka- 

 '"ic thread for liindiiicr, and kee|i add 



'ij •lu-ter on (liistiM- of the \alley iiii- 

 "'' ""■ de-iie.l vi/,. i^ olitained. <'aie 

 ■'"'"I'l '"■ uiv en to the -pre.-idin^- ol' the 



■'ll''\ ■luster- ;is they are lioniid to the 



''"''''• llii' -iiapili;;- of the lioui|net 



," '■' ■'!"" lia\e car(d'ul .attention in 



''"' I iMc,.-> ,,f luiildiii^. .lust a lew 

 ■j''''^'- "f adi.antnm are used here .-ind 

 ■'"■"• 'II the liody of the liiimdi, the 

 - 'aler part hein- u-^ed as an ed-e. to 

 -'''■ *"ii>h and a distinctiv(> stvle to 

 ""'^ l"im|Uet ]iroiier. 



'''••i'"'' «ifl- l,;,if l.oits of Xo. :: ril.l.oii. 

 '"'J' ""'"i into loops ;il.oiit thirtv 



'"•'i'- li'iio ;,„d fasten to-ether at the 

 '"I' .^^'^'i ■•' '"ii'-t of the same rildion. 

 ^'■■'^ ii'U Inn- enough ends with wlii.Ii 

 '" '"■ "ito the v,ali,>y (dust«'rs of the 

 '"""l'";t I'roper. Xow cut tlio looi.s in 

 'M-unl.a. lengths, varyin^r f,.o,„ four- 

 ''■"•" +" thirty si.K inches, and then tie 



^pr.ays ol' \ alley with small spi:i>s ot' 

 ailiantiim into the irregular rildioiis 

 near the eiel ot' exery other streamer 

 until all of the fifty sprays of valley 

 •are tied in. This may he done either 

 liefore or after the showers are tied 

 into the lioiKpiet. Another way of fast- 

 ening; the showers is liy fastening (jiie 

 strand id' rildion, with irregular ends, 

 to a wire ;iiid thriistine' the wire into 

 the firm |i;irt of the luiiKdi, which holds 

 it tightly. Then tie the \alley sprays 

 ;iiid till' ;idi;iiituin into the idldions, 

 after they ha\e all lieen wired into the 

 lioiHpiet. The lium ll in;i\' he s(>t into 

 a tall jar or \ ase while the shower 

 is lieiiii; adjusted. 



In the stem, or handle, of' the Immdi 

 no flower stems should lie fouiiil, since 

 it i< inteiideil t'or the wires (Uily, whi(di 

 i;i\e a slender handle. This should lie 

 hd't .•ilioiit ti\e imdie~ lone and should 



LARGEST BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



.\ctioii w;is t.aUeii April 1 ■1 setting 

 aside for the extension ot' the Xew 

 'N'ork Hdtanical (lardeii the portion of 

 Bronx p.ark situ.ateil hetweeii the pi'(>s- 

 ent houndary of the y;irden reserxation 

 and tli(^ northern side of Pelhani ave- 

 nue. This action of the city places 

 the whole of IJron.x |iark north of I'el- 

 liaiii a\enue within the management 

 :iiid control of the New ^'ork liotaiiical 

 (iarden. with the excejitioii of three 

 parcels of hand cast of the Hionx river, 

 on whi(di stand the ^greenhouses, li.ain, 

 the ohl snufVniill used as a slioji, and a 

 liandstaiid. these areas liein^ reserxed 

 for the use of the jmrk department. 



The orieinal leserv ;ition, estaldisheil 

 in l*^!••''). included -')<) acres; the pres- 

 ent eiant .adds more than 1 in, inakiii;^ 

 the tot.al area of the liotanical ;;ardeii 

 nearly lim acres. It i- thus the largest 

 liot.anical ;:ardeii in the temperate 



/OIK'S. 



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



