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JONB 8, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



13 



the stems of the flowers running into 

 the handle of the bunch, the stems are 

 mounted on wires long enough to per- 

 mit the gathering together of all of 

 them into a slender, compact handle, 

 which is covered with white satin rib- 

 bon. The bunch is not round but 

 elongated, being shaped to fall grace- 

 fully over the arm, and curved in its 

 construction to fit the arm. It there- 

 fore retains its position without any 

 effort on the part of the bride to hold 

 it in place. Instead of forming an 

 edging to the bunch, maidenhair fern 

 is used sparingly here and there, and 

 the effect is much better. 



The illustration on page 14 shows 

 the arm bouquet entirely of Irlies of the 

 valley. This also is elongated in con- 

 struction, with the light and dainty 

 shower arrangement. 



The Bride's Corsage. 



When the bride wears a traveling 

 gown, a corsage is preferable and more 

 in keeping with' the costume. Pale 

 cattleyas and ^valley make a choice 

 corsage for the bride, and should be 

 arranged so as to be worn or carried, 

 thus making it possible for the bride 

 to carry it during the ceremony if de- 

 sired and also to wear it on the wed- 

 ding journey. Gardenias and valley form 

 another charming combination for the 

 bride; this is tied with two-toned green 

 satin ribbon. Bride roses and valley 

 are always good for a bride's corsage. 

 A miniature flhower effect of baby rib- 

 bon and valley is a pretty costume for 

 this corsage. Great care should be 

 taken, however, not to have the shower 

 too long or too fussy. E. C. A. 



BUSINESS jEMBABRASSMENTS. 



Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — E. Foster Heller 

 announces that there will be a hearing 

 at his office, 1008 Coal Exchange build- 

 ing, Monday, June 7, at 11 a. m., in 

 regard to the petition of the trustee in 

 the matter of Ira G. Marvin, bankrupt, 

 to sell two pieces of land. One is on 

 Main street, Thornhurst, and contains 

 a little over an acre, improved with a 

 dwelling and outbuildings; the other 

 comprises two lots, 70x136 feet, on 

 "West Gibson street, Scranton, on which 

 is a greenhouse. 



Columbus, O. — May 26 Judge C. M. 

 Eogers appointed Hugh Dugan receiver 

 for the Art Floral Co., in the Keith 

 theater building, under $2,000 bond. 

 The suit for a receiver was filed by 

 the State Bank of Oak Park, which 

 obtained a judgment on a note against 

 the floral company for $614,20 that had 

 not been paid. The Art Floral Co., 

 with $5,000 capital stock, was incorpo- 

 rated in June, 1912, by Thomas F. 

 0'N6il, Samuel Graff, Ben Harmon, 

 Lunar Funston and H. A. Goodwin. 

 Mr. Graff is the manager. He also is 

 the manager of the Art Floral Co., 7 

 West Monroe street, Chicago, but the 

 two concerns are separate and distinct. 

 At Chicago Mr. Graff has Nate Lewis 

 as his associate. 



Oreensboro, N. C. — Upon application 

 of C. B. Bogart, Judge C. C. Lyon in 

 Superior court May 21 named W. M. 

 Combs as receiver for the Greensboro 

 Floral Co. The application for re- 

 ceiver followed, the execution of a 

 judgment earlier in the day against 

 the company obtained by the Leo Nies- 

 sen Co., of Philadelphia. Mr. Bogart 

 formerlv was owner of the Greensboro 



Bride's Bouquet of Cattleyas, Gardenias and Valley, by S. A. Anderson, Buffalo. 



Floral Co. and under his management 

 a splendid business was built up. Ow- 

 ing to other business matters, however, 

 which demanded much of his time, he 

 recently sold the Greensboro Floral Co. 

 to S. N. Griffith and J. F. Stutts. It 

 was to protect himself for deferred 

 payments, some of which were past due, 

 that Mr. Bogart filed application for 

 a receiver. The business, it is under- 

 stood, will be continued under the re- 

 ceivership and it is probable that a 

 reorganization will be perfected. 



IBISES, OLD AND NEW. 



Some Old Favoiltes. 



When you see a vast field of irises, 

 hundreds of thousands of them in full 

 bloom, each vying with the others to 

 see which can be arrayed in the most 

 gorgeous robes, there is a bewildering 

 fascination that is present nowhere 

 else. 



The old favorites are resplendent 

 with bloom. Black Prince, which has 

 held undisputed possession of the name 

 for twenty years, is a marvel of splen- 

 dor. It is rich purple, with a glisten- 

 ing sheen, and bears great masses of 

 bloom. It is the earliest of the German 

 family. 



Next comes Florentina alba, from 

 which is obtained the orris root of 



commerce, used in the manufacture- of 

 delicate toilet powders. 



Then comes the stately Mme. 

 Chereau, ivory white, fringed with blue. 



Queen of May is pink, and marvelous 

 in" its'berfuty. 



We must not forget the fragrance of 

 the iris. Floods of rich perfume float 

 over the fields. 



Some Newer Varieties. 



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Among the newer sorts we note 

 Dorothea, intermediate in the time of 

 blooming, a sweet, open-faced flower. 

 The petals, instead of being upright, 

 droop like those of the Japanese fam- 

 ily. This is a charming flower and is 

 in bloom a long time. It flowered in 

 the first part of May this year. In 

 color it is porcelain white, tinged with 

 lilac; the bases of the petals are beau- 

 tifully veined with purple. This va- 

 riety is still quite rare and brings a 

 high price in England. 



I. macrantha is from Asia Minor and 

 is the largest of all. It is a rich pur- 

 ple, with immense petals, as large as a 

 lady's hand. 



Loreley is a fine, large flower. Its 

 standards are light yellow; the falls are 

 ultramarine blue, with a rich border. 

 The petals are dotted and sprinkled in 

 a most charming manner. 



Monsignor heads the list for glowing 

 splendor. The standards are rich, 



