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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Si;i'ti:miiku L'1». IIHM. 



lint if your soil will grow tlieiu as does 

 JaiiU'stowii, then a siiifjle spocinifii is 

 yraiid ciiougli. 



I think why we so ut'ti'ii see this hy- 

 ilraiigea stunted or straggling is that we 

 siinply starve it, both for food and water. 

 All the hydrangeas, as their name im- 

 plies, are heavy drinkers and the soil, 

 unless naturally ricli and on gravel, 

 slinuld Im' liberally supplied with manure 

 at jdaiiting time and every spring a 



heavy mulch s[>read ar(unid the surface. 

 One other point. Every s]iring prune 

 back all last year's growtli to tliree or 

 four eyes. As they had iHi" l)elow zero 

 in Jam(stown last winter, tiiis Japanese 

 shrub or dwarf troe is not \(>ry tender 

 and then, again, you may say its bloom- 

 ing seasoji extends from the end of 

 .Iidy until winter snows give it a shel- 

 tering blanket of the "beautiful." 



Wm. Scott. 



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DECORATIVE SCHEMES. 



Pillar Decorations. 



Among the separate architectural fea- 

 tures that form a part of a floral dec- 

 oration as a whole are mantels, mir- 

 rors, staircases, doorways, chandeliers, 

 arches, pillars, windows, walls and 

 ceilings. While a decoration as a 

 whole should be connected and uni 

 form, it is much easier, both for illus- 

 trative and descriptive purposes, to 

 treat each feature separately. The il- 

 lustration for today is a small detail 

 of a wedding decoration, the mantel 

 and mirror portion of which were pre 

 seated in the Review some time last 

 year and treated under the subject of 

 "Drapery Studies." This pillar was 

 feme distance in front of a mantel in 

 front of which the bridal jiarty stood. 



.\s is easily seen, the only decoration 

 attem])te(l fcir the jiillar is a smilax 

 garland, the main part of which con- 

 sisted of three strings of smilax sejia 

 rated at the heavv ends so as to make 

 tlie garland iiearl\' uniform in thick 

 ness. In slujrt. we have one long 

 string of smilax (-(pial in length to 

 three ordinary strings. Fasten with 

 tiny wire wrappings easily concealed 

 among the foliage. At the point where 

 the first two strings come together at- 

 tJich the heavy end of a third string 

 for a side garland, and a little lower 

 down attach a second branch garland. 

 Fasten tlie upper en<l of th<' main gar 

 land to the middle of a wire long 

 i-nough to encircle the top of the jiillar 

 two or three times. Wrai> and tie the 

 wire tight enough to hold the garland 

 around the pillar, but not tight enough 

 to scratch its finish. One ought to be 

 careful of these wire ends. In most 

 <-aHes they should be gotten out of 

 si^ht. but here it is best to let them 

 project outwanl from the pillar, as 

 lifing so high up as to be out of sight 

 and harmless. 



Start the main garland downward 

 ;is is shown on the right side of the a<- 

 cumjianying illustration. When more than 

 one-third of the way down, direct in a 

 lurve across the front of the jiillar, 

 thence back aroimd the opposite side 

 to a point immediately under the first 

 turn: then let the end of the garland 

 fall to the floor easily toward the left. 

 ( >f course the garland will hold itself 

 in place to the last jioint from which 

 it falls to the floor. Attach here one 

 end of a )iiece of No. 30 wire about a 



foot long; wrap in under the foliage. 

 (Jarry the wire straight across the pil- 

 lar t,o the left until it strikes a point 

 on the lower branch garland as it 

 hangs. Attach it at the most conven- 

 ient point and fasten the wire. Cover 

 this last wire with a little spray of 

 smilax. Train the upper liranch gar- 



Smilax on a Pillar. 



land similarly on the other side of the 

 Jiillar, a!ul the whole web will hang 

 together of itself. Here and there on 

 the main garland pull out a delicate 

 apray and catch it somewhere around 

 the pillar. Let the most of this be 

 done toward the upper part. Occa- 

 sionally allow a loose spray to fall 

 where it will. 



It will.be noted that the toii of the 

 garland is started below the capital. 

 This is usually the most ornamental 

 part of the pillar, where the design 

 shows much of the architect's skill. 

 Do not cover this up. Let the tempo- 

 rary decorations rather catch the idea 

 of the architect and carry out the lines 

 of design instead of proceeding inde- 

 pendently. The draperies to the right, 

 left and back of the column in this 

 illustration are the connecting lines of 

 the rest of the decoration, and do not 

 belong to the pillar design especially. 



W'here the heavy part of the decora- 

 tion is at the bottom of the pillar and 

 becomes lighter as the top is reached, 

 good use can be made of galax. Braid 

 the stems of galax leaves in a single 

 strand, having the leaves touch, base 

 to lip. Fasten the tip end of the gar 

 land around the base of the pillar in 

 the same way as the smilax garland 

 was fastened at tlic top of the other 

 ]iillar. Start the garland around the 

 pillar, the first circle being made close 

 to the floor. Continue wrapping, cov- 

 ering the surface of the jdllar solidly 

 till about one-half of the height is 

 reached. Make the next round slight- 

 ly apart, and continue widening the 

 distance toward the top. Bronze galax 

 leaves or green would do just as well. 

 W"ith this decoration also there need 

 be no tacking or scratching. 



Garlands of one kind or another 

 seem to be the most natural pillar dec 

 orations, but where there is space to 

 spare blooming plants or a circular 

 bank of long-stemmed flowers, ferns or 

 other foliage may be employed to ad- 

 vantage. Kill in the bank with sphag 

 num, stem the flowers and foliage, as 

 is done for a basket, and insert the 

 longer, stiffer stems up against the sur- 

 face of the pillar all around. Set the 

 shorter stems and the drooping flowers 

 around the outside. If the tall ones 

 are disposed to drooji very much, tie 

 around the pillar with wire, as was done 

 with the garlands. In order to make a 

 good disfilay the banking should be 

 run up three or four feet. Use no 

 trimmings at the top of tht> pillar for 

 such a decoration as this. 



Gertrude Bi.aii:. 



FLOWERS BY TELEGRAPH. 



Put a neat sign in your window: "Fu- 

 neral or gift flowers delivered by tele- 

 graph anywhere in the United States." 

 When you have taken an order refer to 

 the page of "Leading Retail Florists" 

 in the Review and select a man to whom 

 to telegraph the order. You will find it 

 a very satisfactory source of new busi- 

 ness. 



Bradkohi). III. — ]Mrs. TI. B. Blaisdell 

 & Son send their patrons a very neat 

 blotter wliich they evidently find a good 

 business bringer. 



RiK KFORD. III. — Leonard Lawson, an 

 employe at the Edward Dempsey & Co. 

 grceidiouse. stepped on a rusty nail Sep- 

 tember 2.3. which penetrateci his foot 

 and his cdndition is now alarming. 



