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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



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Table Center-piece of Violets and Roses, 



.|i|ii':n~^. till' :i:\- siic-lioii will 'lr;i\\ llic 

 ilniiir ill. slinwiu^ iicccssily vi' |);i1i-lii ii^'. 

 The best iii:ilt'r:;il is .•isln'stns. t'itlin' wi't 

 •r (li\'. ;is it allows lUr soiiio i\\|i;iiisi(iii 

 :iii(l cunt r;i(ti()ii iiini is easily apiilicd. 

 I'ldiits slidiiM lie tliiu-dimiily cxaiiiiiKMl, 

 .■ilso the sindko coinicM'tidii. No air shoul'l 

 t..MVo •icccss to tlie bdilor cxfi'jit throuj;li 

 rlif (Irnl't liolos regulalod liy the d|ierat()r. 



FlIKIt \VlM>AIIl.I,ER. 



CHRISTMAS CENTERPIECES. 



It is (liflic'ult to escape the searlet, 

 v'hite and tureen foi* the winter lioliday 

 -eascii. nor does one care to (hi so. 'I'hese 



• olors st^oin to suggest Cliristtnas most 

 happily, and in onr caiuie design we are 

 using poinsettias, Pajier Wliile nareissi, 

 and green. 'l'!ie arrangement is simple 

 < nougli for an every day talile, an<l also 



• apable of elalioratidn. I"ill t li(> eanoe 

 with sphagnum and stem the flowers 

 i'askct style or set in low dishes of 

 water, held in place by sphagnum packed 

 in snugly. If desired, tlie liowers can 

 be used longer stemmed, dr tiie canoe 

 I an bo suspended from a chandelier over 

 the center of the table, to witiiin six 



inciies d|' llie clcitli. and the IImwcts al- 

 Idwed td ditidp iiiiicli iiKire di'i-i(|edly than 

 is ^hd\\ II ill the jiict iii-e. 



i'ajier Wiiiies ;ire es|iecially pretty 

 with iii"diiiiii <i/c |idi iiset t ias. ;iiii| li\- 

 tile 'xvriy, l;irger pdi nset t i;is than these 

 should not be used in a lew deccjrat i<iii. 

 ?is they Iddk too blunt when cut slidit. 

 *'ut the narcissi ditVerent lengtiis, frem 

 two dr three iiiciies to almost natural 

 length stem. T.et tliein '"idp'' the group, 

 as lighter ciders usually should do. ('iit 

 the edge of tlie canoe with a few d\(>r- 

 hangiiig clusters of bdth kinds of tlow- 

 ers ami ;m occasion.il spray of green, 

 ho iidt mix the (lowers or the coloring 

 "■vitiidiit I'laii. Mass each separately and 

 blend t'asily in their lines, one into tin- 

 othei'. After filling generciusly but not 

 with a view to working otV stock, draw 

 a \o. 12 sc.-irlet ribbdii through from 

 diie end to the ether and ;ittacli two nr 

 three (lirislmas bells td either etid as 

 shduii in the smaller illustration. 



Th<> larger study is a more delicate 

 one, but ei|ually suitable fer ;i daylight 

 • liiiiier table. Arrange a hrii.ad liand or 

 sash df \id|ets l.-iid Idoselv but chiselv 



•■ei'd--. the l;;i,|( d i:i :^i .li.i I ly between I i\ n 



cdiiK r-. i;iidi|e|| 1,, iiiake ilie c(ddr etVect 



-"bd iv -..^v.-iiN ill ihi- s( hciiic, and the 



bid;i.l. !■ the bctici. S,.|, ri i,,.,.s similar 

 I" ilic cmIi.i- ni' I. .-I I I,. I r,,jl dr < hatenav 

 •■iiid till 1 he ld\ 111^ c'lji av illust rale<l. 



I'iie si.-diid feature df ihi^ decoration 

 is the garla.iid ef le^es di' III.' same va- 

 liet}- as tlidse ill the cup draun through 

 the handles ot the ld\iim- cup, and spend- 



illi: Itsell' .-It either end llpdil the vidlet 



-a-li. The 1(1^,- :ir,. ni,,st e.-i^ily placed 

 diie .-ii ;i time and t';i-teni'd in place with 

 1 he finest v\ ire .It hand. 



This devi^n inii^hf be worked out with 

 iiiiiiieiciis diher r<,\,,[- cd 1 11 b iua t loHS, but 



ihe iiidle cdlilia^t between the color of 



the ^;i-h ami the thiwers in the Clip, the 

 iiidie ceii;ii,dv will the arrangement be- 

 cdiee -I distinct .-Mid .attractive scheme. 



(icRTKi'UE Blair. 



< iiMox. JA. (has. (J.allcntine has 

 iie,ii'l\ cdin|deted Ills new rani,r(i cif <Teen- 



l|d|lSe> 



Sm.v.isi:. X. ^. p. c. Campbell, 

 aside iiutn hi> trade interests, is the local 

 base hall iiia,'4ii;ite. 



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A Christmas Dinner-table Center-piece in Red and White. 



