Makchi -^U, 190C. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J291 



Thos. Roland's Group of Pot Roses at the Boston Exhibition. 



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THE RETAIL 





FLORIST, 



OLD-FASHIONED BOUQUETS. 



We arc ie<|uiic(l, nlmost in spite of 

 our>«olvos, to make olil-t'ashioncd Ixiuiiucts 

 for favors, jirizes, oU-., tlifsc liays, aiul 

 siiu'O do it Wi' iiiiist. li'i tlir |ini(iuct 

 be soinowiiat iiKHlcrni/nl. A Imiirii dt' 

 \"io]('ts with a Ininli'r nt' wliitc i-ai-na- 

 tions, fiiiislicil \\it!i a snuirt cliitVini Ixiw 

 close under tiio llowers and ^prcail out 

 flat .•il'ter llic style of :i li(m<|iii't liuldcr 

 or trilled ariitind, is Ii.-uely .idiaissiliie. 

 Tlie host tliat i-aii lie said :ihnut a rose 

 bol)hin<j; up tiirou^li ilie e.-ntcr of a 

 buii<di of \ inlets is tliat it IS Miuev and 

 cute. 



I^iue and white is cailid fur (ini(> in 

 a while an<l is dilhcult i<> supply in 

 iltiwers, rineraiias aii<l l>utr|i hyacint lis 

 beini;' al'out tin' unly a\ailali|e material 

 at llii.s season. l'"iir cenlerpiere-^ or h.'is- 

 ket work u'^e the plants in anioUL.'' the 

 vut llowers. A iilne cineriM ia er 1 'utdi 

 liy;eiiitli find< an excellent setting in a 

 .grnup of nareis^i, wliii.' .ir \el!. ■'.'.. 



'I'll help oiii the la.-k ni' Mi"- Ih.wers 

 h;i\e in vitock smne blue rililh.n ai,d b;is- 

 ke?v The ;idjust;di|e kih'! tei- t.ahle 

 deeiiiatiun ran he had in a -I't't lilui'. 

 l-"ili with lily of the \;iilev and adiantuin. 

 I'liJ.r tlie baskets on the lai-le si reteh 

 a band oi' sa-h libbon t;. niatii; t lie Pas- 

 k(?t. ami emi'i'oider the .ai(|- wiiii a few 

 Sprax- oi \alle\- ■-i-attercd a!no|r;_'. v,,\, nn 

 T' 'I' i< I , snnie ot t le; adiaiit am. 



Lasting Centerpieces. 



(■)ne ult.n has rail- l. r a .nt.apie-i-e 

 v.liieii will ia-l Ii'i' iwi. alVaii-. and, to 

 pre.'-ent a< ;^ii:m| an aiipe.aram-e the 

 second day as tlic lir^i, should I"' iiuulc 

 af j'lant-'. A pmk and L:reen piecp con- 

 tained ;i la !•;.■(' |.:in of li;iht pink IHiteli 

 iiy.acinths for a icnler .and idi.aidutii 

 plant- remi:\id troiu the jiofs li.ankeil 

 arotunl .ami tipped percept ihly tow.ards 

 the n>it-ide ci|'_;c. An ordinary wire cen- 

 terpiece wa- li-i d. lined with 1 ^\ o jilies 



ot' I'ol I i ll'-ii le .and co\ ei'cd on t ia' oiil 



.side with .another thickness to prevent 

 .any scr.atchin'4 of a jiolishi'd t.alile. 

 Splia'^nnm w.as jiacked idosely .aronml 

 the plants to Ind.l in place. Adianlnm- 

 were tipjii'd f ,a r enoULlh oat to allou the 

 lower froiels to ri ^d ujion the table. \\\y 

 s|pmIs betwt'iai the pl.ants ^liowine 

 -pliaL;num were co\ercd with (anmmm 

 lerns laid Hat ami well -piiidvhd. If 

 ele.-ims of tin t'oil .tppear .aaeiii-.; ilie 

 erecn, ran a thin slriiiL:' of -mil,a\ 

 aronml I lie cd^ie iiiiilei' the t'crii I'lipiicl-. 



( d:i;ri;rin: I'.i \ii;. 

 THE IDEAL SALESMAN. 



lAn c-sjy li> Aiin.i ti. S:iu'.cr wi;!, .1. M 

 Sii;cl\, .VurciM, III., .-iiniiiii l.-,| ill III'' iccfiit 

 jiri 'c ciiiii|iia ii imi i 



'I'liere is scarcciv .a bn-iiii-s npcnin^ 

 toda.\' thai docs not present, an o\ci 

 cii.w ih d coadii loM to yi.iiiiu^ [MM. [lie 

 han m-hiUL;' out in !i I'c. In \ ie\\ o t ! ii is 

 lacl. there i-, milv nia' wa\ to he masd |- 

 '.ft he sit mat ioii. th.at i- t,. be ma-l.'r "t' 

 \iiiir iirol'ession, be ideal. It ma' jdans 

 to be a sieiio^r.a jii.er. ;i le.achei-, a [ihar- 

 mac\- (Ii'ik 'ir .architect, lie -a s < ii liiai- 

 -elf: ''Tli.at means .a c.ille;^.' c a;( .'H ina. 

 imi if 1 take tlial i'lb ii|i at lie iho i-i '-, 

 wh\', 1 can -ell I .a in.a t i'li'S ,aml •_e:aiiiMm< 

 >\ ii hont any t r;i iiiint; ! 



This common o|iiiii":', is .le. ide.ily a 



n.ata'OW \ icW .if the Pl-c.-ld Sc.rJ'C nl' H-e. 



I'idne-s whicli cnaie- witliin flie ranee , , i' 

 the ale.al -ale-:ii.an "r -a h'-w em.a n. the nn.' 

 wlio can pro\(' Id-, of tn'r iiiwaln.able 

 Worth to the empj^i\er. The mere ijnei 

 ill'.; of jirices. th(> cut -hurt ' ' \ es " ' .ai.d 

 ■•no.'' ''li.axeii'r e.'t ihem,'' ••oaf "f 



season,'' ai'e too nlten e\ iif-nce-- III' tl'i- 



nnii.amed .and liii-kille.j .1. ih. np.' ma-t 

 be tlioroiiehly Ll'.'oumled in ^nod bu-im-- 

 princi|ples and ■mii'-t l,.a\e a tlierniieh 

 know hdi'^e ol' iii.anl\Mal in '.^iiaial iii n' 

 der to meet the cii-I.ime|-' \.-iMei| l.aii. le- 



aii'l • ' not ions ' ' w it li [icrferl courtesy ami 

 tia--ine-s tact. 



In the fir-t place, one -hoidd havo served 

 .mt hi< .a|i|irent icc-hiii. le.aiauii;,' the de- 

 'ails o| the lin-iiie<- ' " t'loin A to Z" 

 Ml a model i'-1;(bl]-liment, where stra-t 

 rales 'it' |ii-ii'iipi neS'^ ;ind ecenoiny, neat- 

 ne-s .Hid older aie [iracticed until tlie.v 

 Peiiim ■ infallible trait- l.\ I'orci! of habit. 

 I iili i\ ale t he ta<te 1 er tior.al arranm'- 

 meiit and pr.a'-ii.e n .at every (ipjior- 

 Miiiit\. ,\ie.aniiaie a Imviness course 

 ma-' CI, me in. it' ii h.as to bo taken 

 iii._.ai-. I'or a kiee\ li'l;;e of comtnerid.al 



\;,\\ and boeUkec|.||m I< boiilld to jil'ove 



lielj.fiil. I,'ee;i rdini: llie ndations b,e- 

 iwe'ii the eni|ihi\er aiid his ideal lie||M'r, 

 laeie -hnnld lie ill ilic lirsl placc. i-onti- 

 '|eii'-e. w hich im an- "ii t he one h.aml la^- 

 -jiei. and ell the niher, the trust ot' your 

 . ni|ihi\er ihal no m.aller wh.at tlie cast! 



m.a\ be. in his [,re-elice or ,aii-ence. yiiu 



\\\\\ -i.:ii-e no . fl'mi te 'j^iVf his cnslomei-s 

 I- well as him-e'i', t'.aii'. si|ii.are de.alin^r. 



l! i- In lie linpeil th.at the employer 

 ha- le.-Mih'd th.at i» docs not jiay, in f.act 



I- a |i Hir illVestmeiil . In rei|uire e\ce-S 



,,l' ■v^,,|k or t'lo hiii'4 hour^. both of which 

 niilii \oii t'or eiii ha-i.ast ic and hich ^rade 

 W'.ik. in \\hicli \en can be .a credit both 

 111 \ iia r enijdi '\ er a ml yon rsel l'. 



■fliere -hoiild be :i cemi-e nndei'vland- 

 !ic_; ol v.mr duties .'ind ol iji^at ii in<. of 

 the tim.' -che.liil" and o\er[i:iy t'"r o\ei- 

 ! ' III I -. \ ,a I \ i ii'_:' ' 1 1 c mil -1 .a tc I - m a-t a I' e|- 



1 he 'undi I iell- ill 'ill] el' lit -il 1 I .a I UillS, 



I'lit 1 -le mm e 'Il hiiiie I h' ride- '-ati he. the 



I' -- I il<.l\ t '1 create II I'l ii'ii c, Il i'h may 



,1!'! 11, -■ ri'Mi- t loiil h . In c:i-.- ',f mi-.- 



' ii'i' l-i a m lilt.'' rallmr t ,a I k Me- m;itt'-r 



" . . I A i 1 li 1 1 m|il'iyer ; h, a ,i l|o\'> a 



w I'll!'.; 1 . 1 -ai' 111 h |er pit " P i' i , i i ■ -<. ( 'ii it i - 

 ■ ,; '■ 1 ill' ha I'l' V t':i''a I' V "t .;' t ! inLT "i; 

 ',\ i ' i I '. er\ "II'' a I 'eat .'i" I. I,'''i' , ai' 'cr \-. m 

 iia '. ' ■■ oil r 1 e.\ n peel! i i.'i lai :'■-. -• ' tU'W "t 

 ' I r !' 1-1 1 hem 111 'ii hei -. I',' 1 i.e |:,a '■ 

 •"■'!.. r rat la r t han t ',e I'aalt lie I'l- f '-■ 

 m 1' !i ['|e.a-a lit. r a i.-j 'jiiil , .a- .a- v i l' y ai 

 w dl Mi-t fa II int. till' a.a''i; 



I 1 rii-t ii" "lie \', ill im I'l'te e^'it i-ai 

 t" ",ir -ey it' I ,a--ert that a Iml;. ina^' 



pI'iX e h'-r > \'-ei|e||r ',■.,,> •)] I'l II,,' ll'i'vi'i- 

 -tele 'I'he II.i l-t i lap'irt a II ' l'' 1 * ill'-: if 



I h'' w "I k a [ipe'i I ^1 r.iiiLfl V I ' h'l !,a' .i r.a I 

 -' 1. e , 1 1 ! he 1 'ca 'it 1 I'll I a la 1 a I i I - ; m. c, in h- 

 -ic' ha- 'he I la 1 i''ii'-e .'i i,. I h" .' ii i, 1. 1 

 w oik r"it the thine ill |ia I.' ! I ' i! ; ler- 

 !'■ '-t am. .\ liir 'it -' \ !'■. .a 'I i i M >■ teia-ll 

 hei '■ I III I 1 h. I e, '_; n, '' ,-\ |, Il III . . I i 1,1 r I 'le-;- 



