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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



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part of \vlii<li was covered witli aspara 

 <>'us and clirysnntlicimuus. Mr. Hall uot 

 only secured a prize on it, but lie created 

 public coniiiient to a very considerable 

 value by \irtue of so lart^e a piece, of 

 so unusual a character and so well exe- 

 cuted. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



Jt is di It'll neeessary or convenient to 

 display Two difl'erent kimls of stock in 

 a Aviudow at one tune. If iiy any means 

 the coloriii}^ and habits of jjrowth can 

 be blended and jilaced in their proper 

 relation, all well and y;ood ; if not. call 

 <^li tlie iiio])osed fonibination. 



Once in a while one is caught with :oo 

 many violets. iJather than set them in 

 vases in rows in the window, stem into 

 jxroujis as f<ir basket work. Make a bed 

 I if pphaLinuiii three or four inches deep 

 in the window. < 'over with some kind 

 '>! sofr ;j;ret'n .-iiid .s]n-inkle. Dot the 

 stemmed violets over the space in tri- 

 angular shape, occupying the front se<-- 

 lion of the window. A mirror or mir- 

 rors for a deception will greatly aid in 

 a low window arrangement like this, 

 liack of the violet triangle, but close 

 against it. gioiip Boston ferns or one 

 kind of blooming plants, which should 

 be quite tall in comparison to the vio- 

 lets. 



In one case Hcrmosa rose plants af- 

 forded a jdeasing background for the 

 violets, as well as displayed the plants 

 themselves. There was close harmony 

 in color between the soft pink of the 

 Hermosa roses and the blue of the vio- 

 lets, ano a decided difTercnce in grow- 

 ing habits of the violets and rose plants, 

 which was properly inuicated by the vio- 

 lets being grouped low at the foot of 

 the tall roses. The sharp lines of the 

 triangles formed by each group of 

 [dants were broken sutficiently by the 

 cvcrhanging branches of the roses, which 

 iiere and there fell dose over the violets, 

 while some other plants, like Dutch 

 liyacinths or lOastcr lilies, would havo 

 ~tood like soldiers in the ranks and the 

 triangular effect would have appeared 

 too jii.athcinatical. 



A ;<w people still cling to the idea 

 that in decorating, the fireplace should 

 bo attacked and jammed full of palms 

 which have done nothing deserving of 

 sucii treatment. Don "t waste any good 

 material on a grate unless it is un- 

 sightly, ill which c:ise a little wild smi- 

 lax or some cured birch sprays will make 

 a better screen than a <l')7en palms 

 crowded together. A fireplace doesn 't 

 show any tiimmiiiL; ;ifter a company of 

 pco[)le aie gathered in the room. 



It is .snrpri.sing to wh.at extent eare- 

 1, --.nev- or seltisliiH-.s will .allow a por- 

 -oii who calls hiiiisclt' a decoratiu^ to de- 

 faci^ \vriridwork. vall^ ami floors. The 

 att'-i rl'l'rct is not nnly to the discredit 

 (t ?l.c ;:iiilty j.crson. but to the wliolo 

 cr;i!' as n>li. I'laiits, ])lant stan<ls and 

 \asc- .arc often hauled over polished 

 fhiors and agaiii'-t wr.odwork without a 

 rhoii!.dit rif th<j d.-im.age being done. 

 Tacks or nails should never be put in 

 the face of wooilwfiik, except by direct 

 orders from the owner. If one cannot 

 suspcnil tlie decorative material from 

 the top or sides of woodwork, where it 

 i- permissible to put nails and tacks, 

 he ha? yet lo enter the primary class of 

 deroratin''. It makes one sorrv to see 



licaiitifiil walls and fiuishiug.s so reck- 

 lessly defaced. 



A funeral spray one can enjoy in the 

 iiiakiiiii is a large one of Murillo tulips 

 well o|>cii. with Spu'a.-a (iladstone and 

 plenty of Asparagus 8prengeri. The 

 tie. if any is usihI. may bo a loose, 

 llulfy bow (if ]ilain light green chiffon. 



Anotlid creation in pink is the union 

 ot' (iolden (iati' and ('hatenay roses, the 

 latter full Mown, with Asparagus pliiino- 

 sus and tie uf eiiibroiileied pink chilfon. 



Anything wliii-li one tiioroiighly enjoy.s 

 when making is ahiiosi sure to ha\i' the 

 necessary luiicli nt' life to jili'ase the 

 cii-^iciKier. ( ii:i;Ti;riiK I-Slmi;. 



THE ELK'S HEAD. 



The accompanying illustration is fidin 

 a photograjih of a pii/.ew inning design 

 made by ( liarles M. Hall, id' Knnis, 

 Tex. Ir was one of tlie notable fea- 

 tures of the exhibitions in tlie southwest 

 last fall. The lio.ly ..f tiie design was 

 iiuule with whit( carnations. It was se- 

 ciii'ed to a pl;H|Ut on an easel, the upper 



AZALEA FIREFLY. 



The illustration opposite is from 

 a group of Azalea Firefly, photographed 

 at E. McMulkin 's, Boston, just after 

 Christmas. These are the leavings of 

 the stock and uot offered as good ex 

 aniples of the plant which has attained 

 so great a measure of popularity in 

 the Boston stores the past season or two, 

 but rather to show the habit of growth 

 and character of the material with which 

 such satisfactory results are obtained by 

 the skillful plant decorators. 



Plants seen are i)rincipally grown in 

 G-iiich ])ots, although occasional i^yra- 

 inidal-trained ones of larger size are 

 noted. The flowers are smaller than in 

 the regular A. Indica section, rosy in 

 color, a very desirable shade for the holi- 

 days. The plant in habit closely resem- 

 bles the well known A. amoena, which 

 latter is hardy in Massachusetts even 

 after very severe winters, it evidently 

 has a considerable proportion of amoena 

 blood in it. It can be forced into bloom 

 for Christmas as readily as any other 

 azalea. 



ScuKNKCTADV, ,\. Y. — J. E. Feltiiousen 

 has returned from Dunedin, Fla., where 

 he lias sjient the winter. 



Premium-Winning Elk's Head by C. M. Hall, Ennis, Tex. 



