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January 2, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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wreath, say an 18-inch frame or larger, 

 then it is a good plan to wire two leaves 

 to one pick. Pick up two leaves, pref- 

 erably of different sizes, place the small 

 leaf upon the larger, but of course pro- 

 jecting out over it several inches; then 

 with your knife cut the stems off evenly 

 about one inch long, or below the large 

 leaf, and wire the two to the toothpick. 

 By making the wreath of leaves stemmed 

 in this manner you will procure a much 

 more airy effect. Many florists shine 

 the galax leaves with oil, but in my es- 

 timation this gives them too much of an 

 artificial appearance. 



Galax and Flowers. I 



"When your order calls for a galax' 

 wreath with flowers you make the wrfeath , 

 in about the same way, leaving a space 

 for the flowers at one side. A good plan 

 is to start the leaves at one place and; 

 work in each direction and, as you draw 

 near to the side opposite your starting 

 point, leave a space about one-quarter 

 the size of the wreath. Of course, the 

 moss must be covered with leaves laid 

 flat. 



Before going any farther, let us just 

 size up the different flowers that will go 

 well with galax leaves. We will consider 

 the bronze leaves first, as these are used 

 most. With these lavender or purple 

 flowers, red roses or crimson carnations, 

 roses of the Sunrise type, white flowers 

 of any kind, or the brown or bronze 

 types of mums, go nicely. With the 

 green, of course, almost any flower will 

 harmonize nicely, but I prefer pink or 

 white. You can also use a combination 

 of flowers to good advantage. Bichmond 

 roses and vaBey, for instance, make a 

 very pleasing combination, with Aspara- 

 gus plumosus or adiantum for green. 



When the leaves are in place, first 

 pin a few sprays of the green on the 

 space left for the flowers; have an extra 

 fine spray lying over the leaves on each 

 side. Then stem some of the more open 

 roses and stick them in between the 

 green; the tighter flowers should be on 

 longer stems and should extend a little 

 over the tops of the leaves. The valley 

 should be stemmed and arranged loose- 

 ly in between the roses, along with some 

 of the valley foliage. Now, there are 

 many ways of arranging these same fiow- 

 ers on a galax wreath. For instance, in- 

 stead of arranging the lily of the valley 

 in between the roses, have each flower 

 separate; that is, the roses on one side 

 and the valley on the other; this makes 

 a very pretty effect. Another pretty 

 scheme is to face the flowers all to one 

 end. Beginning with a few flowers at 

 one end of the space, you keep spread- 

 ing out until you end up in a bunch at 

 the other end; then tie a bow of rib- 

 bon at the finish, tying the bow cross- 

 wise. The galax wreath in the illustra- 

 tion 13 of this style. 



You can elaborate on these wreaths by 

 using some cycas in between the flowers, 

 but 1 prefer the galax alone with the 

 flowers. 



Ivy leaves are used in much the same 

 way as the galax leaves; in fact, they 

 make a more artistic wreath, but, of 

 course would cost more. The ivy leaves 

 should be cleaned with a piece of cot- 

 ton batting and a little sweet oil before 

 using. Use just enough of the oil to 

 procure a dull gloss. H g 



THE SHOW WINDOW. 



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 he at the hand of the retail florist, none 



Wreath of Galax^ Lilies and White Carnations. 



is more effective than the proper use of 

 the show window. An attractive display 

 frequently changed is an asset for any 

 florist who is located on a generally 

 traveled thoroughfare. Not only should 

 artistic displays be made, but also sea- 

 sonable and special ones, which will 

 prove probably the most effective of them 

 all, as in the illustration on page 6, 

 which is from the photograph of the 

 Hallowe 'en window at the store of Joseph 

 H. Seaman & Co., Washington, Pa. Oak 

 leaves, cornstajks, pumpkins and apples 

 were used, with mums and roses. The 

 little faces in the front were light with 

 small electric globes and altogether it 

 made not only an attractive but a busi- 

 ness-getting window. Mr. Philips, the 

 decorator, who is a member of the firm, 

 is shown in the picture. 



GREEN GOODS IN CALIFORNIA. 



The demand that has been created by 

 the public love for green goods in and 

 around San I'rancisco has induced many 

 of the retailers to devote a considerable 

 space of their stores and a goodly por- 

 tion of their time to handling the vari- 

 ous phases of it. Several years ago no 

 dealer would think of handling some of 

 the articles that are now looked on as 

 perfectly consistent with a well regu- 

 lated business. 



Even Christmas trees, long looked on 

 as a rather cheap adjunct, are now reg- 

 ularly enrolled among the Christmas as- 

 sets and these furnish not a little to the 

 pecuniary success of the season. 



Eodwood wreaths in large bunches, 



sold by the out-of-town green goods men, 

 are largely bought up by the public, who 

 until the last year or two only expected 

 to find them on sale by the hucksters or 

 in some vacant store improvised for the 

 holiday trade. Garland of the same ma- 

 terial has been used lavishly in the dec- 

 oration of stores and homes and the flo- 

 rists have been called on to supply the 

 bulk of it, either directly or through 

 sonic of the country dealers. 



But the California redberry is the 

 kingpin of all the Christmas goods and 

 it is almost incredible what quantities 

 are disposed of. Ten years ago such an 

 article was never thought of and when 

 one of our leading dealers told me that 

 he had handled over forty tons during 

 one week of this winter's holidays, it 

 gave an idea of what this trade amounts 

 to. Formerly these were also handled by 

 small boys and hucksters, but all the 

 dealers now devote considerable space 

 and time to them. They are of extra 

 quality this season and the public taste 

 has become so well educated even with 

 reference to this article that only the- 

 largest and brightest colored are consid- 

 ered worth handling. 



Madrone berries have been used to a 

 pertain extent in large decorations, where 

 they can be used to some advantage, but 

 for small bunches they have to take sec- 

 ond place. They do not keep as well as 

 the ordinary redberry. 



Huckleberry has taken the place of 

 almost everything in the way of a cheap 

 green decoration in the vicinity of San 

 Francisco and thousands of bunches of 



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