Mat 28, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



THE GIRL AND THE PEONIES. 



This is peony season, and all the re- 

 tail florists are making liberal use of 

 this showy flower. The accompanying 

 illustration is a portrait of Miss Beba 

 McNamara, the retail florist at Omaha. 

 The photograph was made at the home 

 of J. F. Eosenfield, at West Point, Neb., 

 about ten days ago and shows Miss Mc- 

 Namara with her arms full of the Mme. 

 Lebon peony, a beautiful, brilliant cherry 

 red flower and one of the early bloom- 

 ing sorts. Miss McNamara thinks there 

 is no flower, unless it is the chrysanthe- 

 mum, which is the equal of the peony 

 for bold decorative effects, and she uses 

 the peony extensively in her spring wed- 

 ding work. Mr. Rosenfield says the 

 peonies have been making rapid progress 

 in the latter part of May, but that many 

 of the buds were destroyed by frost at 

 the end of April. Both Miss McNamara 

 and Mr. Rosenfield agree that spring 

 trade was excellent, with a prospect of 

 first-class business through June, and 

 Mr. Rosenfield says the popularity of 

 the peony is only at a beginning; many 

 orders already are being booked for 

 plants for fall delivery. 



WEDDING LUCK. 



Every few days the florist is asked 

 what "luck" goes with a wedding in a 

 certain month. George C. Baker says 

 printing such matter on a retail adver- 

 tisement insures the circular a reading, 

 80 here you are: 



Marry when the year Is new, 

 Always loving, kind and true. 



When February birds do mate. 

 Yon may w«d. nor dread your fate. 

 If you marry when March winds blow. 

 Joy and sorrow both you'll know. 

 Marry in April when you can, 

 Joy for maiden and for man. 

 Marry In the month of May, 

 You win surely rue the day. 

 Marry when June roses blow. 

 Oyer land and sea you'll go. 

 They who In July do wed, 

 Must labor always for their bread. 



All who wed In August be. 

 Many a change are sure to see. 

 Marry In September's shine. 

 Your living will be rich and fine. 

 If in October you do marry. 

 Love will come, but riches tarry. 

 If you wed in bleak November, 

 Only joy will come, remember. 

 When December's snows fall fast, 

 If you marry, love will last. 



It will be noted that the author of 

 these brilliant and prophetic lines was 

 careful to see. that something pleasant 

 was in prospect for all save those who 

 wed in July and August, when the flo- 

 rist is on his vacation. 



FUNERAL WORK. 



Odd Fellow Designs. 



The main feature in making up an 

 Odd Fellow 's design is to work in two 

 colors in such a way that the different 

 links will be distinguishable. The links 

 should have the appearance of being in- 

 terlocked. This, of course, will be a hard 



matter to carry out on a small design, 

 but on a large one can be easily accom- 

 plished. 



' Pillows. 



Of all the designs we are called upon 

 to make, the pillow is no doubt the one 

 most often asked for. There are an end- 

 less number of ways of making pillows. 

 Often you will run across a pillow made 

 up so as to appear almost square. This 

 spoils the effect. Each of the four 



ways bring a good price, as it can only 

 be made up nicely in a large size. It 

 should be made up so as to appear what 

 the name implies — a roll of paper. 



Although lettering is fiot absolutely 

 necessary, it looks well to have lettering 

 on a scroll. The edges should be made 

 carefully. "Where the scroll turns under, 

 small galax leaves can be used nicely. 



A border of violets or some such flower 

 looks well on a scroll. When no lettering 

 is used, a large loose bunch will fill out 

 the center nicely. ' r . 



The Sickle. 



Small flowers should be used in mak- 

 ing up a sickle. Care shrfuld be taken 

 when making the handle so that it is 

 distinguishable from the rest of the 

 piece. In fact, unless this is done the 

 design will not look like much of any- 

 thing. A good point is also essential. ' 



Square and Compass. 



As in the case of the Odd Fellow's de- 

 sign, it is necessary to use two colors 



Miss Reba McNamara. 



sides should have that rounded in effect, 

 which gives nice, pointed corners. Also, 

 you must see that the top is not too flat. 

 Just keep a freshly shaken up pillow, 

 such as you see on the bed at home, in 

 mind and you will not be so apt to go 

 wrong. When lettering is put on the 

 piece, avoid having it set so deep as to 

 be almost invisible. 



Scroll or Roll of Honor. 



The scroll is a design that should al- 



when making up a square and compass, 

 or any design of this class. See that 

 the square is really square. The com- 

 pass should be made of the darker flower 

 and should appear to be resting on the 

 square. The letter " G " should be made 

 of wire and then covered with chenille. 



The Star. 



A star makes one of the prettiest of 

 designs. Great care must be exercised 

 so as to get good points. The center of 



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