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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Jandaht 7, 1909. 



built on concrete foundations. Three of 

 these houses are iron frame and the re- 

 mainder are of the half -iron frame type 

 of construction. The houses are heated 

 by steam from the* central heating plant 

 of the college. 



In courses of instruction along all lines 

 there is more or less criticism and in 

 floriculture the chief criticism seems to 

 come from the practical men. It is to 

 the effect that the courses are not up-to- 

 date. The agricultural colleges need the 

 hearty cooperation and assistance of the 



practical men in keeping their courses 

 up-to-date and a closer affiliation will be 

 advantageous to both. Suggestions of 

 methods for strengthening the courses 

 are always welcome and the views of the 

 work from men engaged in it are appre- 

 ciated. It is the aim of the floricultural 

 department of Massachusetts Agricul- 

 tural College to keep closely in touch with 

 the practical interests and to offer a 

 course that will train men along all lines 

 of floriculture. E. A. White. 



THE RETAIL 



FLORIST. ... I 



THE ROOSEVELT BALL. 



The event of the season at Washing- 

 ton was the debutante ball for Miss 

 Ethel Eoosevelt, the President's daugh- 

 ter, Monday, December 28, at the White 

 House. The reception took place in the 

 East room. Miss Boosevelt stood in 

 front of a solid wall of flowers. The 

 bouquets were all arranged on a specially 

 made rack. There were hundreds of 

 bunches of all kinds and descriptions. 

 Some were huge bunches of cattleyas, 

 orchids and valley; there were great arm 

 showers, showers of Maids, shower ef- 

 fects with Killamey, bunches of My 

 Maryland with blooms as large as Beau- 

 ties, and long-stemmed American Beau- 

 ties. This wonderful display of debutante 

 bouquets represented every known style 

 and arrangement of flowers, by the best 

 men in the trade, and it was a sight never 

 to be forgotten. The palms and deco- 

 rative plants were furnished by the Agri- 

 cultural Department. For the supper, 

 fifty-two tables had artistic vases of En- 

 chantress carnations and maidenhair fern. 

 The gentlemen had boutonniereis of white 

 carnations and the ladies as favors car- 

 ried 8-inch balls of pink carnations, 

 which hung from the arm by a loop and 

 bow of green ribbon. These, hanging 

 from the arms of all the ladies dancing, 

 produced a fine and novel effect. 



Mr. Oliver, the White House decorator, 

 with a corps of assistants from the Ag- 

 ricultural Department, arranged the 

 tables and made the favors. All the lead- 

 ing stores had a share of the bunches, 

 quite a few coming from out of town. 



O. A. C. O. 



THE BROKEN COLUMN. 



The groundwork of the column shown 

 in the accompanying illustration may be 

 made of any small white flower in sea- 

 son, the object being to outline the col- 

 umn clearly and distinctly. When this 

 work is complete a garland of rosea, 

 lily of the valley and ferns is thrown 

 over the colnmn, adding the artist's 

 touch to complete the picture. This was 

 a funeral design by Charles Henry Fox, 

 of the Sign of the Bose, Philadel^iUft. 

 Mr. Fox expressed modified appnmal 

 when shown this photograph. . emu 



A GEORGIA STORE. 



The illustratiinn on ^^a^e 7 B*e 

 from photographs taken at me stoM «f 



the Idle Hour Nurseries, Macon, Gra., the 

 day before Christmas. One picture, of 



course, shows the interior, with its stock 

 of plants. It is an interesting picture 

 because it shows the stock salable in the 

 average flower store. One or two made- 

 up baskets are shown, and any number 

 of single plants, most of them with som& 

 sort of an inexpensive pot cover. 



The windi^ scene is well conceived. 

 One window'displays plants and flowers, 

 the other is to attract special attention. 

 It represents a small cabin in the coun- 

 try, the landscape being artificial snow. 

 There are all the usual outdoor acces- 

 sories, a well, swing, barn and cow lot. 

 The picture is not clear enough to show,, 

 but Santa Claus was just driving over 

 the little bridge in the foreground, in a 

 sleigh drawn by toy store reindeers. 



BELATED CHRISTMAS REPORTS. 



Last week's Eeview, the issue for De- 

 cember 31, was pretty well taken up by 

 Christmas trade reports, but a few of the 

 belated ones may be of interest. 



QuiNCT, III. — Gentemann Bros, say 

 Christmas trade was better than ever; 

 everything sold out clean, 



Galesburg, III. — I. L. Pillsbury hai 



The Broken Column. 



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