The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



J.WLAKV 7, 1909. 



built on concrete foundations. TTirec of 

 llicsc houses are iron frnmc and tlie re- 

 Jiiainder are of the half-iron frame type 

 of construction. The houses are heated 

 by steam from tiie central heating plant 

 of the college. 



In courses of instruction along all lines 

 there is more or less criticism and in 

 floriculture tlie chief criticism seems to 

 come from the jtractical men. It is to 

 llio effect that the courses are not up-t©- 

 (late. The agric\iltural colleges need the 

 hearty coijperation and assistance of the 



practical }ueu in kee]>ing their courses 

 up-to-date and a closer atlilitition uill bo 

 atlvantage(jus to botli. Suggestions of 

 methods for strengthening tlie courses 

 arc always welcome and the views of the 

 work from men engaged in it are appre- 

 ciated, it is the aim of the iloricultural 

 department of ^Massachusetts ,\gricul- 

 tural College to keep closely in touch with 

 the practical interests and to offer a 

 course tliat will train men along all lines 

 of floriculture. K. A. Whitk. 





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THE ROOSEVELT BALL. 



The event of llie season at Washing- 

 ton was tlie debutante ball for Miss 

 Ethel Koosevelt, the President's daugh- 

 ter, Monday, December 28, at the White 

 House. The recejjtion took place in the 

 Kast room. .Miss Roosevelt 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 Killarney, 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- 

 r.ative plants were furnished by the Agri- 

 cultural Department. For the supper, 

 lifty-two tables had artistic vases of En- 

 chantress carnations and maidenhair fern. 

 The gentlemen had boutonnieres 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 dut 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 roses, 

 lily of the valley and ferns is thrown 

 over the column, adding the artist's 

 touch to complete the picture. This was 

 a funeral design by Charles Henry Fox, 

 of the Sign of the Eose, Philadelphia. 

 Mr. Fox expressed modified approval 

 when shown this photograph. Phil. 



A GEORGIA STORE. 



The illustrations on page 7 ar*^ 

 from photographs taken at the store of 



Die Idle Hour Nurseries, Macon, Ga., tin' 

 i.ay before < hristiiias. ()ii(' picture, of 



course, slious the interinr. with its stock 

 of plants. It is an interesting picture 

 becausq it shows the stock salable in the 

 average flower store. One or two made- 

 up baskets are shown, and any number 

 of singl<^ plants, most of them with some 

 sort of an inexpensivi^ pot cover. 



The window scene is well conceived. 

 One window dis{)lays ))lants and flowers, 

 tlie otlier is to attract special attentiojy 

 It represents a stnall (•;ibin in tlie coun- 

 try, the liimlscaix' being artificial snow. 

 'J'liere are all the usual outdoor acces- 

 sories, ;i ^vell, swing, barn :iii<l cow lot. 

 The ])icture is not ci(>ar (Plough to show, 

 luit Siinta Chius was just driving over 

 the little bridge in the foreground, in a 

 sli \''h drawn bv tov store leimleers. 



BELATED CHRISTMAS REPORTS. 



Last week's KicviEW. the issue for De- 

 cemlH'r lU, was pretty well taken up by 

 Christmas trade ivports, but a few of the 

 belated ones innv be of interest. 



Quixrv, Ii>i.. Centeiiiaiin P>ros. say 

 Christinas tradi^ was lietter than ever; 

 everything sold out clean. 



(iALESBURG, 111. — T. \j. Pillsbury had 



The Broken Column. 



