JANUAHT 28, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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Indian azaleas wanted for Easter. Hold 

 these in a cool pit or greenhouse. Kub 

 off any young growths they may be mak- 

 ing and be sure that none are suffering 

 from want of water. There is always a 

 sale for an occasional nicely bloomed 

 azalea and therefore do not hold back 

 your whole stock for Easter, but start 

 a small batch each week. Speaking of 

 azaleas, it is also too early to start A. 

 mollis for Easter. If you allow these six 

 weeks from start to finish, you will find 

 it ample. 



Dutch Bulbous Stock. 



The winter has so far been a compara- 

 tively warm one and bulbous stock is 



coming on faster than usual. The growths 

 will now be of such length that they 

 can be placed directly in the light from 

 the cellar, without any drawing up in 

 shaded glass cases or under the benches. 

 Those who want to hold their plants for 

 Easter must keep them as cool as pos- 

 sible. Not over four weeks is necessary 

 to flower hyacinths, tulips and narcissi 

 after placing in the greenhouse, and if 

 we get warm spring weather, they will 

 bloom in a week less time. Look over all 

 bulbs in the cellars and you cannot go 

 far wrong in giving them an occasional 

 soaking watering. More are ruined by 

 too little than too much water. 



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THE BOXWOOD WREATH. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 a funeral arrangement well liked by the 

 customers of Albert C. Eott, at Joliet, 

 111. It is a loose wreath of boxwood 

 sprays on an easel. The looseness and 

 fullness of the wreath add much to the 

 design, but the attractive feature is the 

 loose spray of carnations on long stems 

 at one side. Enchantress color is ad- 

 mirable used with the boxwood. A large 

 knot of pale green chiffon is used. The 

 front legs of the tripod, shown in the 

 illustration, are covered with smilax. An 

 added finish would be given if the rest 

 of the easel also were covered with the 

 green. 



VALENTINE'S DAY. 



Designs for the Occasion. 



Violets are preeminently the valentine 

 flower, together with the daintiest and 

 smallest flowers that glass can produce, 

 as the next choice. Still, there are the 

 devotees of the red rose and the brilliant 

 carnations, who prefer their dash and 

 show to the quiet purple and green of 

 the violet, the vanishing blue of the for- 

 get-me-not, or the waxy bells of the lily 

 of the valley. 



The G)nventionaI Heart and Arrow. 



For large and striking pieces hearts 

 of red are deservedly popular, though 

 not new. To take from the solidity of 

 the piece, add an arrow. If one of wire 

 is not at hand, whittle out the shape of 

 an arrow, with the point and feather 

 from a small cycas leaf, and gild or 

 silver it. For a table have a flat heart, 

 and a bow and arrow of small white 

 flowers, drawn and suspended overhead. 

 Tiny bows and arrows or hearts can be 

 used as favors. The hearts should be 

 made like a solid funeral design, without 

 trimming or green, and should be 

 rounded so as to appear full in the cen- 

 ter. The shape can easily be obtained 

 by banking the moss high on the center 

 of the frame. If only outline heart 

 frames are at hand, construct a soliS 

 bottom and fill as if using a solid 

 frame. 



Other flirty designs, like butterflies 

 and fans, make catchy valentine decora- 

 tions. 



Almost the same designs can be 

 adapted from window decorations to 

 table and house designs. We will con- 

 sider these a little later, after some more 

 suggestions as to bows and arrows. 



Cupid the Central Figure. 



A large bow and arrow, strung, can be 

 hung from the ceiling. At some con- 

 venient point perch a tiny Cupid, drag- 

 ging along a pierced heart by a narrow 

 ribbon. Below, on the floor of the win- 

 dow, scatter more arrows and hearts, 

 and tiny receptacles for flowers, daintily 

 filled. If a red rose display is used, set 

 a small Cupid inside of a large, half- 

 open bud, conspicuously placed, or fill a 

 bark canoe with red roses or violets, and 

 have Cupid at the paddle. 



Another: Suspend a bisque Cupid 

 holding a cluster of narrow ribbon, at- 

 tached to the numerous ends of which 

 are scattered about below bunches of 

 violets, boxes of violets, hampers with 

 violet cord ties, and all the dainty de- 

 vice^ for bunching, tying and delivering 

 flowers. If it is desirable to introduce 

 other colors, a large choice is left open 

 in the way of combinations with light 

 pink or white flowers. 



Hamperst Umbrellas and Fans* 



Another window or table decoration 

 may be composed of various styles of 

 hampers, some open and filled, others 

 only partly open, with a Cupid's head 

 appearing near the edge. Others may be 

 closed, with a bunch of violets or other 

 flowers lying on the lid. Others may be 

 wrapped as for delivery, with violet cord 

 and a pretty address tag. 



Another: Cover a Japanese umbrella 

 frame, from which the paper covering 

 has been removed, with a new covering 

 of wide chiffon and a full rufltte. Par- 

 tially close the umbrella and turn the 



The Wreath of Boxwood. 



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