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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Lille- .|lMti' Writ nil lints ami till' MliliilU'l'S 



ail' lia ii'lli iiLi ii ill i-iiiisi(|cialilf ijiiaiitity. 

 rill r.- |iiiilialily never lias liecii a ln't 

 Ii'l -elllll;^ llii\eh\ tliaii llie J a | la iicsc ail 

 plain, us,., I ;i- ,-i lilljiju i',i|- small liireli 

 liark l,,isk,1- aihl ntlie,- haii^iii^ rcfejitn 

 lie-. 'I'll,. Ill I i-|ili:i rk -eeliis s|ieciall> 

 ,i,|a|'t,.',l tn the |,iii|iiise. Iiiit many cliiiiM 



lii;i-- ainl ,\'I| ;^i:is- lei-,'] it arles ale ll-eil 



tlimitjli III ,niiis(. anylliiiiL; t'nr this pm 

 piis,. inii-l lie -nia II. h'i lie, I u it li iiius 

 aiiij .I'tii tiie ail plant :; i ;lcet iillv pemiii 

 iiiii~. Ml, -■■ :iiiaiiL:< ineiit- |ia\e lucii s,,|(.|i 

 ili,| -,l|e|-. ami I'Veiyiiiie e.\|ect- thai 

 ilniniL: 'ill' .-1 p;iriiarhi ii;^ -iiiiinier t lie\ will 

 ^11 -peiiall\ ui'll. The piililii' likes them 

 ali'l iii;iii\ (liii ha\i' liiiii^ht li.'ne a— elt<',l 

 ii:a1 IiM'V l:i\'' uin^*!! Iiniltih. niiK' when 

 till .ai ' ,a n^eiiient \\a- pnlleii :ip;iit mi' uC 

 i-nri,i-;l\ l,) -e,' where the wheels i^rt 

 'I'llili'l. lliele p|-ii\e,| In lie ,in'\ lii',lh 



lilrl:- !,■! nints. 



t'ciiis for liiiikj;r(iiniil iunl adiaiitiiiii fur 

 tiimmiiie jn tlic wicalli itself. This is 



; tiler iif the designs of .Xilti'it < '. Rott. 



.loliel, i II.. ami. liKe all of Mi'. Kofi "s 

 woi'k. where the iMistoima' leaves him a 

 choice in the matter, is iiiaile up witli the 

 flowers rather loosely set on a liack 

 yroiiinl ot' ;;reen. .\lr. i\ott iloes mil lie 

 lie\e ill the common pi-actice of first 

 m.akni^ a -oliil liackyroiiml of' white car 

 n.atioii-. Ill .-istei-. if in season, Imt makes 

 up his work SCI th.ai each (lower has at 

 least -nine -lii^ht nppoit niiily to show 

 I'or it-elf. 



DESIGNS FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



ROTT'S UPRIGHT WREATH. 



Til, ,e r, .ih p;i ny i lie i llnsl rat inn -hows ,-| 

 l:ire,. -talelin^ wreath imnle with the 

 e\ el \ ,hi\ mateii.al niilinarilv a\ailali|e in 



.IIIV pl.li-e where ilesii^n Wnlk is ,|ii||e. 

 The ihiwii , ;ire I'i.aslei lilie-. I', r i 1 1 e loses 

 ami , ;i 1 lia t inn-. The ^leeii i- lem-ot hoe 

 -piav- :iml I'.iiicv tern- in the liase, ami 



Any Good Flowers Arc Suitable. 



Siiire Menioii.al ilay ha^ lieeome a fain 

 I'y .a- vmII a- ;i national day. its oppoi- 

 tiinilies tor iiicltv ilesinniiie ^n^,. limited 

 only liy the time i(><{iiirei| t'or exeiaition. 



.\iiythine ill ihi' -hape' ot' e I flowers is 



vvelcollie. Ill the deinaml foj- niceiis. 



.Mellinrial dav is -ecnlld nliU to ('lirist 

 iii.a-, wliile a el,.,. I, wreath with flower- 

 is pelhap- the nin-t sollnht of all. 



I.anrel m i i - in.any \;iiieties. !)o.\ 

 Wood. as| ,;ir;ieu- and siiiila.x are all nii,,i| 

 fill this pnr.piisi. Wre.aths of solid 



Lireeli. with a cill-tel of floWels on olle 



wf 



Rett's Upright Wreath. 



side, are sure to sell. The Jidditiou of a 

 May tie or drajiery is the tiikcr for a 

 soldiei s yiave; j-'or ail averiine cus 

 toiiier who has several firtives to dccor.ate. 

 Iiesides the aliove wreath tiua'e ;ire j^alax, 

 ivy and other oiit-ot' door native folia;^e, 

 almost any of which, if of woody stock 

 :iM<l Well matiireil. makes a ycioil, liistiny 

 vvn.atli. either on a frame or set in 

 wi-eath t'orm and stiffened with heavy 

 wire. To this can lie added flowers ni 

 rililioii. or liofli. 



For the Sake of Variety. 



l'"or 1 he -al.;,. iif variety, on some place 

 I taperiiiL; duster of roses, the point of 

 wliiidi lies Well around the wreath. (hi 

 another lie a knot ot' |ieas. with a cord 

 io match either the foliaye or the flowers, 

 ilii one side of another fasten a duster, 

 fail shaped. of shoit stemmed stock. 

 .Make aiiothei ;iii all foliajje wi'eath. liv 

 roiistruct iii^ the wreath itself of all 

 ^reeii and the decor.ation of colored 

 foliaee. 



l'"or a mi.sed wre.ath. dot the (lower- 

 here ;iiid there all .around the yi'eeii foiui. 

 Then one can lie arraii<;ed with knots ot 

 sm.all flower-, with loops of imrrovv lili 

 lion connectinn. This scheme presup 

 poses a -oliil nri'eii wreath as a liack- 

 L;ron ml. 



A Crescent Wreath. 



Mow aliniit a crescent wreath fnr the 

 iie.xt .' .\ f ter coveriiii;- the frame solid 

 with j^i'een. on sides and top. cross two 

 duster- nt' llnweis on tile narrow sole. 

 Tie with a tinht knot of wide rilil.ion. 

 Throw a cin-ter of ferns over the knot. 

 I'arrv the ends of the rilihon in ami out. 

 thidiiyh the (lowers and stems, tow.ard 

 the wide |iart of thi' desij^ii, and when 



I he renter ot' the widest piirt is i'ea(died, 

 spread the rililioii arnl let the ends fly 



ilisiile of the center Spaca'. 



Xiimlierle-s styles of arran};emeiit and 

 cidoiiny lan lie shown in one kind of 

 Mowers ; for example, paiisies of one solid 

 (ador toiichecl with a duster of ailotlna-. 

 like purple ami vadlow. Iirowii and yadlovv, 

 lillle a nd vv lute, et,-. 



I.eavine a thoiisand otlna' conta'ption- 

 of the wreath to the interested desienir. 

 We turn to the coiisiileratioii of a few 

 othi'i' ,le-ie||- ,a |i|irnpriate for this occa 

 sioii. 



A Use for Small Plaques. 



^iiiall pl;ii|ues. smh as are used for 

 i.ilile ceiiteipieies. aiid w hi(di are perhaps 

 not used .jiiite fast enough for that pur- 

 pose, may he t.a-tid'ully tilled with yoo.l 

 ell'ect. fill th,. plaqiie solidly with 

 sphanniim. S|,iead on ;i yreeii (aiverinn 

 of ino-s. t'l I n leave- or other inexpensive 

 efemi. Stem and use some niediiini and 

 short -leiiime,] (lower-, and pl.ant tlnan 

 erectly ami well separateil. ,as in liaskel 

 lilline. I'l.ac. I'ei us and ot her soft foliage 

 an. one ih,. il,m,.i- and arnnml the e,l_fe. 

 and Villi li;i\i ,1 -m.all llowei- lied leadv 

 fill' inline, lial,- n-e. These .a re easi ly and 

 i|uii-klv anaiiiiiii. and oiiuht to sell well. 



II pric permit-, .add .a ilove perched well 

 np nil a -t,iiit St, III. or soniew here on tin 



eiL'e nt ih,. I.a-ket. 



The National Colors. 



Iiir .1 s||,,u piece or a more elalmrafe 

 ordei'. ,|i.ip,. .1 liioken column with the 

 n.ation.al colms. nr make a floral urn and 

 catch .-I s|||, iian throiieli the handles and 

 across 1 he I lont of the pieia'. A flay 

 vvorkeil into .1 pillow of white is a jiood 

 desinii. .\ portrait set into the (aaitei 

 id' the |iillow. ,0 a shiehl on ii |iillovv on 

 a p.aiiel liackeiouud. will admit ot' a liis 

 (iiict piece with a lilicral decoration. 



In wnikinij out the iiiitional colois. ih, 



