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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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:\U<\ iluii'l (1(1 lit it. If Vdll MIC pri'tt'lld- 

 iii^ t(i make nil aiicliin. make a true one; 

 it' Vdii start cut t(i make a t I'iaiii^lc, do 

 iidl Ix' loii (l)'licatf alidiit sliarp ]i()iti1s. 



I'iitlicr make voiir I'dniial pieces tiistiiict 

 and le^ilde or dd iKit make tlieiii at all. 



|)() IKit ](isc Vdlir dcsii^ll ill (•(illflisidn iH' 



I'ore it is (•(iiii]ileled. 1/<'I tliest> foriiial 

 )ueces 111' ])(isiti\(' and (deaf cut. Tlie 

 loosi^ si vie is never U'dii^' te devidep idiar 

 acter iir individuality in desieninL;'. ])ii 

 nut lie atfaid of soiiiet liiti;^ tlitit looks 

 like a |i(iint or a Ixdd oiitline. 



]jecan-;e jiicces aic loose, it is not noo- 

 essari!\ t file that tliev ate aftistii'. 'I'Ikm'O 

 is suidi ;i tliiiiu' .a." Iddsoness Avliiidi 

 anidiinls to sluv enlines'^, and neatness 

 may lie a tv\in id' artistii' woftli. 



Till- only jdace wliefe the loose arrange- 

 ment shines is ill lafjic |iieces. and there 

 its fault i> that it is not loo.^c enoiieh. 

 Lodsi'ii it out Sdiiie nidfe : Liivc the reses 

 ami iiiiim^ and car nat idii-- nidfe stem. 

 <ii\e tlieiii a uniform outline it' it is an 

 intricate |iiec(\ and then ;;i\c the looS(> 

 style lull jday. letting the looseness 

 lir(^ak out ami I'all over in showers an(l 

 .-"pr.ays ami all kimN df wiM t'drms. 



The Happy Middle Ground. 



Hut what is the liap]iy iiiediuiii between 

 the lod solid and the too l(iosi> etVec'ts.' 

 In a\(iiding the fault of imlistim-tness, is 

 tlu^ro not dangei' that there will 1)(» too 

 mmdi I'ormality ami no suggestion left to 

 imagination.' ^\'(dl. take that first de- 

 sign melil idiied --the wreath. Do enough 

 stficd outlining to distinguish the form 

 of the wreath and tluMi continue to linish 

 the ])iece in some (hdiiiite form of design, 

 a.s ;i spray of icses tapering to a ]ioint 

 as it follows around the wreath, or twd 

 <pr;iys crussod iiikI tied on luie side, with 

 tlii^ twd points coming idose together, or 

 a series of clusters with spaces of the 

 liackgroiiml showing lictwcm. 



With the amdiof use ;i more stiiid out- 

 line thronghout. .Make the .^^tandard a 

 straight line, fairly heavy. .Make the 

 ling ;it the toji very wide ami the lliikes 

 (|e(M(le(||y sliai|i at the points and heavy 

 again where they .join the standard. 

 I'rid'eralily this piece should lie made 

 sdlid and relieved liy ,'i idiain of small 

 How els on n cord, vvraj^ped around the 

 standard. The arms in .-i true anchor aro 

 :it right angles with the standard, instead 

 of lieing liat, and this will necessitate 

 niminting the piece low on a base and 

 lining the base with folittge only, as its 

 best setting. An amdior thus oompleteil 

 ought to be a popular jui'co. 



Monotonous Similarity. 



* >m' )iertineiit objection to the loose 

 style of arrangement is that all the 

 |iiec(>s sent from one shoji to a certain fu- 

 neral ar(^ so iiundi like those of another 

 .'-lio|i sent to the sann' funeral. Then 

 each of lis i.s just like his rival. Why 

 shall our store not have its iiidi\idii;ility 

 ;iml our werk 1k' easily recognized.' Is 

 not that an inducement for custonuM's .' 

 Style counts for a great de;il in other 

 lines. And tlK'ii, taking utility into con- 

 sideration, ;i ]Mece more comjiactly ar 

 ranged lasts better; or, rather, it does 

 not show the wear and 1e;ir so jilaiidy as 

 one ^vhi(dl, if a ilow<'r her»> and tlnMe 

 drop out of place, begins to look raggi^d. 



]iut somebody will suggest that llowiM's 

 should not be crowded as tli(\v nw in a 

 solid jiiece. "Who lias not seen thick 

 ranks, clunijis and patches of trees ami 

 jdants growing wild .' Then mass every 

 now and then, but be careful to relieve 

 that tna.'^s liy something free and easy 

 over against it, liki^ an open space in th(> 

 forest which the vines liave bridged dver 

 .and the daisies have bordered. 



\ow we will listen while soniebo(ly rise 

 t.alks a while. Yes.' ( iKKTHtin-: I'.t.vii;. 



AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY. 



A. l'>. C.irtledge. senior member of tbe 

 linn of I'ennock l^ros., Philadclpliia., 

 when askeil to give au opinion on the 

 v.alue of the automobile for the delivery 

 of ]ilants and flowers, said: "The auto- 

 mobile delivery wagon that we liavc been 

 using for a year is not heavy enough 

 for the |iurpose. Last season the ni.-inu- 

 faiturers were so rushed with order.s 

 for louring cars that wi> were unable to 

 gel any one of them to (originate a de- 

 liviM'v car suitable for our j)urjiose. We 

 got a wagon liuilder to make it. He 

 nse(l the best material, but, as he had 

 no experience, it proved too light when 

 loaded with decorative jdants. We are 

 still using the machine, and believe that, 

 when jierfected, the automobile delivery 

 wagon will l>econie invaluable for the 

 florists. We And tlitit our ear can make 

 three triji.s to Chestnut Hill, eleven miles, 

 and back without ditliculty. while one 

 trip is quite as much as our teatn can 

 manage in a day. ' " Pllll,. 



WORKING HOURS IN ENGLAND. 



It' retail llorists in the Uniteil State.*, 

 who are iinrestricte(| exee])t for s<Mne 

 communities which com]Hd Sunday clos 

 ing. were obliged to obey such regula- 

 tions as are in vogm in England, the 

 ■'holler'' would resound through the 

 length and lireadth of the land. In 

 Kngland the so-called Factory and Work- 

 shop Act is appli(>(l to flower stores the 

 same as to boil?i- shop.s, and it prescribe': 

 conditions of service much more mi- 

 nutely than would seem toliM'able in this 

 land of the free. 



In this country, out.sido the organized 

 tr.ades, the hours and all other details 

 of employment are a matter for indi- 

 vi(liial agreeiiKMit. but in Mngland the 



Floral Designs at a Recent Pittsburg Funeral. 



