May 18, 1911. 



ThcWeekly Florists' Review. 



21 



Memorial Day Window of a Florist w^ho makes a Feature of Timely Displays. 



of special floral days tu ]u<;tiiro in the 

 winclou'. All Olio lias to do is to buy or 

 borrow a few old iiiiiskots, a sword or 

 two, a few flags, and your stage ])to\\- 

 erties arc at hand; the setting may be 

 after almost any fashion. 



The ideal ^NleiiioriMl day window 

 would be the one that (•onibined a touch 

 of the sentiment of tln^ d;iy with the 

 serious business of selling flowers. The 

 accouterments of w;iv atVord the sug- 

 gestion of the diiy. Put these in a 

 setting of flowers, iuit don't forget the 

 commercial idea that should lie at the 

 base of all such windows. Show the 

 flowers and flower arr:iiiL:<inents a]ipro- 

 priatc to the day. ]\>r Memorial day 

 use cenieterv wreaths mikI sprays. It 

 is not a violation of good taste to attacli 

 neat cards, telling purpose and cost of 

 such arraniieiiuMits. 



FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



Timely An-angements. 



"With the wliilf ot' .insniine on the 

 brciith (d' siimnier ;iriives this last 

 holiday of our season. Ld;iiining the out 

 put of garden, greeiihniise and woods. 

 A price" and :i plarc for .•ilniost any 

 flower can be found somewhere in the 

 innunuMablo ])Ossibilitics of r;irc blues 

 and greens, tlie siihiions aioi cre.ams, th(> 

 varying shades from geranium reds to 

 obconica pinhs. tiiat are si ill with us. 

 After the drain of tlic siiipiiing trade 

 has done its best, by the time the local 

 trade calls for its siippl\- about every- 



thing in sight will be snapped up if 

 shown to ;idv;intage. ami they all have 

 their ]iossibilities for good display. 



It does not recjuire much woric to 

 ■sell carnations for ^Memorial day, or to 

 sell some other w(dl known lloweTs 

 shown in the store, but you must show 

 some skill in arrangement if you expect 

 to sell cut heliotropes, geraniums. 

 ]irliuuhis. swe(>t alyssums, |iansies, lobe- 

 lias, etc.. not l)ecause they are not 

 beautiful, iiut because they are called 

 comnHui. On account of their softness 

 of stem and texture, it is well to use 

 tiiem largely in ba(d\ground work. 



Suggestions for Wreaths. 



In order to dispose of this kind id' 

 stoik to some ad\antage. here are a 

 t'ew suggestions ;is to combinations: 



nine jiaiisy wreatli. with forgt't-me 

 iiots and j;isiiiines. 



I\y, lioxwood. wild sniilax or limdile 

 beiry wri'atli. with a sinay of carna 

 tions. JMsiiiiiies or lilii'-^. The frames for 

 these can be madi^ in advance, and the 

 dei-orat i(Mis .added qiiicdvly. They ship 

 well and last tinely. Other designs m.av 

 be m;i<le (Ui the same jdau, but the 

 wreatli will sell most readily. 



\\'re;itli of ]»ur]ile ]iaiisies. with a 

 decoration (d' pinlc ramblers. 



Wreath o\ yellow ramblers ;iiid 

 Shasta daisies. 



Wre.'ilh (d" piiijdt' jiansies. uitli a 

 decoration (d' yellow r;imblers. 



Wreath of iioiilde jiink daisies, witii a 

 decoration of spiraa and mignonette, 

 i Wreath of gr;iss |iiuks, with ;i dec 



oration of fancy grass, mignontdte and 

 abutilon. 



Wreath of feverfew, witli forget-me- 

 nots and Azalea mollis. 



Wreath of yellow-green cidens foli- 

 age, with a <lecoration ot' >]drieas and 

 ludiotropes. 



Wreath of double ludiotropes and 

 wdiite petunias, with a ilecor.-it ion of 

 white peas and mignonettes. 



Wreath of purple xerbinas. with 

 spirseas and ferns. 



Wreath of ludiotropes. with a <lecora- 

 tion of white and lavtMider ]ieas. 



Wreath of blue corntlowers, with a 

 decoration of doulde white ccntaureas 

 and fancy grasses. 



Wreath of purph^ iian-ie-, with a dec- 

 oration of white lilies. 



Wreatli of scarlet ueraiiiums, with 

 mignonettes ami spiriius. 



Bouquets and Monument Wreaths. 



Here are some agrec;ible ((Jiiilii n.ations 

 lor cemetery boufpiets: 



I>liH' and white coluini'iiir^. with can- 

 didum lilies. 



''andidiiiu lilies and l;i\eiider iris. 



l^ay lili(>s and suowb;ilN. 



I'eonies with fancy grnsscs. 



Lilacs and spiraas. 



\V (dgela ros(>a with migiioneites and 

 white peonies. 



^'ellow iris and while col.niibines. 



I'urple iris .and sidriiii-. 



<'ape j.'ismines an<l lilacs. 



Sm;ill plant baskets. cdiitMining an as- 

 sortment in liarinonious si/.es aiid colors 

 of bhioni ;ind foli.'ige. m;ike sjilable lit- 



