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ThcWeckly Florists* Review. 



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Memorial Day Window of a Florist who makes a Feature of Timely Displays. 



of special floral days to picture in the 

 window. All one has to do is to buy or 

 borrow a few old muskets, a sword or 

 two, a few flags, and your stage prop- 

 erties are at hand; the setting may be 

 after almost any fashion. 



The ideal Memorial day window 

 would be the one that combined a touch 

 of the sentiment of the day with the 

 serious business of selling flowers. The 

 accouterments of war afford the sug- 

 gestion of the day. Put these in a 

 setting of flowers, but don't forget the 

 commercial idea that should lie at the 

 base of all such windows. Show the 

 flowers and flower arrangements appro- 

 priate to the day. For Memorial day 

 use cemetery wreaths and sprays. It 

 is not a violation of good taste to attach 

 neat cards, telling purpose and cost of 

 such arrangements. 



FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



Timely Arrangements. 



With the whiff of jasmine on the 

 breath of summer arrives this last 

 holiday of our season, claiming the out- 

 put of garden, greenhouse and woods. 

 A price and a place for almost any 

 flower can be found somewhere in the 

 innumerable possibilities of rare blues 

 and greens, the salmons and creams, the 

 varying shades from geranium reds to 

 obconica pinks, that are still with us. 

 After the drain of the shipping trade 

 has done its best, by the time the local 

 trade calls for its supply about every- 



thing in sight will be snapped up if 

 shown to advantage, and they all have 

 their possibilities for good display. 



It does not require much work to 

 sell carnations for Memorial day, or to 

 sell some other well known flowers 

 shown in the store, but you must show 

 some skill in arrangement if you expect 

 to sell cut heliotropes, geraniums, 

 primulas, ^weet alyssums, pansies, lobe- 

 lias, etc., not because they are not 

 beautiful, but because they are called 

 common. On account of their softness 

 of stem and texture, it is well to use 

 them largely in background work. 



Suggestions for Wreaths. 



In order to dispose of this kind of 

 stock to some advantage, here are a 

 few suggestions as to combinations: 



Blue pansy wreath, with forget-me- 

 nots and jasmines. 



Ivy, boxwood, wild smilax or huckle- 

 berry wreath, with a spray of carna- 

 tions, jasmines or lilies. The frames for 

 these can be made in advance, and the 

 decorations added quickly. They ship 

 well and last finely. Other designs may 

 be made on the same plan, but the 

 wreath will sell most readily. 



Wreath of purple pansies, with a 

 decoration of pink ramblers. 



Wreath of yellow ramblers and 

 Shasta daisies. 



Wreath of purple pansies, with a 

 decoration of yellow ramblers. 



Wreath of double pink daisies, with a 

 decoration of spiraea and mignonette. 



Wreath of grass pinks, with a dec- 



oration of fancy grass, mignonette and 

 abutilon. 



Wreath of feverfew, with forget-me- 

 nots and Azalea mollis. 



Wreath of yellow-green coleus foli- 

 age, with a decoration of spiraeas and 

 heliotropes. 



Wreath of double heliotropes and 

 white petunias, with a decoration of 

 white peas and mignonettes. 



Wreath of purple verbenas, with 

 spiraeas and ferns. 



Wreath of heliotropes, with a decora- 

 tion of white and lavender peas. 



Wreath of blue cornflowers, with a 

 decoration of double white centaureas 

 and fancy grasses. 



Wreath of purple pansies, with a dec- 

 oration of white lilies. 



Wreath of scarlet geraniums, with 

 mignonettes and spiraeas. 



Bouquets and Monument Wreaths. 



Here are some agreeable combinations 

 for cemetery bouquets: 



Blue and white columbines, with can- 

 didum lilies. 



Candidum lilies and lavender iris. 



Day lilies and snowballs. 



Peonies with fancy grasses. 



Lilacs and spiraeas. 



Weigela rosea with mignonettes and 

 white peonies. 



Yellow iris and white columbines. 



Purple iris and spirEeas. 



Cape jasmines and lilacs. 



Small plant baskets, containing an as- 

 sortment in harmonious sizes and colors 

 of bloom and foliage, make salable lit- 



