The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Si;i'i tMisKit 



1909. 



sifiii on it, all()\vin<; tlie nicshos to show 

 libciJilly ; tliiit is, loavc [lurts of tiio 

 netting ex;ios(>il wIkto tlie ti(>sign doos 

 not extend, or cover the whole netliny 

 as ii baciigrouiid and set a larj;e dis])lay 

 piere of yellow iiniins in a basket or vase, 

 or other jiottiTv reeejilade wliieb is in 

 itself (|uite undecorat('<l. Tliis selienie 

 uouM be acce]itabk' for a fall weddinjr 

 or reception backj;roun(l. Oak leaves 

 would make bronze wediling beUs, with 

 inuin clappers. ^ 



Oak and other rich autumn leaves as 

 baekgrouiul woik for casket sjjrays are 

 too well known and ajipreciatetl to ncH'd 

 much comment. 'J"he deep reds are •fin^c* 

 for almost any color of nuinis except for 

 ihe heliotrope ]iinks. » These w ill be shown 

 to better adNantage with tlie duller 

 lirouze. 



Mums of Duller Hue. 



The dullci- colored mums are more 

 ticklish to haiuUe and colorize c(jrrectly. 

 Try those inclined to heliotro])e with 

 creams; combine lijilit yellow with violet, 

 deeper shades of Iheir own color, ]'arley- 

 eiise. Asparagus jiliimosus. pine boughs, 

 pink cosmos ur wild asters, anil tie uitli 

 orcliid ribbon lighter in color than them- 

 selves. With the (lull l)ronzes and yel- 

 lows use eatdails, light bid distinct yel- 

 lows and creams, bronze reds, yellow and 

 brown ])ansies, brilliant autumn foliage 

 in yellow, bronze and icd, yellow gi'een 

 foliage and autumn shaded moire ribbon, 

 with the possible addition of light, vari- 

 egated grass and natural wheat. 



These ilull. neutral colors are to lie 

 seized upon with all eagi'rness for their 

 toning abilities. 'J'hey ^\ill set off a few 

 straggling, bright, od<l C(d((is which fight 

 with the favorite, orthodox colors. A 

 vase of them off by themselves some- 

 where in the stoie often makes a sale 

 without effort. Occurring most com- 

 monly in the bronze and heliotrope colois. 

 they can often be mated with the biilli.-iiit 

 tints of the opposite color. 



Heliotrope Pink Mums. 



Speaking (d' the mure decided helio 

 trope pink mums reminds one of the 

 many sol't condiiiiations which may be 

 brought about them and wild asters, with 

 cosmos, with light heliotrope phlox if it 

 survives, with violets, with Oarnot, Golden 

 (iate or Uncle .John roses. With most 

 shades and tints of this cohjr of mums, 

 Hridesmaid or Kilhainey or eijually deep 

 pink roses are ;i trille too strong. The 

 more brilliant and deeper yellow mums 

 lake, as harmonious settings, cat-tails, 

 light creamy tints id" mums, Sh.asta 

 daisies, white cosmos, Hydrangea panicu- 

 lata in its bronze stage, touches of gray 

 foliage as found in Floricla moss, poplar 

 leaves or birch bark, and ties ot' change 

 able green and gray r5bb(>ii. 



An array of gay colors in mums, sid't- 

 ened and blended and sejtarated by 

 autumn foliage, along with their own 

 foliage, may be used throughout a range 

 ot' colors for ilec(u;iti\e jiurposes. 



Centerpiece for Banquet Table. 



Beginning with the white. ),.t us in 

 imagination .-irraiige a rcnteipie(-(> for a 

 long bampiet table. At one end, after 

 placing the whites, iiitrodnre ,i light yel- 

 low. Use enough ot' these to eniphasize 

 the color, ;ind run into the medium and 

 thenco to the pumpkin color, which in 

 turn you dis|>lace with the bronze, liy 

 this time the center of tli(> table is 

 reached or passed, and it is time to begin 

 with the reds. Some of them have id<l 

 gold reverse petals. This will (•oiine(d 

 easily the reds and yellows. After plant- 



ing a little patch of the pure reds, we 

 lia\ t! reached the most critical point of 

 coloring. There is a slender connection 

 made by a few varieties between the pure 

 reds anil the heli()tro|)e. Mum foliage 

 and some brown foreign foliage will aid. 

 })ull the oil' end of the red section with 

 this lirown ami a few of the salmon pink 

 mums, also few and tar between. Then 

 find a pink A\hich is neither one nor the 

 other, and then one ^vhich leans toward 

 the heliotrope. Then, after having been 

 liberal with the green, you have your 

 connection made and can revel iu the 

 heliotrope ])inks from light to dark. 

 --Thus the rainbow scdieine is completed 

 without violation of our color conscience. 

 With all this, bear in mind that lavenders 





Tower of Vegetables and Greens. 



and purples take on a redder hue by 

 artificial light, that yellows lose cast and 

 salmon jdnks deepen. 



Chrysanlheniuin f(drage is often seen 

 tinted brown or reil, and is as good a 

 ileveloper as ^reen foli.'ige. 



Combinations in Spray Work. 



l"or spray w(u-k, asters ;uid elderberry 

 flowers m.ake an agree.able combination, 

 and in later decorative work the undiels 

 of elderberries themselves are good with 

 white, light yellow or heliotrope mums. 



The foliage of many conifers is .-ilniost 

 as feathery ;is asparagus or adiantum — 

 the iiemlock and Larch, for instance. Try 

 them with .lajianese mums or the plumy 

 types of asters, always preferring their 

 own foliage, but using the conifer foliage 

 where extra foliage is needed. 



Hydrangeas and phlox are acceptable 

 in large s[)rays or heavy design work, 

 only it takes a watchful eye to avoid 



combining the salmon pink of the hy- 

 drangea with the many variations of the 

 heliotrope pink phlox. AVilh these large, 

 heavy flowers, wide satin or moire ribbon 

 is preferable to chilfon. 



White asters and Shasta daisies take 

 kindly to each other in the bases of 

 pieces, in centerpieces or in basket work; 

 also rose colored asters combine well with 

 j)ink and white cosmos. Gladioli of the 

 violet pink order make a worthy spray 

 with an upright bunch of violets in the 

 lavender ribbon tie. 



Gertrude Blah;. 



FLORISTS BUILD TOWER. 



The George Wittbold Co., Chicago, 

 often is called on for some strong stunts 

 in the line of decorative work. 'The con- 

 cern is the principtil reliance of the deco- 

 rative staffsjii. several of the large State 

 street department stores and almost al- 

 ways is asked for a bid whenever a big 

 fair or business show is proposed in the 

 city. 



Last week the Schwaben Verein held its 

 big jdcnic at Brand's park and the cen- 

 tral feature of the decoration was a 50- 

 foot tower of vegetables and greens, 

 erected bv the Wittbold force. 



IOWA FLORISTS MEET. 



The seventh annual meeting of the 

 Society of Iowa Florists was held at the 

 State House, Des Moines, on the even- 

 ing of September 1, the members, who 

 include most of the leading llorists of 

 the state, having spent the day at the 

 State Fair. The otlicers who conducted 

 the reunion were: President, C. N. 

 Page, Des Moines; vice-president, J. S. 

 Wilson, Des Moines; secretary, Wesley 

 Greene, Davenport; treasurer, Peter 

 Lambert, Des Moines. The directors 

 were: G. A. Ileyne, Dubuque; J. T. 

 Temple, Davenport ; VJ. M. Bomberger, 

 Harlan; P. L. Larson, Fort Dodge. 



The program for the meeting was as 

 follows : 



1. Call to Order. 



2. Ri'iKliiij; till' .Minutes of Previous Meeting. 

 '■',. 'I'leasurer's Kepnrt. 



1. I'nsi(l4'iiCs .Vdilress. 



'>. '(Uiiclicili." liy Henry Tii'M. sliennndoali. 

 Ii. "lii'Kiinias," l)y ('. W. Davison, Des Moines. 

 7. "Irises." liy Jolui T. Teni|>le, I>avenport. 

 "Dahlias, " l)y W. M. Ii(inil)er),'er, Harlan. 

 ".\nniial and Tender Vines for Outdoor 

 utiiijr." liy (;. A. Heyne. Duliuqu*'. 



".Notes on Itedilln;; I't.irits in I'arks," liy 

 T. D. rulnier, Des Moines. 



"I'lanls (if Keeeut Introdiieiion that are of 

 ui' to llie Trade." Iiv .J. .s. Wilson, Des 

 nes. 



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LILIES FOR EARLY EASTER. 



I should like to know if I will be safe 

 in relying on giganteum bulbs for my 

 crop for the coming Easter. 



W. M. K. 



1 am growing Liliuiii longifloruin gi- 

 rranteum for next Easter, although it will 

 lie diflicult to have them in time. I 

 would say that it would be safer for 

 a grower who has not much experience 

 in forcing lilies to use Harri^ii or multi- 

 llorum this season. 



Emil Buettner. 



We feel that giganteum can be got m: 

 for Easter, but that it will re(|uirc con- 

 siderable forcing. We are going to use 

 about half Harrisii and half giganteuiv. 

 for our own crop for next Easter. 



J. F. Wilcox. 



Litchfield, Conn. — The Rosemore 

 Nursery Co. is putting a new heatiim 

 system into its greenhousf^. 



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