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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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THE RETAIL 



FLORIST 



WREA.TH ON BASE. 



At \\[i- Idwa St:il(' l-';iir, licM a I'cw 



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(Icnsclv set I'diiai^c, with llowcr stems 



risiiii; ill tliick cliistiTs i>\' erect, 



lleslis' sti'iiis. 'ri:e lea\cs are dark, piir- 



plisli ureeii. with iliill white iihiti-hes; I'ectivc liaiike.l in the liase d f .-i I'athor 



Mowers ;i|i|M';ir one lui a stem ami laii^o 

 tlireui^li the lieliotrujie ])ur|ih's 111 the 

 white. The general appearaiM-e ol' tlio 

 llower is that nt' an acutely jHiiiitod i)h- 

 ject, lint the reiir piiiiits lit' the petals 

 are (ilitiise, reseni lili iij^' the tips iit' the 

 lea\es. I'liililem: Xnw liinl a settiii;^, ;i 

 receptacle, a cnhir. which will intensify 

 t he cyclamen "s lieaiity. 



This is ;i ililhciih task with !lic urili- 

 iiary stuck nl' supplier. I'ancy, rather 



than lea^nll. sll<iH.esls celllllnid liaskets 

 i;itliei' tli;in \\\\'^ liaskels \'iiv the plants, 

 lint tlies<' r.-im-ies must lie mure nr less 

 mil' ynidiny sl.ais. ()ild and unnsnal liits 

 lit' yla/.ed jiiittery in dull ;;reens nr ^'rays 

 are o'odd developers. '{'he phint-^ are of- 



,i;i\s au". l-ozier's. Inc.. nl' |)es .Moines, 



,,,-iv Miccesst'nl in captiirinji the first prize 



III ihe class open to .-iiiy tioral desi^^n. It thi'y are he.art -shaped and thick. The heavy, low h:iiiL;inL; de-iL;n. They make 



,Mi- a wi-eath made I ly II. \]. Lo/.ier, and 



,|,.!iii T. Temple, who was the .jiidec, ^ave 



I \i'\ii\\ |iraise when he said that no iiiier 

 nicie of woi'k has ever lieeii exhiliited at 

 'li,. Iiiwa State I'air. The ;icciimpany iii<; 



llii-liatioii is from a |iliotoi;ia|ih ot' the 

 pirrc. ^'l•llow roses, lily ot' the valley, 

 ,ii,inji le.ives ;iiii| .\diantnm I'.-irleyense 

 wiic the niateriids used. 



CYCLAMENS AS CUT FLOWERS. 



Their Uniqueness in Design Work. 



A'- In the character ot' the cyclamen 

 ih.wcr itscit', it is the i|iiiet comet of the 

 'I'lial world: as to the plant alone, it is 



I- prim and i|naiiit as conld lie imaj^iiicd. 

 ih ilii- niirmal dev elo|iinent the cyclamen 



.iiihl lie called neither a thirinji, showy 

 ihi\\cr like ,-1 |ioinsettia. nor a drooper 

 like a fuchsia, nor a sk vscr,-iper like a 

 ,l:idio|ii^. Neithei' is it a v ci y dai nty crea- 

 '."11 :i^ .-I V loh't is clainty. •'yidaineiis 

 'i.ivc ;i corner ,-ill their own in the iini- 

 \cisi. iif form. They .-ire moi'e ;^racet'iil 

 'li.iii ,1 gloxinia, mule dienilied than a 



l:itVui|il in short, ai'e strikingly (|naint 



itid individnal. 



Sccin;^ the uri;;inal character ul' the 

 i'laiit and llower, shall that chara<-ter lie 

 • iMphasi/ed or sniidiied liy the settinji 



Old hy t he additional foliayc and tluwers 



I-' d ill comliinatioii w it h it .' 



In tlie discussion of this i|iie^tion, it 

 'iiii^t lie de.all with iimler the same ^eii 

 ■!'d principle as j;overiis oilier (lowers 

 ■'liicli have decided chaiacteris! ics of 

 'licir own. I III we "ivc them ;i -^ettiiiy 



dinli ]iart;iki's more or less nt' their own 

 -i.vic, iir do We ;;ive I hein a setlinn which 



- loreioii In their cli;ir;icier and which 



"'" -^ down cohir ;ind t'urni .' .\o llowei- 



' l'l''iiit of itself is iioly ur awkward. 

 'ii''iy lie made -u liy hiim.'in interfer 



'"■'' "I- inipiMper -enino-. ()ii,. wuidd 



■''''■ ■! lull;; way tn on jn developillj^ t hO 



'■• 'i^d iiidiv idiuilit V ut .-I pl.inl or (luwer 

 '■"■'■ he wnidd reach a f.-inla^tic e\ 

 ''"'• II'' i'^ mure imniiiicnt ly i n dan 

 ■ ' "I del r;irt inn frmn ils natural 

 ■'''■> 'lian n{' uvereniphasi/iiio ii. The 

 -''' "I chrv santhemnms in a sipiatty 

 ^'■- "' "I sweet pc-is in ,a tail /|iin, ur a 

 """lii^ ni .-I liuwl with ,'idiantiim<, is 

 " '' '1^ leas malilc .-is a cvi laineii w itii 

 "'dinaiy setting. 



Bringing Out Their Peculiar Beauty. 



'' '" lather dillicnlt tn find .just what 



'vclanieiis need tn elVectively lirinj^ 



"leir lieauty. Snnie famili.'irity with 



■' 'i:i'iit iif nfowtli, shape (>\' leaf, in- 



'''''"'■''■ ''ind eiivernino colors, tiiid 



'|'i|iiaiiit.'iiice w ith their aiipearance 



■' ^' '"'!''• .'lie the liisl reipiisiles to their 

 '■T' 1- placiiiM. 



^'^'■11. what aliuiit all tln-e thinns. 



' " • I '■'■ haliit n\' nfi,\\t h i>- i'\' Inw . 



Prize-Winning Standing Wreath. 



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