The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



SEPTBMBEtt 23, 1909. 



a good trim in clusters about the bases 

 of the arch of a gates ajar, or something 

 which may have overhanging showers or 

 trailing garlands. 



Set in table plateaus, we may have 

 whole plants in bloom, using inconspicu- 

 ous dark green to cover the moss and add- 

 ing trailers of English ivy to extend over 

 the table. 



The Cut Flowefi in Centerpieces. 



But to our subject proper: Cyclamens 

 Bs cut flowers are valuable artistically 

 and practically in point of keeping qual- 

 ities. The stems should be well filled 



the flowers. There is no reason why an 

 entire bride 's bouquet of white cyclamen, 

 with shower of the same or swainsona or 

 peas, should not be both beautiful and 

 acceptable on account of its rarity, while 

 with the white flowers a touch of the 

 orchid tints of the cyclamen might often 

 supply a touch of color when desired. 



Through all the many tints and shades 

 of cyclamen flowers, there are few that 

 do not look well together, while the 

 waxy white is a welcome touch to a 

 violet corsage, or to the base of a piece. 

 As an entire casket bouquet they would 

 not be so happily placed as they would 



Store and Decorated Auto of Chas. Ltndachert Canton, O. 



with water by means of several hours ' 

 soaking, as in the case of most other 

 cut flowers. 



The flowers alone then have a peculiar 

 and attractive style and may be used 

 in centerpieces with their own foliage in 

 the same way as described above, where 

 the plants are mentioned. They should 

 be stemmed separately and the leaves ar- 

 ranged around as they are found in the 

 plant. This will form a group resem- 

 bling the plant, and several groups will 

 make the centerpiece. Or use all the cut 

 flowers in an immense center cluster and 

 the leaves as a border, to resemble one 

 large plant. This would do for a cir- 

 cular or square centerpiece. In a case 

 of this kind, their own foliage will be 

 much the best setting, as any fine-cut 

 foliage detracts rather than adds to the 

 effect. The notion tliat thick, heavy 

 foliage must always be softened by fine- 

 cut, dainty foliage is absurd and savors 

 of the eff'eminate. Develop ratlier than 

 soften the effect of foliage found grow 

 ing with its own type of flower. 



As to other flowers to use with cycla- 

 men, they are not a few. White cyclamen 

 in wedding bouquets, witli valley, is sec- 

 ond only to orchids and gardenias. With 

 sweet peas and violets, nothing is love- 

 lier either in brides' bouquets or cor- 

 sages. It blends well with snapdragon 

 also, in casket bunches. Small, bulbous 

 flowers, like alliums and freesias, are 

 charming with cyclamen. 



In 'Wedding Bouqurt'. 



In the case of the wedding bouquet. 

 as it is eminently proper to use a notice- 

 able touch of valley foliage with tlie 

 flowers, so is it proper to use some cycla- 

 men foliage. It should be placed near 



in a casket panel with violets, valley or 

 peas, but Easter lilies as the main spray 

 and cyclamen as the stemmed cluster, 

 witli the tie, are excellent. With white 

 cyclamen flowers, heliotrope or violet in 

 other flowers is acceptable coloring, 

 while yellow in flowers and yellow green 

 in foliage should be avoided. For in- 

 stance, Boston ferns and Sprengeri, 

 which arc so useful with many flowers, 

 are no combination for this touchy 



flower. With the red tendency of violer 

 and heliotrope colors under artifida 

 light, color changes must be reckone( 

 with. 



Heart-shaped baskets, such as ar. 

 shown for valentine decorations, ari 

 good receptacles for cyclamen in smali 

 table decorations. Their easy outline- 

 and smooth angles are just the thinj; 

 to combine with the heart-shaped leaves' 

 and petals. Gertrude Blair. 



A PRIZE DESIGN. 



H. G. Dillemuth, of Toronto, sends the 

 photograph from which the accompanying; 

 illustration is reproduced, showing the old 

 oaken bucket, which was the first prize 

 original design at a recent Toronto exhi 

 bition. The base of Mr. Dillemuth 's de- 

 sign was of galax, with adiantum for 

 fancy green, I'andanus Veitchii for 

 variegateil foliage, and large decorative 

 type dahlias. On this a frame filled in 

 with asters was erected, the shelter at 

 the top being made of cycas leaves. Cat 

 tleyas and adiantum were used in the wall 

 surrounding the well. It was a real 

 bucket, instead of a floral one, as might 

 have been. The rope was the chenille 

 used at weddings. 



LINDACHER'S PRIZE AUTO. 



The photograph liere reproduced was 

 taken in front of Charles Lindacher's 

 store in Canton, O., and shows the 

 decorated auto with which he captured 

 first premium in a Labor day parade. 



"The baskets on top," says Mr. Ilin- 

 dacher, ' ' were filled with white and pink 

 carnations and trimmed with chiffon. 

 A dove was perched on each basket. Orer 

 the front wheels were white and pink 

 asters; over the rear wheels, purple and 

 white asters. Inside was a cigar-shaped 

 balloon, with a boat attached, and these 

 were kept constantly in motion. ' ' 



DOUBLE TULIPS. 



Name three or four especially fine dou- 

 ble tulips for permanent beds. 



G. H. P. 



A few excellent bedding varieties are: 

 Murillo, blush white, shaded rose; Im- 



Prize-Winning Design at a Fair. 



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