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7 he Florists^ Review 



February 5, 1914. 



were three gold baskets filled with 

 Gloria drooping over on the table to one 

 side. Maidenhair fern was used through- 

 out and the handles were tied with the 

 3-iDch gold maline. 



James Eadie Co. 



The table by James Eadie Co. demon- 

 .-strated the uaefulne§)|^ of Carnation 

 Matchless. In th« center .^ the table 

 was a high, round silver vasie filled with 

 -Matchless, arranged in a large bouquet. 

 A^t the foot of the vase was a low cen- 

 .terpiece, showered by narrow ribbons in 

 Dresden colors, in combination with sil: 

 ver. Farleyense ferns were used 

 throughout. Corsages used were colo- 

 Jiial bouquets, using the size No. 5 

 bouquet holders. The bouquets were 

 .made up with Matchless trimmed with 

 small bows and streamers corresponding 

 -to those used on the vase. The bouton- 

 Jiieres were of one Matchless carnation 

 with a small combination colored ribbon 

 bow. 



J. M. Oasser Co. 



The table by J. M. Gasser Co. had a 

 smart blue French vase in the center. 

 The flowers were arranged drooping over 

 from the A'ase. The base was draped 

 with light blue crepe de chine continu- 

 ing in loops to the handles of three small 

 baskets, which were of the French style. 

 Asparagus plumosus was used for green. 

 Three corsages of twelve carnations 

 each were tied with blue fancy bro- 

 <:aded ribbons. On the back of the cor- 

 sages they used the celluloid shields. 

 This table drew special attention for 

 .the sweepstakes-winning carnation, 

 Philadelphia, showing its worth in deco- 

 rative work. 



The J. M. Gasser Co. won the cup 

 offered by Thos. W. Lawson, the Boston 

 copper king, for the most artistically 

 arranged vase, not to exceed 200 carna- 

 tions, with any foliage. A royal Dres- 

 den vase five feet high was used. This 

 was arranged with Philadelphia carna- 

 tions and cibotium. At the back was 

 a setting of green velvet draped under 

 the vase, a picture in itself. 



A. M. Albrecht. 



A. M. Albrecht used for the center- 

 piece a low glass vase, and arranged 

 Pink Supreme carnations loosely droop- 

 ing to the table. Loose carnations were 

 laid on the cloth. Boutonnieres and cor- 

 sages were tied with a light green satin 

 •corsage ribbon. 



Knoble Bros. 



A tall, round silver vase filled with 

 Alice Coombs carnations on the table 

 by Knoble Bros, was unusually artis- 

 tically arranged for the reason that 

 ■quite a number of buds of Alice Coombs 

 were used. At the base of the vase 

 there was a wreath of maidenhair fern 

 with short-stemmed Alice Coombs. 

 Three small glass baskets with inlaid 

 gold were filled with ten Alice Coombs 

 and maidenhair ferns, trimmed with 

 ombre-shaded wide satin ribbon, match- 

 ing Alice Coombs. The colonial bou- 

 quets using No. 6 holders were used for 

 corsages, made solid of Alice Coombs 

 buds. The corsages were trimmed with 

 the novelty Werbro de luxe ribbon, tas- 

 sel ties, Boutonnieres of four small 

 buds in paper cuflfs proved themselves a 

 feature. 



Jones-Bussell Co. 



On its table the Jones-Eussell Co. used 

 A low white basket massively filled with 

 Joy and Asparagus plumosus. The Joy 

 •carnations were drooped gracefully over I 



Coarey your greeting* on St. Vtkatiae'a Dty tir 

 teodwg Flower*. Tbey expre** the tpirit <rf tim- 

 day perfectly, earryiag me**agei of leahraitt 

 aoJ alfeetion hr better than my other mka/r^ 



Vc caa bring the bum of plcuure to tb« ey« of votlMr, vtfc, 

 friciid with ■ ViJtDtlnc worth white. - 



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 ■u||e«t aomethlng thit will pleeae ymi. 



B I Good St. Valentine's Day Advertliiog. 



untl on the table. The handle of the 

 baskets was twined with Joy and tied 

 with an ombre-shaded ribbon to match 

 the Joy carnations, which are red. The 

 colonial bouquet holders. No. 6 size, 

 were used for the corsages, a white car- 

 nation in the center and a border of 

 the red Joy carnations showered with 

 the narrow Dresden ribboji in rosette 

 form. Boutonnieres of one Joy carna- 

 tion, with a touch of white in the cen- , 

 ter, gave the finishing touch to the 

 table. 



C. M. Wagner. 



The table arranged by C. M. Wagner 

 showed good taste and a unique combi- 

 nation for such a dark carnation as 

 Princess Dagmar, crimson. A low crys- 

 tal handle basket was used, filled with 

 a shower of Princess Dagmar, out and 

 down over the table and trimmed with a 

 wide, unusually pretty French taffeta 

 ombre ribbon, shaded from nile green 

 to white in the center, then to a deep 

 nile green toward the edge. Three cor- 

 sages of ten Princess Dagmar were used, 

 finished off with a wide nile ombre 

 taffeta ribbon. This proved a beautiful 

 combination. Farleyense ferns were 

 used. 



Westman & Getz. 



The table by Westman & Getz proved 

 to be a novelty and a practical commer- 

 cial table. Gorgeous was used, arranged 

 in a green, high handle basket which 

 was raised from the table. Gorgeous 

 was massively laid in the basket, yet 

 daintily arranged. To the handle there 

 were sprays of Farleyense feri^ tied 

 with a valley green ribbon covereS^-oiyer 

 with a 6-inch gold lace chiffon, giving a 

 two-tone effect in ribbon colors, what is 

 known as shadow lace. At the foot of 

 the basket was a solid bed of Farley- 

 ense ferns" and Gorgeous carnations. Six 

 corsages of seven Gorgeous were on the 

 plates, trimmed with the combination 

 gold lace chiffon and ribbons used on 

 the basket. The boutonnieres were of 

 one Gorgeous and Farleyense fern. 



A. Graham & Son. 



The table by A. Graham & Son showed 

 Peerless Pink daintily arranged in a 

 tall glass vase with Farleyense fern. 

 At the hme of the vase low moss bas? 

 kets were filled with Peerless Pink and^ 

 Farleyense, spreading out over the table/ 

 Six corsages of different shades of car- 

 nation buds and Peerless Pink tied with 

 a 2-inch lace chiffon, nile green shade, 

 finished the table. 



Ella Grant Wilson. 



Gloriosa was used on the table of Mrs. 

 Ella Grant Wilson, in a tall glass vase. 

 Three large hats, two white and one 

 pink, draped with pink chiffon, ribbon 

 and clusters of Gloriosa, formed the 

 base for the vase. Six candle holders 

 of glass, with pink shades and candles 

 to match Gloriosa, proved a novelty. 

 The corsages consisted of five Gloriosa 

 and Farleyense, finished off with a com- 

 bination of wide chiffons and streamers 

 of No. 8 corsage ribbon. 



BOSTON'S MIDWINTER SHOW. 



The show held in Horticultural hall, 

 opening January 31, while not so large 

 as usual, contained some fine exhibits. 

 The/^ttendance, owing to a hard, driv- 

 ing rain storm, was meager on the open- 

 ing day, but much better the second 

 day. Admission was free. Carnations 

 were fewer in number than is custom- 

 ary, as most of the large growers were 



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