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The Florists^ Review 



May 7, 1!>H. 



CARPET BEDDING 

 ON GRAVES 



W'O yc;ii- .■1,^(1 'I'lif lv'r\ icw 

 \iiiilrit iiuk t<i ;4i\(' its rcail- 

 (•is soiiii' siii^ocst idiis on 

 r:i!)ii't I icilili ii;^ ill ccnit' 

 l.'lii'^ lllhl plll'lisllc'il two 

 ;i It iclc^ nil till' suli.'n'ct, 

 1 II ii^I i;i t I'll wiili ]i'|ir(i.iiicl ioii^ lit' jilidtii- 

 ^i:i]ilis t;ikcn .-it ii'd-cliill ri'iiictiTv , ('hi 



rllL^d. 'I'llC ;i It iric- IlllillM'iJ .-III IIIICN 



jKM-ti'cl ■Icyicc III' iiitcirst, ;is \\;i> |il(i\('i| 

 li\- till' stroiiL: cxiprcssiiiiis ot' ;i ppi iM-i;i 

 liiiii tli;it rt'.'irlicil Tlir Iv'rvicw lidlii 

 tillir t(i time. Ili'lici' this ;|.|i|it iollll I 



.•iitirjc i-. (i|]'cit'(|, with (i\i' new illus- 

 tr:itiuii< m iii-ii rc'l t'lnlii lllr s;illli' snllli-i' 

 ;is the tnriiici' (iin's. All of thr Kcils 

 shciwii \\i the picture's, linth now ainl 

 two yi';n> ■.i'j.ii, wi'ic iIcsIl; iii''i ;iiii| 

 ]il:intc.i li\- John l-'iuct/. in chaiL;!' of 

 that i|c|>,i It inciit of till' Work at Ji'osc- 

 )iill. 



It is lio]M>(l that till' ]ii'('srMit artirlo 

 will lie timely t'oi a lai';^i' |il opoi t ion 

 nl' the rcaijcis. 'riiouj^li iar|H't lii'iMiiiy 

 i^ not carricil on to any ^roat rxfciit at 

 li'o^i'hill niitil .lillir, till' si'ason iirLjiiis 

 ."it xaiioii^ cailirr ilatcs, ol' roiirst'. in 

 somr otliiT latitihlt's. It' any i-ai|i('t 

 licililiiiji is iloiii' at K'nschill .lining 

 ,Ma\", It i< 'loiir at the r ii--t oinrr 's risk. 

 A\ 1 1 1 1 1 ■ till' 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 i n l; i I o i m ■ in . 1 1 1 n i ' is 

 uriia la nti'i'.l. It i^ haiilly iinrsvary to 

 ^tat^ that alti'in:iiit licias, thr jilalit'- 

 Jiiiist larL:i'l\ iisi'il in i-ai|'i'l linlili nu, 

 air I'a-ih' injiiii''! Ii\ a i-liill\ atnio-- 



|ih('ii'. Ilowrvi'i', tli('\' art' not ilrlirati' 

 ill othi'i r('s|i('rts or |iait iriila ily liiiiral 

 or fussy alioiit tli(> t rcatiiiciit they ri'- 

 ii'i\i'. lint ail' easily j^rowii. They need 

 onl\ a <'aiily nouiishinj^ soil. If the 

 ^iiil is too riili ami tlie weather is 

 w.'iini ami rainy. the\' inav ;^idw so 

 fast that it will lie ilitlirult to keep 

 them within jirojier liouinls ami the 

 lieaiitit'nl markings of the leaves may 

 not show to the iiest ail\anta;:e. 



Is Carpet Bedding Too Artificial? 



As to the (|uestion whether rar|iet 

 lieililiny in ocneial, as comiiareil witli 

 other styles of plant i ii"";, is in yood or 

 liail taste, is «;iaeefiilly aitistie or l^io 

 1i'si|iiely aililii-ial, the jiractical lloiist 

 iloes not rieeil to eonrei'li liimself seii- 

 oiisly with that iliseussioii. The coin- 

 nier<-ial lloiist, tlioii;:li he may lie. ami 

 ^hoiilil lie. an eiliic.-itor ami reformer, is 

 a florist lirst ami a refonner afteiw aid. 

 lie is ill the trade primarily with the 

 \ iew of making a lixiiiy. plus as many 

 lit' life's i-omfoits as possilde, and not 

 for the express piii]iose of reforiiii ii;; 

 other peojile's tastes liy sai-rifii-iiij; his 

 own profits. It is not the aim ot' his 

 lil'e to lie a martyr. 



Mesides. that earpet lieddin;; is in at 

 le.'ist toleralily jilioil taste is iiidieated 

 li\ the fai-t thiit many people of even 

 the nio>t eminently respecta Ide and 

 lelined api ea i;i m-e. when \i-itili^ the 



piildii- parks, are prone to liiii^er loii^jj 

 lieside the laipet lieds and \ iew tlioiii 

 admivin^ly. Carpet ' lieddiiiii still lias 

 a ^(lod hold on life, tlioiij^h many self- 

 appointed .iml;4es li;i\-e pronounced its 

 ileatli sentein-e liv sayiiii; that it is iiii- 

 nat.iral as well ;is exjieiisixc. 



Moieo\(M-. I'or the coiiiparat ivoly 

 small spaees that are usually to li(> cov- 

 eii'il with plants in cemeteries, i-afpet 

 lieddiii>r is p.'irt icnlarly suitable, since 

 the jilants used are tiny, tidy and trim, 

 and also endure such jiinchinji; find 

 shearing; as are iioeossary to keo|) thoin 

 within the narrow limits allowed them. 



Is It Too Expensive? 



of course, carpet bediliii<r is oxj»cii- 

 si\('. ;is it requires the use of an espe- 

 cially laijie iiiimlier of jilaiits, hut tiiat 

 is no reason why sin h work should not 

 lie uiidertakoii ■whoa a good oiiportunity 

 o<curs; nor is it tiny retison why at 

 h'ast ;i fair jirolit should not lie real- 

 ized. Jndi'ed, since the work is ad- 

 mitteilly costly and necessitates the out 

 la.\ of ;i little more of the florist's cajt- 

 ital th.'iii is neei|(>d in other forms of 

 lieddiiii;. the profit oiijjht to he jiropor- 

 tionately ;;re;iter. and the lar<;t! profit 

 derixcd from ;i hiuli class, lii<ih-])riceil 

 joli may lie less discernilile or tiiiuoy- 

 in^' to the iiistomei- than the sirittll 

 profit from a i helper Joli. No doubt, 

 the risk also is ;;reater in hamllin}' 



A Blanket Design in Carpet Bedding for Use on Two Graves. 



