.\n:il. -'l, l!i|0. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dinner-table Decoration," with Seventy Candles Surrounding the Birthday Cake. 



!■.- t!:;iii ^uiiM iiic ;il a ilistinii-c i-;iii, 1 



•■Ir'-lDlir Vi.ll )i;i\f ^1)111' :ill (i\<'r the lll.'lt- 

 ■'■I- Witll the liuiM.T ,it' the liiiN ? 



I'siii<; Ml iiiih-li ice. till' parts nl' ilic 

 ' I'li-i^cratdf ill wliicli ilic lldwt'is are 

 -tiircd sliiiiilii In- Mitlii-iciitly coul to keep 

 ilowcrs iiic-rly. piM\i(|('(l till' lidX is liiiilt 

 -M as tn all"\\ ill' iiinliil air li» i-iiriilatr 

 ■ inliei'ly. 



Ill a friail .-l"iT. w lii'rc a \aiirly nf 

 'luwers arr ki-jit in tlir saiiic i-dolcr. the 

 ' I'liiperatun' shiuilil he frmii TiD lo .').") ck'- 

 ^ii'i's. Many llnwrrs — loso.s, i\>v iiislaiioc 



Wdulil kiN-ji I'ii];;i'r ill a still i-dIiIit al- 

 'iidsplicii'. liiil this is Hdt (jcsii-iihlo. 



l''ld\\ors >t(Hril in t iijil a jilacr will. 



• \lirn translVri'i'il !■> a warm li\ iii:^ rudin. 

 |iiii-kly \\]i\. 



Is tlir air ]'Uii' in \ii\ii iirw rrl'iii^i la- 

 •iif.' I'uri'. 1 11 -ii air is as rs^mtial in 

 MTpiiii; i-n: i!ii\\iM-~ as in kccpiii'i' plant.'^ 

 iml till' luiilcr must \>o ]iriipt'rly vt'nti 

 -aird, S') till' air will not lii'i-umr stag- 

 ■lant. Tii'i luiirii mnistuiT' is liail I'uv 

 aniatiiiii-, lia\ii;u' a tniili-nry In jiut 



iirin 111 slrrp. 



I iliiulil »\iiiii,iT my aiiswrr lu \i)iir 

 |in'vtini; \>i!. 1.1- III' any matirial aiil in 



-ii|\iii^ \iii:; ]'|.ililrm. I'rrliaps siimi' 

 .1 liiT r. aili ; "f i In; KM vii:\\ ran ntVrr 



-"ihi -iiL!"'''t :"i.~ H. S. 



FICUS PANDURATA. 



Tiif liilil!i.'-K'a\("l lulilicr is nut inin-li 

 n \iil;ui' m iJirnpi', lint in rnmmriit in;^' 

 in its lapnlly iin-fi'asin;; ]iii|inlafity in 

 \mci-ii-a a 1 ill ir^pninlriil iit' t li«^ ITort'i- 

 iiltiifal AiKi'i f i-i'r I l-'.n<ilisli ) ^ays: ''As 

 1 niraii^ lit lajiiilly inriTasin<; a stink ot' 

 111' plain it )iii;^lit 111' ^raftcil on I'oots 

 'f till' i-innmnn li^; i I'ii.ais carit-a), or cut- 

 inys nia> I'O iiiaiji' I'min short jiii'i'os of 

 III!' sti'iii. .'aili V. itli a leal' ami a Inid at 



lie li.'i^i ii t ■nlii'ij. 'fill's,' -liMiilil li,' 



plarril on a moist liottoin lioat ot' ^n ilc- 

 :^ii'rs ami tup heat ot' 7ii ilcdri'fs. ' " 



Asiili' Iriiin its ImM ami -trikiny i-har 

 artrr. till' i-liii'l' niriil iif i'ii-us I'amlii- 

 rata is that it will stami a n|-i'at amount 

 iif alnisc ami will I'niluir i Iw olliny-room 

 riiiiilit inii^ \'i<v fully as Imin a< any uthrr 

 plant. 



AN ODD SIDE LINE. 



rrclty m'arly i'\rry irtail llorisi hrats 

 Lis wintrr ilrli\i'r\ xchii-lo with ono of 

 till' waniiii hoaii'i- that luirii a spci-ially 

 pri'pari'il rual. "ul uf this ono leading 

 ii'tailcr has Imilt ii|i an unusual wintrr 

 sidi' line. 



A lar^^i' niimlK'r hI' hi^ .•ustnmi'rs an' 

 nwni'i-- lit' autonioliih's nr i-arriayrs ami 

 ha\i' wauoii hoatrrs nf ilioir uwii t'or 

 font waiiniii^ purjiiiso. Mi' riiursr t ho 

 autiiinnjiili' -supply ninri'i'iis x'll tho toot 

 warnii'is and llm mal to jiso in tlu'm. Imt 

 Miini' lit' till' llnrists' rusioinors found it 

 nmri' rniiv onii'iit tn L;i't tin' i-nal t'roin tin' 

 llmist. Mull' with a \ irw tn arroiniiio- 

 datiiii;- his ru-tiiiiifis than fur tho small 

 protit thi'ir was in it. the llmist printi'd 

 a littli" lar.l aniinumin^ hi- aliility tn 

 >uppl\ till' fnol warmer finl. and snit 

 nut till' lard with pa^ka^rs and liills. It 

 lirnuyht I'liniiol, pci.p!,' Ill tho storo sn 

 that thr raid was inailrd to t'vcrv auto- 

 innliilo owiirr in tho rity. I'orhaps it was 

 as murli till' poi-uliar romliiiiation of fjot- 

 iin^ roal i<\' tho llorist as aiiytiiin<r ("'^'^ 

 that lirouL;lit tin- ]ii'ojili' to the llmvor 

 Sim I'. I'.nt a ;;ood many rotnil florists 

 have found that I'vorythiiif: ]inys whiidi 

 Illinois ponjilo to tho sfuro on any lotxiti- 

 mail' orraiid. tii'i pooplo in and lliry 



liliy llnWif-. 



Nl.w ('AXAAN. ( (iNX. Mrs. Crawl'iird. 

 <>{' this plan', will npi'ii a ^n'oiiliouso in 

 ! >arli II. t 'niiii. 



A BIRTHDAY TABLE. 



ScM'iity i-amllcs is a latlnT unusual 

 iiiimlnr nil a liirtlnlay i-akr. and tho 

 ilci-oratCfon t'nr a ^rpt uaLionanan 's aniii 

 xoi'saiy wniilil naturally i-all fur an iiii 



lisuallv ^nmi di'rnrat inn. Tlin ari'nlll- 



pahyiii;^ illii-t r;ii inn will -Imw what F. 



.\1. lirnWlll'll. nf ill'' ll'lall rut lliiWlT do 

 |iailmi'llt nt tho l.l\ 1Iil;>IiiII Sri'd (n.. ( n 



iumliii-. < >., did w lii'ii 111' rrri'i\('il sin-li 

 ;ili nidi'i. Till' laldo wa- laid t'nr oi^lil^ 

 ri'ii .■ii\i'r- and airan^i'd in tho fniin nf a 

 Mpiari'. In till' i-i'iiti'i- wa- .1 iiia-s ui 

 pink liMliaii^oa-, thou Idooms rxioiid in^' 

 iixcr till' talilo. .\lin\.' this, and soom- 



inuly iT-tiii;.; nn tho lih is. was an im 



mcii-i' raki' surrniindi-d li>' s,.\t.iity lar^io 

 pink landlr^. 'I'hr i-hamlrlii'r alin\'o tho 

 talili' i- ,-ii|i]inrli'd li.\ hraxy idia in-, w hii-li 

 woro wiiund \\ith -milax and ^tuddod 

 with pink swi'cl poa-. Sumo tifs nt 

 t hri'O I niK'd :;ri'on lililnin .-ilsn v>i'ro usod. 



At I'arl, i-nimr "f tin' taMo -1 1 tall 



rut ula-- \asi'- lilli'd with rn-o- . Ilio 

 -trill- '>i till' \asi'- lirin^ wiiiiiid A\itli As- 

 pai'aniK plumn-iis and -wiot I'oas. '1 in' 

 plai-i' rani-, wliirli woro -ii-pi iidi'd tmm 

 thi' Willi' ula--o-. wi'io tii'd v\itli |iaiisii'-. 

 and al I'a.-h plan- vva- :i larn'o i-m-a^o 

 li<iui|iii'i ot' pink .-\M'i'i pi',1- 'ii'd \\ilh 

 pi Ilk and nil I'll I'liid- 



SPECIAL DESIGNS. 



Wlii-n mil''- 1 ustoimu- is s,.t mi lia\in^' 

 soiiio s|ii'i ial di'-iun 111 funeral tlowevs — 

 a lailrnad train m- a tlmal dynamo — 

 wliat is tho l!ori-t In .In .' \\h\-. tako tho 



inonOV, of rOlIlSr. 



Tho eiistoiiiei- lam. i-' 1'. rearsou. at 

 liis ]ilai:0 in " hi'-aun. and would have 

 nothinii Lut a ship. \<'u -oe. tlio do- 

 i-oasod was a sailor. Slm-o Mr. I'o.irsmi 

 could not imlueo the customers to take 

 smnothiiin iiimi- '-nin iiii imial and a litl {>■ 



