10 The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Septembeb 28, 1911. 



down a sheet of ■wrapping paper of 

 the size required. Lay the plant down 

 on its side and roll it, folding the 

 paper carefully under the pot and try- 

 ing, hot tamale style, at the top. Add 

 one or two extra ties around the top 

 of the pot and around the lower part, 

 but forget the pins. Attach the ad- 

 dress tag with the tie at the top. If 

 the weather is frosty or threatening, 

 add an extra wrapping of several lay- 

 ers of newspaper or cotton batting be- 

 tween the oil paper and the outside 

 wrapping. The outside wrapping paper 

 should be firm enough to protect the 

 plant from occasional raps, from gusts 

 of wind, or even easy falls. 



Some Extra Precautions. 



Some plants, such as lilies, require 

 extra packing and tying for each 



THE NEW IN SUPPLIES. 



It is interesting to note that the 

 steady advance in many lines of flo- 

 rists' supplies has been in the direction 

 of a more skillful use of natural prod- 

 ucts, this being especially apparent in 

 the present season. "You see the 

 preparation used in preserving our new 

 cycas leaf is so perfect that not only 

 is the color retained with perfect fidel- 

 ity, but there is not the slightest appear- 

 ance of varnish or stickiness of any 

 kind. Then, too, these leaves are flex- 

 ible, an unknown quality in the pre- 

 served cycas of the past." This is the 

 way Mr. Eschner, of M. Eice & Co., 

 described the latest in sago palm 

 leaves. Continuing, Mr. Eschner dis- 

 played two wreaths of great beauty. 

 Epoch-making wreaths they may be 

 called, for heretofore wreaths have 



Rowboat Decorated by August F. Kellner, Milwaukee. 



flower; that is, a little cotton or 

 soft tissue paper pad in each open 

 flower and a loose tie of raffia to hold 

 the flowers together in an upright po- 

 sition, so that they will stand wrap- 

 ping. Yes, it takes time, but time is 

 money. What customer does not re- 

 sent receiving a bruised and fringed 

 lily or a broken-necked chrysanthe- 

 mum? 



Of course it is understood that be- 

 fore packing for delivery, the plant, 

 if at all dry, should be watered and 

 allowed to drain thoroughly. 



G. B. 



TWO PRIZE BOATS. 



It was just about a year ago that 

 The Review called attention to the new 

 art of boat decorating. As further 

 illustrative of this art, the accompany- 

 ing snapshot pictures may be of in- 

 terest. They show two prize boats 

 decorated for a water carnival held 

 on Okauchee lake. Wis., by Aug. F. 

 Kellner, of the Aug. F. Kellner Co., 

 Milwaukee. The rowboat was so deco- 

 rated as to represent a Chinese water- 

 craft. The rear part contained a can- 

 opy built of cane stakes, and orna- 

 mented with wistaria vines and red lan- 

 terns. The sides were draped with 

 green branches and hydrangea flowers. 

 The gasoline launch was ornamented 

 with an apple tree bearing fruit, while 

 the sides were covered with cornstalks 

 and large pumpkins. At the base of 

 the tree an assortment of vegetables 

 was displayed to good advantage. 



E. O. 



been made and sold chiefly of what may 

 be termed self-material, the garnishing 

 being sold separately, for the florist 

 to add at discretion. These wreaths, 

 on the other hand, are made up with 

 combinations of foliage; the work so 

 well done that they will certainly make 

 a place for themselves. One is called 

 the Diana wreath. It is formed of fine 

 sprays of foliage, resembling new 

 growth on hemlock spruce, and is so 

 colored as to give a lavender and green 

 effect; the Diana wreath is strictly 

 speaking a "self" wreath, but not self- 

 colored. The Atlas wreath, or as one 



pleased florist humorously termed it, 

 "the at last wreath," is made of 

 ruscus and magnolia, with small cycas 

 and some thistles, poppies and cones 

 used by way of ornament. The Atlas 

 wreath is made in green and in brown. 

 The cones used in the Atlas wreath 

 suggest the prominence that these tree 

 products are given this season. It is 

 due primarily, Mr. Eschner says, to the 

 scarcity and consequent high price of 

 immortelles. In their place cape flowers 

 of all colors are being offered, scarlet 

 capes especially. To improve these scar- 

 let capes and give them a touch of 

 nature, Robert Shoch made up a wreath 

 with cones that was admired at Balti- 

 more. These cones come in a dozen 

 different sizes. 



Close attention has been paid, Mr. 

 Eschner says, to the development of 

 the basket. Mr. Rice brought over 

 from Europe no end of novel baskets, 

 some of which have already made a 

 hit. Of course there are baskets that 

 have been used for twenty-five years 

 and that are so good they may be used 

 for another quarter century. There are 

 perhaps twenty-five styles of these so- 

 called staple baskets, with twice as 

 many novelties. The novelties may be 

 divided into three classes: the cut 

 flower baskets, the plant baskets, and 

 those that may be used either for cut 

 flowers or for plants. The plant baskets 

 outnumber the cut flower baskets by 

 perhaps two to one. Their increase has 

 been at the expense of the jardiniere. 

 The features of the basket novelties, 

 generally speaking, are pans or vases 

 as inside receptacles and handles that 

 strengthen rather than come from the 

 top of- the basket. To define it more 

 clearly, the handle appears to start 

 halfway down the sides of the basket, 

 giving a pleasing and rather different 

 effect. 



The hamper, first cousin to the basket, 

 exhibits a striking novelty in the burnt 

 leather trunk for violets. This odd 

 effect is created by reversing birchbark 

 and singeing it. Another novelty for 

 the violet is the violet handkerchief 

 made of delicate chiffon of violet color, 

 intended as a dress shield, adding a 

 touch of daintiness. 



The revival of the old-fashioned 

 bouquet holders made by M. Rice & Co. 

 several years ago was followed by 

 their general use throughout the coun- 

 try. The exquisite creations of lace 

 and satin were found to be too expen- 

 sive for everyday usage, which led to 



Motor B)at Decorated ly August F. Kellner, Milwaukee. 



