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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AriMi. <;, l:il I. 



lit' I,(>rr;iiii(' li(';i(iiii;is. Alti-r i(i\riiriL; 

 ilic ll(P(pr s|);if(' witli ,1 soliil ^ri)ii|i (if 

 tlu' |il;ilits, use ii liiir ot' yililcil li;iriL;iii;i 

 lijiskcts (ir ralliii li;i riL;<'i s. mu' ;il>n\c ;iii 

 iillicr, irr(';;nhi I ly Iiomi | lir cciliii"^ to 

 I lie llddT. .M.'lkc .-l --rli'rn ctTi'.t ol' tlicsr 



li;i iii;iii;; li.-iski't'- .-ii-iii-s ihc ir.-ir of tli<' 

 wiiiilow. I'.iciik llic lldiir ^loiip (MCI 

 sioiKilly with l-'.-iilcynisc Irnis. 



A liliic :iii(| yfccn winduw !•< ;i plcis 

 .•lilt cliMMj^c Mlfcr till' ;iMMi-('s--i\ (' color 

 III;; ot' (lie lii'j^oii i;iv. I'iir|i|i' ;iiii| xiolct 

 V i in'i';ili:is iiKiy Idnii t lie |'riiici|(;i 1 ;it 

 t f;i('T ioti. \\itli (lit lil.ic-. ;niil S]ir('ii^('fi 

 jihuit--. 



All |-".;istcr lily wiiiilow may In' ar- 

 raliyi'W witli tail lint's staftiriii t'ldlii 

 cacii 1'roiit iMiriHT ciT t lif wiiiilow ami 

 i'\t cliili 111; I'a r lo tin' ii'ar. [n'rs|i('i-t i \t' 

 ta-^li ion. At tlir irar I'larr a showy 

 u;riiiiii of liy i| la n^i'iis, aiol |ilaiit oitlnT 

 ^iili' of till' lily liiii' with \allrv. hya 

 I- i lit li- or t II 1 i I''-. I ii'it liiilc I !la i r. 



BASKETS OF RAMBLERS. 



'I'lii' |il;int iia^kct ^Imwii nil this pa^o 

 w a - one ol till' iiio^I attrartixi- scon in 

 ■I <'liii-aL;o llowcr store last hiastcr. where 

 It was ta^;;ci| ■■. ith a ^cHill^ piii-c of 

 .rl'J. The hraiileil iia>-ket was ol' pink 

 ami white, exccllenlly in kee|i iii; with 

 till' rharartcr ni the o -c.-ision. 'I'lie < rim 

 ~on li'amliler^ weie ^|i|emlii|ly lluwcrcil 

 aiol the spiiaa .at the fiilllie^^ nt' it^ 



■aitinil artii h' on iiis(ila.\-: when the ens 

 loiner has inailc his selection tlic ph'iiit 

 is fa^yeil ami set a\\My in tlic storeroom 

 lor (|eli\eiy ami its phicc is taken by 

 annther ;i n a n^cment , whether or not of 

 -^imil.-ii character, for the inoccsscs of 

 >-i'Miii;; ami iiiakiii;; ii|i are procci'diiiy 

 siniiiltaiicoiisl V. 



EASTER BASKETS. 



The Early Preparations. 



lie caict'iil of every detail of the col 

 oriiii;- "' your l']iister baskets. If you 

 iii'ist use a lieliotidiu' tinted iiasl'iet for 

 >|iiiil a/alea^. lest.-iin it or co\er it witli 

 new material. « nt off any faded straw 

 t rimiiiiii^s ami \w:\\> the haiiill(> witli 

 lilier rililion or satin. 



I'aiis for liaskets should In' ]daiiiieil 

 some weeks in advance of Kaster. \vitli 

 dill' reference to tiie c(doriny and yen 

 era! adaptaliility of the plants to one 

 .■mother. The decorations ciii lie .-idded 

 ipiickly at any time. 



The aveiaye holiday plant li;isket is 

 tilled as t'lill .'IS the pan will permit and 



^oii II tup. stiilled to the lirini. The 



aim seems to lie to lill every imdl of 

 -pace, t'liiin the Intloiii of t lie pan to 

 the top of the handle, lel i;^ioiisly set- 

 liii;; every plant holt u]iiiylit ,'11111 aim- 

 iiii; at a pvramid -liape for the i:idii|i. 



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center of the liasket, Init of tne y;roiip — 

 and assemlde under it, chise together, 

 two or three plants of lower ^rowin^ 

 habit, to .'ivoid rivaliny the kentia in 

 ludylit or st.\ le. 



.\s to colorinji', there are as many 

 tones of }j;-reeii as of any other color. 

 There are violet groiuis, red t^'eons, yel- 

 low greens, blue {"reons, in innutnerable 

 \ariations and eonibiiiations, and one 

 should be as careful of these as we ever 

 jiro of reds and scarlets and iiinks. With 

 the kentia we will uroup a short ram- 

 bler rose, a table fern or two and a liex 

 lieyoiiia, and on th(> f;ir ediic a sprink- 

 ling of wliite crocus, through which a 

 duckling is pushing his way to sec the 

 world. 



Other Arrangements. 



A bullions basket will take in a coni- 

 liin.'ition such as Master lilies, ycdiow 

 tulips, crocus and purple pansies. Tiny 

 vipiaie and round baskets of p;iiisies and 

 cidciis would surely sidl, while a more 

 elabol'ate a rra ii;;eiiien t of ericas, roses, 

 or bulbous stock ami I'arleyense would 

 be higher ]iriced. 



Another: .\ I'oston fern with a mar- 

 guerite plant ,,ml candidiim lilies. Trim 

 a hiyh haiidh'd basket with tree cat- 

 kins, a s[iray or t w <1 of iie;ich blossoms 

 in ;iii undi'ryround \.'ise, a Spira'a Glad- 

 stone and some "Murillo tulips. 



.\/.aleas .'ire better with no comp.-iny 

 in baskets, unless it is a handle trim- 

 miug of iiiildoor material, and a tnoss 

 and pansy idaut covering for tln^ soil. 



Whatever ^.roupiny is nndertakeu, let 

 no one |il,'iiit interfere with the lines of 

 another. Let them fall into tli(> same 

 lines and einu)is nt' lines. I'.e liberal 

 with \acancies and openings among the 

 foliage. Tilt a )danf against tli(» edge 

 id' the basket oiice in a while. "Make 

 the \ie\v ai^reeable trom every side of 

 the basket. Certl iide I'.lair. 



The Ribbon is Essential on a Fine Basket. 



Iie.'iutv. 'I'lieie Were III additmii siveral 

 |ilan1- 111' I >r. lim-ke azalea .'ilid some 

 tern- ;iml .'id la nt u iii. The ribbon was 

 d.-irk; yieeii. ,'1 -hade darker than the 

 foliage 111' Ih • -piia;i .•iiid Jii-I .'i -hade 

 IlLlhter ihnli I he In-e t'lilni^e. A ciMIII 

 Ie||,,'irt ..| tlo> b;i-kel Willlinil the llbbnll 

 vv a- liiil lie;i I ly -n ell eel i V e. 



The store in which tlie-e ba-ket- were 



-hfiW n pur-lie- the policv nf -elllllL' the 



ll.'ilf the material, air.'iiii^ed with a t'air 

 mixtiiie ot' common sense, woiijii bring 

 as much if not nnue money. Stndv and 

 pl.'iii the yroiiplii:; o|- til,. |dants and the 

 I leiidiliL; of the toliaye. both a- to color 

 ami form. 



■With a Kentia m the Center. 



Select a tall, -lender plant, such as a 

 keiiti.i palm, for tl enter- luit the 



WHERE EXTREMES MEET, 



la the I'la-tei -tuck nf the u|itodate 

 llnvver stnle there must be a inei'tiiig of 

 extremes some customers demand the 

 exti'i'iiie of sini|ilicil V, wliile oth(>rs ar(! 

 iM't tn be -.'iti-lied with anything less 

 than the iiio-t el.'i bnia t e plant coiiibina- 

 1 ion the llori-t can provide. .\s an (ex- 

 ample of extremes, take the liig basket 

 nt' a/.-iiea-, Siiu|'ert rn-es. primulas and 

 cidtnii> lii^iiied ill the illustration on 

 p.'i;^e :.'!t, ;iiiil for it- .'i ii t i t liesis there is 

 the crocus and scilla a irangeineuts on 

 paLie ■"' 1 . Tlie-e siin|ili' liowei's of s|>ring 

 have proved ^limd -ellers aiiioug the 

 .-la-- of tiaile of discriminating taste. 

 In the illu-t 1 ,'it ions both crocuses iiiid 

 -cilhi^ .'lie in I lottery in the form of 

 li.'i-kets. with ei-;,pe embellislinients. Of 

 cniirse tliese high chiss receptacles rep- 

 le-elit ratio r mole in the -elliiiix price 

 than dn ihe llnwer- them-elves. and 



-ih-h -tiH-k is lint to 1 Il'eri'd \vh(>re 



the cla-- of tr.'ide handled will not stand 

 tor ,'i fa i r |'i ice. 



I )ii the nthei- hand, in the biy combi 

 nation ba-ket- the receptacle iisiiall.v 

 repre-eiit- oiilv ,-i -mall part of the total 

 .-n-t of the a 1 ra iiLii'meiit . This class of 

 thiiiL; u-uall\ app"als iiin-I -trniin|y )(, 

 the llnvvei' blivel- who have not li:ii| 

 their nioliev IoI'l; i'miili;ll to feel iplite 



iialiir.'il with it: 1 he v are vvilliny- to 

 L;ive up ^b". or >l-'"i nf iiiore. providing 



the ,'irr:i liueiiM'Ilt i- -uliicielitlv -liowv. 

 It must be l.-iru:!' and it mu-t be full 

 ol' plant-. The ribbon is almost .-is es 

 -eiili;il a- any other part nf the com 

 bi u:it ion. 



I'^'iir the .'iver.'ige llovver stme a liaiipy 

 medium is to be soimht. There shonbl 



