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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



27 



The Selaginella Gives the Finishing Touch on These Admirable Baskets of Tulips. 



lie. Ill cNiMV l',;iv|r|- il i -.| p|;i y. sumc lij^;-, 

 sliowy l.nski'ts nii<l tlii'ir' -.lioiilil lie :i 

 millllicr (if tllili;;s tli;it . ;i ii he soM lor 

 .")() cciit^ 1(1 $1, lint t li.- I lilk (it' the 

 I'^Jlstci- liiisiiicss is t(i 111- iliiiii' with |il:iiit 

 .•irr;i iijicinciit s tli;it c.-iii lie Mild ,i1 troiii 

 $.■'> t(i +."). Tlicy tii;i--t Idiik til 1)1' wiirtli 

 tlic iiioiicv. so it iv wi'll til ::ii.iii| .-liiMiiist 

 t lie use lit' tiKi liiyli |iriic'i| :ici-i'>>(ii ic^. 

 |)(ill"t use Imslvcis tli:it cdst ^ii niiii'li 

 .\ (111 c.-l II lint :ii|l I lie •■(1st ;iliil .'it lc;isl 

 ll:lll' lis lllllc-ii Mlnlc to till' sclliiio |i|-ic(' 



of tlic pl;iiits yon lis,. I'df lilliiio. Al-ii, 

 lill\ .-I few ol' :ii;'iiv -I\l('- ot li.-i-ivct 

 |iot cox d. r.-ithi'|- tli.'in iii:iii\ ot' :i tew 

 St \ Ics 



A COLLAR OF SELAGINELLAS. 



'riiosc who |il,'i\ to will will tell yon 

 that ''the ^aii:r'- flic tliiii'.','' aiiij. ol' 

 coiirsc, the plant ^ the tiling in ap 

 Kastcf arraiijiciiicnt . Still, tin' ctlfr 

 fixciii'ss aliii salal ility ol an l!a>ti'|- 

 liaskct of |ila?il> i- laf^cK tin' result 

 ol' ^(loil taste in the selri-tloii ol' an 

 a piu (i|iiiate i(M-e|il ar le t''ir the paiticn 

 lai' ]il;iiit to lie iiseil. with sinli n (inisli 



mil; tollrh as |s ;^l\iMl I \ the s|.|aL;illel 

 las ill the t U I i p pa i|s shi i w ii on t h is p:i ^l ■. 

 'I'lie sir, .-ill I'eliis iis,..| to lilii~li ()!f the 

 liaskets illipld\e.| the appeailliee o I' the 

 a ria ijeeinent s mit ot all piopoil ion to 

 the small rust of the slnrk llsi'ij. The 

 liasKel on t he left of t In' lllllst fat ion 

 was tiiiisheil in s||\iT. It neila iiieil six 

 lecn l,a h'eine tulips. :in.|. with the 

 sel.aeincllas |.laii(ei| alminil the eij^e to 

 i-oiKa'al the suil. the nakeiliiess lietwi'en 

 tile liaskel ami the lilooins was eti'cc 

 tixely (lone awa\ with. The iiasixCt on 

 tile la^lit eontaineil twentv foiif red 



liili|s. tin lor eoinliinine idled ixcly 



with the l:o1iI linish of the jiot coxer. 

 Here. too. the s(d;i o | md las welC just the 

 toiKJi to 'j,\\f an artistic lini-li. 



.\ii\ one c.a n plant tiiliii'- m a jian. iint 

 tiicre a ic no efcat niinilicf ol the stofcs 



handline- linlh jians at Master that st<j . 

 to cover file soil fldiii sioht. Soine iise 

 ^iceii moss, whiidi is a ^rcat deal lieltcr 

 than nothiiii;. Imt the sinnM feiiis nrc 

 th,' licst of ail. Il -s to the plant a f 

 faiieeinent what the lace iidlar i- li 

 niilad\ s iiistnnie. 



THE VARIEGATED PINEAFILE. 



Ananas s.atixiis \aiieeatiis is nn aii 

 the ye.ai' nnind )ilaiit. Init it is nn esp,. 

 c!ally:;ood liasfef sii 1 j 'c-t . The iHiistl' 

 lion on pa^c .".n shows the \arie^atid 

 pinea|i|de in a i^old li.islvet. The | I Mit ■ a- 

 reiiinx ed f foin the pot in w h h h it w a - 

 l^l'ow n and planted directlv into tin 

 :.;lass ,|isli w It hill the 1 asket. The n- 

 tailei who sJKiwed these in his !-;.a~tei 

 display last ycaf sold his entire stm k m 

 short order, though he was w is • enon;^h 

 III lia\e not mole than I '. o of the p'anls 

 on view at ali\ oik' time; each mii- a- 

 sold was la'.^e|.d in the c i |st diner 's pie~ 

 eiicc and srt awav tnf d(di\er\. tlii- 

 I'elailer ha\ilie toiilid that it l- iiMhd, 

 easier to s( II ,1 ii(i\ idt \ when nii 1 \ a 

 tew are show II. crealin,; the i III pre~~ '.i|, , 

 wit he lit -a\iii^ -11, that r. ol maii\ •■!.- 



t oilier s will 1h' I ol t !I ll,a t e eiioiljll '. •' '■ ■ ■ 

 supplied, 



GERANIUMS AT EASTER, 



I t \ on lies er have I lie. I it , it \\ < . 

 siir|.rise \ on ho;, m.-iii\ peej le wdl Im- 

 L^ei.aniiims .at liastei. I M' conisi- th.'- 

 do not w a lit t he pl.a lit in a red | ot 

 the\ want sm;ill si/.^s .arryinu fan 

 tiai'-'^es of lilooln pl.alited ill s,iire surill 

 oilditv in the \\ a \ ol ,a leceptacle. sin h 

 .as are shiiwii in the two il last ra t ma-- 

 on pa ee :',.'i. I n one ol' t liese 1 1 1 lis 



tr.atiolis the receptaile was mie o t' tic 

 small s,, called liom.iii lio.Nes. while lie 

 other was in a ^naoi eP-i/ed liasket 

 shaped dish. In the latter case the re 

 ceptacle repl cselitei! •*;'. of the sidling 



price ami the ;ierairnims s|."iO. at which 

 lioth tiillieil the retailer .a eood prolil. 



Show II ill the same 1 1 Inst r;it ions are 

 some siii;il| ericas in one of the w jiit'' 



w.aterway .al'fa is. .and in tl ther arc 



some crocuses in one ot' the ^reeii enam- 

 eled tin receptacles, this mie coiitainine 

 llilee ot' the little while scpnare idiilia 

 i.als that these latticewnik affairs .-ire 

 m.ade til hold. 



POPULAR PRICED PLANTS. 



It W .a s ;i ;_;(;im1 ni;l|i\ XiMl's ,-i^(i ijiat 

 the lel.aileis eatellll;^ I" the liiell class 

 ll.ide in lii;^ cities lie;^ail to otVer com 

 leiritlolis 1)1 ill .w en II;.; p I .a 1 1 1 s . arrail;^('il 

 III 11 I ~ ki t s III h:: III pel s. At t he sta rt 

 the lendelic\ was towalil l.aree .irialie'e 

 iieiils. coiilainiii:^ a '.^feal \ariet\ of 

 st.cd^. .aim perhaps ii w n s I'nr this rea 

 I li.it t he ciisi ,,ni mi.i,. litt Ic pillules- 



I c,t s di t he li I '.^ei e I r ie- ' w ,a s :i nil m 

 lei oi \ c.a 1 s I let e| (■ I lie ret ,1 I lei s l |i 



I I w lis lit' ,"ii.i rii I i,;nd.il I'lli or less i,, 

 ;_a|i to otlei plant a I la m^eln : ' a t s. einplev 

 11,;.; ; he aci-, ss(,ii, s i.-,e.| in the l.iree 

 • it il s I'm- :i Iniii; 11 lie lie ret :i i lei's in 

 I he pi o\ i lie i:i 1 .• it ie> t C'ln '_;h; their I lade 



■ . o| Cot ' a Ic i I t I In 1 e 1 1 |s|i melit nt 



plants; t Ile\ -,1 d t lie I I pi n pie W (HI Id 



iMit pa '. :i price which w m; id meet t la 

 ..st lit' In., .-i.-.-e-- ii-.c-. I.-; .a'liiie t n I n i n _' 

 a I I 111: I nil I he in. \ e \\ -d I this i - 



'• h.a li^id . \\ 1 1 II I II the last lew \ ea Is 

 lliii;s|s III 1 he sinnlle: cities, nnd .'v ei; 



III the .1,11 lit I ' t nw lis. ha \ e I 1 .11 lid t ha t 

 a II .1 j.pi opi la 1 1 I oiiilii n.a lion nf plant 

 .ind reiepiack- . l.iiddes -a la I h I ' t \ ; si-,-irce 



1\ .Miivoiie will Inn e\en a -iiele |iil ol 

 |-!astel I'lies unless the pot |s eovcred 

 w it II c ie| e pa I lei . 1 1 ii.it h i ii_' more. 



'I'he t emlellc \ i . I' l.a i e \ ea I s h.is li.'eii 

 awav limn the lo^ cnin ! .i nat loiis of 

 pl.a lit s; imw the innjoiitv nl plants ot 

 f.'fe.l tor laistei s.ah' .ail shown sini|i|\" 

 one \ariet\ pl.a n ted in an appropri.ate 

 lecepta.de. Tin' i 1 1 il st ra t ii ills mi paees 



