Maech 28, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' geview- 



29 



Two Hichly Effective "Ways of FilUne the Same Basket. 



For yellow bulbous stock try old-gold 

 and golden browns in baskets and 

 ribbon. 



Covering the soil around plants is 

 sometimes necessary and as often not 

 needed. If you have tall plants or those 

 which are scanty of foliage, then cover 

 the soil either with moss, low ferns or 

 blooming plants, such as pansies or 

 sweet alyssum. The sight of a little 

 patch of soil toward the center or some 

 retired spot is not objectionable, but 

 it is better to have an edge of green 

 at least. If the plants are well grouped 

 some of them will break over an edge 

 somewhere, and if a border is added it 

 will not be a complete one. 



Suggested Color Schemes. 



Here are a few good color schemes 

 for plant baskets: 



A basket filled with adiantum plants, 

 with a cluster of long-stemmed My 

 Maryland roses over the handle. Use 

 a small vase on the handle or in the 

 soil, for the rose stems. 



A basket of Narcissus poeticus or 

 marguerites with a handle decoration 

 of pink ramblers. 



For a church decoration or an Easter 

 funeral, a tall basket of callas, one or 

 two plants for the foliage and extra 

 cut callas set into the soil. Combine 

 with this a group of yellow iris at the 

 base of each side of the handle, or train 

 a spray of yellow ramblers over one 

 side of the handle and a cluster of 

 genistas low at the other side. 



Lilacs and Easter lilies make a choice 

 basket. Suspend a cluster of lavender 

 chiflfon butterflies over the lilies. 



Trim the handle of a low basket of 

 freesias with Chatenay roses and old- 

 gold ribbon. 



Have a basket of roses in assorted 

 oolors, looking carefully to the color 

 harmony. It might include Tansend- 

 schom, white ramblers, Unolp John or 



Golden Gate, Hermosa or Killarney 

 roses. 



Small bulbous baskets are always 

 good sellers, principally because they 

 can be priced reasonably an^ are bright 

 and showy. Use Von Sions with a 

 touch of mignonette, yellow tulips and 

 blue Dutch hyacinths, valley and pink 

 Romans, lavender, iris and candidums, 

 jonquils and freesias, pink cyclamen 



HINTS FOB EASTEB BOXES. 



The Spiraea in Sombrero Basket. 



(of the salmon order of color) with 

 freesia. B. 



Quincy, HI.— A. J. Gunderson, of the 

 hM|||Aultural department of the State 

 ^IPIrsity, was recea^ in tiUfl vicin- 

 Itjr^or the purpose of making arrange- 

 ments to establish a local experiment 

 station. 



Skill and Care in Arrangement. 



To know a color and its afi&nities on 

 the instant, to see a dozen places where 

 such and such may be used without 

 waiting to try, never to fuss with un- 

 certainty as to results, never to fix over 

 — these are what we must be equal to in 

 order to handle display pieces and 

 orders and make suggestions to cus- 

 tomers. With a more extended variety 

 of flowers than at any other holiday of 

 the year, every box should be a gem 

 with perfect setting. With just the 

 correct touch which small flowers can 

 give, color combinations may be varied 

 and perfect. 



Realizing that a box seldom reaches 

 its destination just as perfectly ar- 

 ranged as it leaves your hands, take 

 some precautions with the larger flow- 

 ers at least, to secure them just where 

 you lay them in the box. Old boots 

 receive as careful handling when in 

 the hands of ^xtra messengers and 

 drivers. About the first act sees the 

 box upside down and on both ends. 

 It does not take a lawyer to find out 

 what will happen to the tips of those 

 fine Beauty buds or soft lilies. Arrange 

 the flowers as you wish them to appear 

 when the box is opened, and secure 

 them in place by a tie of cord or rib- 

 bon across the stems, which passes 

 through the bottom of the box and 

 around over the lid, tying on top. Ac- 

 cording to the value of the box, make 

 this tying-in material more or less ex- 

 pensive. Secured in this way, they may 

 stand on their heads or stand a shock 

 without damage. 



Artistic Settings for the Flowers. 



Now to improve the appearance of 

 the assortment of flowers in the box: 

 For an extra nice order, line the box 

 with sheet moss. This makes a rich 



