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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



29 



Two Highly Effective Ways of Filling the Same Basket. 



For yellow Inilhous stock try old-goM 

 ami iiolili'n l)i'((\viis in baskets ami 

 ribbon. 



Covering tiie soil around plants is 

 sometimes necessary and as often not 

 needed. If you base tall jdants or those 

 which are scanty of foliage, then cover 

 the soil either with moss, low ferns or 

 blooming plants, such as pansics 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, (f tb(> ]>lants are wcdl grouped 

 some of tliem will l>real< o\ er an edge 

 somewhere, and if a bordei' is added it 

 will not be a c(nn|ilete one. 



Suggested Color Schemes. 



Here arc a tew Liood color siln'ines 

 for plant baskets: 



A basket filled with adiantuin plants, 

 with a cluster of long-steiiimeil My 

 Maryland rose> over the handle. Tse 

 a small vase on the handle or in tlir 

 soil, for the rose stems. 



A basket of Xarcissus |>oeticus or 

 marguerites witli a handle di'cor.it ion 

 of pink ramblers. 



For a (duirch dec-oration or an l]a>ler 

 funeral, a Tall basket of calias, one or 

 two plants for the fcdiage and extra 

 cut calias set into the soil. Combine 

 with this a group of yidlow iris at tlie 

 base of each side of the handle, or train 

 a spray of ycdiow ramblers o\ er one 

 side of the handle and a cluster of 

 genistas low at the other side. 



Lilacs and l-^astei' lilies make a choice 

 l)asket. Suspend a duster of lavender 

 chitfon Inittertlies o\-er the lilies. 



Trim the handl(> of n low basket of 

 freesias with ('hatenay iost>s and old- 

 gold ribl)on. 



Have a basket of roses in assorted 

 colors, looking carefully to the color 

 harmony. It might include Tausend- 

 sehon, white ramblers. T^ncle .lohn or 



(lolden (iate. lierinosa nr Killarney 

 roses. 



Sm.all bulbous baskets are always 

 good sellers, jirincipally because th''y 

 can be pricecl reasonably and arc bright 

 itnd showy. T'se Von Sions with a 

 touch of mignonette, yellow tulijts an<l 

 bine Dutch hyacinths, valley and pink 

 IJomans, la\ cnder. iris and candidums, 

 Jonquils and freesias, pink cyclamen 



HINTS FOR EASTER BOXES. 



The Spiraea in Sombrero Basket. 



(of the ^^almon order of colon with 

 freesia. B. 



Quincy, 111. — A. .1. Gunderson. of the 

 horticultural department of the State 

 University, was recently in this vicin- 

 ity for the purpose of making arrange- 

 ments to establish a local experiment 

 station. 



Skill and Care in Arrangement. 



To know a color and its atiinities on 

 the instant, to see a (1o/,(Mi jdaces where 

 such and sui'h may be used without 

 waiting to try, ncNcr to fuss with un- 

 certainty as to results, ne\ (>r to fix over 

 -these are what we must be cipial to in 

 order to handle display pieces and 

 ordiM's and make suggestions to cus- 

 tomers. \Vith a more extended \ariety 

 of flowers than at any other holiday of 

 the year. e\-ery box should be a gem 

 with jierfect setting. With just the 

 i-ori'ecl (ouch which siii;ill flowers can 

 gi\(', color i-iiin bi n:it i iiM- ni;i\ be \';iried 

 and ixM-fiM-i. 



b'eali/in^ llial .1 box <cldoni reaches 

 its ile-^t inat ion jn^t ;is |ieifectly ar- 

 rangecl ;is it leaves \(iur hands, take 

 sHHic prt'caut ion^ with the Larger tlow- 

 ers at le;ist. to -<ccui(' them Just where 

 you lay them in tlio liox. Old boots 

 receive as c;ir<>ful handling when in 

 the hands ot ,^xtra messengers and 

 drivers. About the lirst a<'t sees the 

 liox upside down and on both ends. 

 It does not take a lawyer fo find out 

 what will happen to the tips of' those 

 line He.auty buds or soft lilies, .\rrange 

 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- 

 iion ai-ioss the sttMus. which passes 

 through the liottom 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 

 pensi\'e. Secured in this way, they may 

 stand on their heads or stand a -^hock 

 without damage. 



Artistic Settings for the Flowers. 



Now to imjuoxe the appearance of 

 tlu> assortment of flowers in the box: 

 For an extra nice order, line the box 

 with ^lleet moss. This makes a rich 



