I08 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



displacement of a single bloom by a few- 

 inches will often destroy the best effect of a 

 vase of flowers. When the exhibit consists 

 of a collection of three to twelve vases of 

 different varieties, those having the stiffest 

 and straightest stems should be placed in the 

 centre or at the back, if only one side of the 

 stand is open to the view of the visitors, 

 placing varieties having shorter and weaker 

 stems in front and at the ends. 



The arrangement of the colours in rela- 

 tion to one another should also receive 

 intelligent consideration. White and yellow 

 will most likely be the predominating colours 

 and they will harmonize with each other and 

 with most other colours, if properly disposed. 

 In collections of a given number of varieties, 

 "one bloom of each variety," the blooms are 

 almost always exhibited with short stems 

 and placed singly in small vases, four rows 

 deep on the stand or table. In staging such 

 an exhibit the largest blooms having the 

 strongest stems should be placed at the back, 

 and the stems of the back row should be two 

 or three inches longer than the next one to 

 the front in each row, thus making a gradual 

 sloping effect to the collection. Here, also, 



