November, 1918 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



107 



stages of devel- 

 opment but fairly 

 well open and 

 float them on the 

 surface. One or 

 two with stems 

 in the water and 

 buds just over 

 the edge give a 

 generous touch. 



In all arrange- 

 m;e nts of cut 

 flowers, there 

 must as in a 

 picture, be fore- 

 ground, so as to 

 get perspective. 

 Some should be 

 high and others 

 low, the opening 

 buds and spikes 

 elevated while 

 the fuller flower 

 blossoms make 

 the background. 



The arrangement in a vase of a number of 

 Peonies, for example, can be done quickly and 

 quite artistically by simply laying the flowers 

 together at the stem ends. Generally they vary 

 in length but if all are the same, cut from four to 

 six inches off" the stems'of the most open. Place 

 them all together in the vase and the mass will 

 fall gracefully apart, the larger flowers being 

 considerably below the buds. 



Peonies should not be placed subject to a 

 draught, or they will soon wither away. There 

 are many flowers of the garden with soft spongy 

 foliage, Heliotrope is one, which fouls the water 

 almost before the day is out. Asters and Chry- 

 santhemums will scarcely stand in water over 

 night without an offensive odor. It is of course 

 advisable to change the water every day, but if a 

 spray or two from a dashing bottle, with ten parts 

 of water and one of formaldehyde is used in every 

 jar or vase, the water will remain sweet for sev- 

 eral days as the formaldehyde prevents fermen- 

 tation. 



COLOR HARMONIES 



Color combinations should be studied as many 

 pretty effects are possible. The light blue vase 

 or bowl filled with pink Roses, Snapdragons, 



For the top-heavy Daffo- 

 dils, select a bottom- 

 heavy bottle-shaped 

 holder 



Roses feel most at home in the 

 straight stem glass or silver 

 vase, displaying the individ- 

 ual beauty of each spec- 

 imen 



Asters, is an example. Marigolds with purple 

 Iris or dark blue Larkspur are effective. 



A shallow bowl filled with short stemmed 

 flowers from the rock garden may contain all 

 the colors of the rainbow — a harlequin effect 

 and yet be in excellent taste. 



In the fall, Pompon Chrysanthemums from 

 the borders come in a great variety of colors 

 but any three or more arrange together without 

 discord. 



When the Sweet Peas are available they are 

 especially favored for the table. They can be 

 arranged with good effect in the shallow bowls 

 with perforated holders. A little of their foliage 

 is a great addition. For a luncheon table a tall 



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slender vase in 

 which is placed a 

 generous bunch 

 of the largest 

 stemmed flowers 

 forms the centre. 

 Pink is prefera- 

 ble. Five or six 

 low vases (small 

 rose bowls with 

 contracted open- 

 ings are best) are 

 placed at equal 

 distances in a cir- 

 cle six inches in 

 from the plate 

 line. Fill each 

 bowl with medi- 

 um length sprays, 

 then make a 

 curved spraying 

 on the cloth from 

 the inside of one 

 bowl to the out- 

 side of another 

 starting with one spray and some green and 

 widening out to look as if the flowers were 

 falling out of the rear bowl. The effect is an 

 irregular wreath and quite pleasing. At Holly- 

 hock time, and later for the Golden Glow, the 

 blue umbrella jar makes a good vase for these 

 long stemmed flowers. 



Wall pocket vases are effective in many places 

 and bamboo rods pierced with several openings 

 having pockets lined with zinc water receptacles, 

 are used alongside the mirror or against the wall 

 where such a decorative effect is desired. Such 

 accessories to the garden indoors will appeal to 

 those who are searching for useful gifts in the 

 coming holiday season. 



The Japanese holder in 

 center of white porce- 

 lain bowl is ideal for 

 staging Sweet Peas 



Wet-Blanketing the Weeds — In a very wet 

 season keeping down the weeds is a difficult prop- 

 osition, so much so that hoeing doesn't seem to 

 disturb them perceptibly; most of them will keep 

 right on growing. The most effective way I 

 found, among the corn, beans, tomatoes, etc., 

 was to turn everything top side down with the 

 spading fork. This left a fresh, clean surface 

 with the weeds all buried where they would 

 soon rot. — F. H. V . Ridgewood, N. J. 



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Lnew type of Rockwood Porcelain in tints of hitherto unattained daintiness. 



The subdued tones blend well with any color in flowers, though the choice of tints in the porcelain is wide enough to 

 make appropriate matching easy 



