CUT FLOWERS FOR EVERY DAY 



CARL STANTON 



Sprays and Bouquets as Accents in the Indoor Decorative Color 

 Scheme — Planning the Garden to Supply Variety the Season Through 



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&0 TO arrange flowers that they 

 really emphasize or increase 

 the beauty of a room calls for 

 considerable artistic skill. A 

 many people make an other- 

 wise livable room positively jarring by the misuse of flowers; 

 some, having an idea of color and a little common-sense, do 

 no actual harm to a room, but at the same time add nothing 

 much; still others, exercising their knowledge of color and 

 decorative values, make the most uninteresting interior charm- 

 ing by their arrangement of bouquets. Different interiors call 

 for different kinds of cut flowers; 

 dark, formal rooms usually re- 

 quiring upright, stately blooms 

 of a not too insistent hue, while 

 delicate tints of pink or blue 

 need a bright, sunny room to 

 show to advantage. Curiously 

 enough, too, red flowers tend to 



Carnations Pink, white 



Celosia (in variety) Various 

 Centaurea " 



Clarkia " 



20 FT. BORDER OF PEREN- Cosmos Pink, white 



NIALS FOR CUT FLOWERS ft^f' 1 ' Various 



Lupin Rose, blue, white 



Marigold (Tagetes) Yellow, orange 



diminish size whereas blue ones set at 

 the further side of a small room seem 

 literally to increase its area. 



Maxims to Remember 



CHOOSE flowers for a room with reference to its color 

 scheme; for example, do not use blue flowers in a "red 

 room," or on a red table cover. 



Select your receptacle to conform with the flower; tall vases 

 for tall flowers; shallow vases and bowls for the short-stem- 

 mers. Have them large enough to hold plenty of water, and 



also of a shape that will not 



PROVEN PLANTS FOR CUT FLOWERS AND DECORATION 



Name 



Colors 





Season of 

 Bloom 



Annuals 









Ageratum 



Blue, white 





All summer 



Arctotis grandis 



White 





July; August 



Aster 



Various 





All summer 



Calendula 



Yellow 





a a 



Candytuft 



White, blue, 



purple 



" " 



Color Harmonies, Uses and 

 Hints 



Odd 



Mignonette 



Reddish 



a n 



Nasturtium 



Red to yellow 



" 



Nicotiana 



Various 



" " 



Petunia 



Various 



a tt 



Phlox 



" 



a a 



Poppy 



" 



a n 



Salpiglossis 



" 





Scabiosa 



" 



a it 



Schizanthus 



" 



a a 



Snapdragon 



" 



a it 



Stock 



" 



Early " 



Sweet Alyssum 



White, purple 



All " 



Sweet-pea 



Various 



Early ' 



Verbena 



" 



All '• 



Zinnia 



" 





Perennials 







Achillea 



White 



All summer 



Aconitum 



Blue 



it a 



Alyssum saxatile 



Yellow 



May 



Anchusa italica 



Blue 



July-Aug. 



Anenome laponica 



White, pink 



Sept.-Oct. 



Arabis albida 



White 



May 



Asparagus Fern 





All summer 



Aster (shrubby 



Blue, purple 



July on 



Baby-breath 



White 



Early " 



Beebalm 



Red 



Summer 



Boltonia 



Pink-lavender 



Aug. -Sept. 



Campanula (in 







variety) 



Various 



All summer 



Canna 



Red, yellow 



tt a 



Columbine 



Various 



May-Aug. 



Coreopsis 



Yellow 



All summer 



Dahlia 



yarious 



a n 



Evening Primrose 



Yellow 



" 



Forget-me-not 



Blue 





Foxglove 



Various 



Early " 



Funkia 



White, blue 



Late " 



Gaillardia 



Red, yellow 



All 



Gladiolus 



Various 



Early " 



Helenium autum- 







nale 



Yellow 



" Fall 



Hemerocallis 



" 



June-July 



Heuchera 



Pink 



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Hollyhock 



Various 



July-Aug. 



Hydrangea 



Pink, white, blue 



All summer 



Ins 



Various 



Early " 



Larkspur 



Blues 



All 



Lily-of-the-val!ey 



White 



Early spring 



Lupin 



Various 



All summer 



Maidenhair Fern 





" 



Pansy 







Peony 



Various 



All summer 



Phlox 



" 



July-Sept. 



Platycodon 



Blue, white 



" 



Sempervivum 



Various 





Shasta Daisy 



White 



All summer 



Stokesia 



Blue, white 



July-Sept. 



Sunflower 



Yellow 



Early fall 



Sweet William 



Various 



" summer 



Tritoma 



Red, yellow 



All summer 



Tuberose 



White 



Late " 



Water-lily 



Various 



All " 



With pink, blue, yellow; in bowls. 



With Poppies; effective used alone. 



With blue, pink; loose sprays. 



With a touch of blue or purple. 



Generally decorative (succession sow- 

 ings). 



With Ferns; loosely. 



Best alone; vivid effect. 



With light, slender flowers. 



Alone; very brilliant. 



Loosely; with light, graceful flowers. 



For airy effect. 



Fine for "filling"; in bowls. 



Lasting quality; loosely. 



With touch of blue; keeps well. 



Many uses, fragrant; succession sow- 

 ings. 



Best alone; bright. 



Good for fragrance. 



Pinks and whites especially desirable. 



Pretty shades for special effects. 



In small, loose clusters. 



Best used alone. 



Fragrant; variety maxima plena best. 



Showy; fine for corners. 



With blue, pink; loose sprays. 



Pleasant odor; good for bedrooms. 



With low flowers; mass in bowls. 



Among the best for centrepieces. 



Gay coloring; for centrepieces. 



Best used alone. 



Poor foliage, but fine flowers. 

 Good blue when blues are scarce. 

 Best early yellow. 

 With yellows, russet etc.; delightful in 



combination with Iris. 

 Charming little flowers. 

 With other early flowers of any color; 



in low bowls. 

 With the finer flowers. 

 For taller arrangements. 

 Fine for mixing, but short seasoned. 

 Pleasant odor; odd shaped blooms. 

 With Asters. 



Best used alone; large vases. 

 Coarse; for strong featuring. 

 Use in loose clusters; delicate. 

 With pink and blue; a clear yellow. 

 Best used alone. 

 Good for strong effect. 

 Ideal small blue flower for bowls. 

 White is best, but others are good. 

 Lily-like flowers for bud-vases. 

 Extremely bright. 

 Attractive shades; many uses. 



Pleasing yellow for tall effects. 

 Very fine, lasting for days. 

 With blues and yellows. 

 For tall effects, corners, etc. 

 Best of the larger flowers. 

 Exceedingly decorative; best alone. 



With Forget-me-nots and similar small 



flowers; for bedrooms. 

 Large spikes very charming for large 



bouquets. 

 With medium sized flowers. 

 Great diversity of hues; blooms all 



season. 

 Mammoth flowers of delicate coloring. 

 Miss Lingard best; avoid crimson. 

 Delightful, bell-shaped flowers. 

 Dry for use all winter. 

 Clear white, daisy-shaped flower. 

 Pleasing if well grown. 

 Pleasing yellow for tall effects. 

 Effective when used alone; good shades. 

 To brighten dark corners. 

 Pleasant odor; very dainty. 

 For sunny windows. 



appear top-heavy when filled. 



Arrange the flowers at differ- 

 ent heights and not as a flat- 

 topped bunch. 



A single flower often looks 

 far more beautiful than a 

 jammed-up cluster. 



20 FT. BORDER OF AN- 

 NUALS FOR CUT FLOWERS 





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