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BUTTON-HOLE BOUQUET 
whole bouquet Arm and in shape. The fol¬ 
lowing arrangement is that most often seen ; 
at the buck is a spray of Fern ; next some 
long, light flower, so as to form a kind of 
point or finish at the top; then a Camellia 
bud, or rose, or some such flower, and then 
Maiden-hair Fern and whatever other small 
flowers are at hand. 
The bouquet, of which the accompanying is 
an illustration, is composed of a white Camel- 
ha bud, Lily of the Valley, blue SeiLias, &c., 
An English florist says :—But few seem to 
understand that there is any difference be¬ 
tween a button-hole bouquet and a coat 
flower ; yet. there is, and a very great differ¬ 
ence too, the flower being, as the word signi¬ 
fies, a single bloom, whereas u bouquet means 
a number of flowers arranged according to 
taste. Many papers have appeared in differ 
cut horticulturist periodicals on the arrange- 
A GARDEN DESIGN, 
TREE PLANTING IN ILLINOIS, 
Tiie annexed illustration is a representa¬ 
tion of an instructive little Rosery designed 
for a villa garden. Though small, there is, 
however, plenty of variety in it, and there 
is, too, no want of room for comfortable in¬ 
spection of the teds or 
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is its saving of room, 
The Illinois State Board of Agriculture 
offers a premium of five hundred dollars for 
the best artificial grove of useful timber trees 
in that State, not less than five acres, planted 
prior to the 1st day of December, 1871, and 
pi a .jo ns 
be exhibited, at the 
annuul meeting of the 
Board, a cross-section of 
each kind of n tree grown, showing its 
growth, with a statement of the highfc of 
the tree front which the section is cut. Sec¬ 
tions so exhibited will be retained by the 
Board, and placed in the cabinet of the De¬ 
partment of Agriculture. 
The last statement made, to wit, in 1881, 
shall give the general bight of the different 
kinds of trees composing the grove. 
ment of cut flowers, and yet, with few ex¬ 
ceptions, they have excluded button-hole 
Roquets, probably because, being small, 
people imagine that they must necessarily 
be easy to make. Just let them try, and t 
do not hesitate to *ny that they will find 
themselves much mistaken, as no combiua- 
tiou of flowers requires to be put together 
with more taste, or to be more lightly done, 
than a properly made button-hole bouquet. 
Flowers selected for this purpose should 
always be good, particularly those for mount¬ 
ing singly, which should, in fact, be speci¬ 
mens of whatever kind is chosen. Ferns I 
always like to see In such bouquets, and also 
along with coat flowers, provided these are 
stove or greenhouse kinds ; but hardy flowers 
I like best mounted with their own foliage 
alone. Nearly ail flowers for bouquets of 
any sort should be wired ; indeed, many 
could not be used for that purpose at all were 
they not mounted on wire, as, for example, 
the pips of white Hyacinths, which, in win¬ 
ter, are among the most useful flowers which 
we have. 
There are, however, other ways of mount¬ 
ing flowers besides wiring them. Let us 
take, for example, a Gardenia. The center 
petals of this flower—indeed all except the 
outside row—are very even and lovely ; but 
their beauty is somewhat marred by the 
outer ones, which look twisted. Now to 
remedy this evil, and to make them look all 
even, proceed as follows :—Take a common 
Laurel leaf and cut a piece out of it about an 
inch square ; with a pair of scissors trim 
round the corners, so as to almost make it 
circular ; then cut a cross in the middle, and 
down through that push the stem of the 
Gardenia until the flower and the Laurel leaf 
are. pressed tightly together; then hold it 
upside down, and through the stem, close to 
the leaf, pass a “stub ” wire (which will keep 
the leaf in its place); bend the ends down, 
and fasten them together with a little binding 
wire so as to form a stem. The petals of the 
flower can be then arranged out in then* 
proper places, and the piece of Laurel leaf 
being so tight to the flower they will remain 
wherever they are placed. There is also 
another point to wliich I would wish to direct 
attention, and that is, the foundation of the 
button-hole bouquets, which is generally a 
piece of Maiden-hair Fern ; but that is not 
stiff enough in itself to form a good support, 
for the other flowers. To remedy this, the 
best plan is to back the Fern with a small 
Camelha leaf, wired, which will keep the 
and Maiden-hair Fern. 1 made one a short 
time ago of a half-open white Camellia bud, 
spray of Hoteia (Spinca) japonica, and a few 
pips of white Hyacinth, mixed ^vitli a little 
Maiden-hair, and many remarked that it was 
very light and elegant looking. That wliich 
took the first prize at the Royal Hort icultural 
Society’s Show at Birmingham last summer 
was composed Of a yellow Rose-bud mounted 
with blue Forget-me-Not, a pip of Kalosan- 
thes coednea, a inl one Of Bouvordia. I have 
seen One made of Lily of the Valley, a blush- 
colored Rose-bud, and the same shade of 
Hyacinth pips, with a little Fern worked 
through it, which was a very neat-loolcing 
little bouquet; another consisted of a spray 
of Lily of the Valley, a yellow Rose-bud, and 
a few pips of a rich purple Cineraria, which 
came out well against the deep color of the 
Marechal Niel bud. 
PLANTING TREES, 
Fhesidknt N. OriMKK, at a meeting of the 
Montgomery, Ohio, Horticultural Society, 
said:—What a mistake it is to suppose that 
a tree will grow and do well, when planting, 
to crowd the roots, which are often two feet 
in diameter, into a hole one foot wide, then 
throw on a shovelful or two of dirt andgravel, 
then stamp hard with the foot. This is how 
many plant trees. You have all observed 
the same thing. When you buy a tree, let it 
be fruit or shade, get one that has plenty of 
roots ; dig your holes not less than three feet 
across, and two feet deep ; partly till up the 
hole with good soil ; then put in your tree, a 
little, though not much, deeper than it was 
In the ground when taken up ; spread out 
the roots with the hand and fingers; then 
more dirt (keeping your tree erect); then, 
when you are done, press the soil with the 
foot. Shade trees should he protected with 
a box as soon as they are planted. Trees 
planted in this way will most invariably 
grow and do well, and be a source of pleasure 
and comfort not only to the owner, but to 
the great public. 
FLORAL BREVITIES 
Planting Rose Cuttings in October .—A 
correspondent of the London Garden says: 
“ Two years ago I put in three rows of rose 
ARBORICULTURAL NOTES 
Black Knot on Plums, D. B. Wieu, an Illi¬ 
nois Arboriculturist, says may be prevented 
by avoiding planting on heavy and wet soil. 
If it appear, cut off all the affected parts in 
May or June, and cover the wounds with a 
thick paint of white lead, turpentine and oil. 
He also advises planting the Wild Goose plum 
and other varieties of the Chickasaw family, 
which do not bear black knots. 
Hot. Water About Peach Trees .—It has 
been recommended by those who have tried 
it, to apply a pail of hot water to the collar 
of peach trees in spring, and a top-dressing of 
ashes. It. is claimed that this will prevent 
“yellows,” and kill the borer, or arrest the 
work of the grub in its incipient stages. In 
support of this practice and its advantages 
we nave the testimony of several prominent 
fruit growers. 
BUTTON-JIOLE BOUQUET. 
cuttings of many varieties in October, and 
nine out of every ten made good plants the 
first yeur. I have this season three more 
rows, and on looking at them to-day (March 
25th) I find that they have all apparently 
taken well. During sharp weather I protect¬ 
ed them by means of a little Fern.” 
Ladies, give us brief notes of 
ences in the flower garden. L 
poetry ; give us facts. 
