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flat dishes. Begonia leaves and those of Cksus discolor, are much in request for 
this purpose 
A bouquet with a rich rose-colored flower as its central piece, and the next row 
of blue and white Hyacinths or violets tied to wires or broom corn splinters, and 
the outside mixed with rose color, blue 
and white, with a pretty, misty border- 
ing of Gypsophila, or Clive, falling over 
deep crimson leaves, will be a most 
effective design. A pure white Camellia 
for the centre, with a wreath of white 
Heath mingled with Blue Violets, or For- 
get-me-nots, is very lovely. 
The central flower white, and the outer 
wreath of scarlet Geraniums, is ali<o 
pretty 
Carnations and Lilies of the Valley 
will mingle finel}'. 
Among garden flowers how infinite 
the choice, ribbon grass, pear blossoms 
tea violets, lily of the valley, with its 
leaves, white lilacs; dielytra, roses, in 
tlieir season ; the fragrant lilies of July, 
and the bright geranium or verbenas. >»*jr'~- 
Saucers of pansies, edged with musk, are ^•^^3' 
lovely ; so aie balsams, with plenty of 
their own leaves. 
A pretty design may be made as fol- 
lows : Fill a glass dish with curled parsley 
leaves, put a white jonquil in the centre, 
from which let five sprays of the lily of 
the valley radiate ; or a star may be made 
of daisies and myrtle, or of blue and 
white larkspur. 
A very novel bouquet may be mad( 
by taking an unripe melon, cut off one 
end, stand it up on the cut part, then 
surround with the stiff leaves of the 
Paeonia, and stick the melon full of 
dahlias and asters. 
In one of our illustrations (43) may ' 
be seen a beautiful design arranged Fig. 4i. Oiuamentai stana tor vaseof tiowers. 
with ferns. A few long fronds are arranged to fall over the vessel at the bottom, 
and a few sprigs of flowers are introduced to fill up the vase ; around the 
small staff which rises upwards, twines the Lygodium scandens, and from the 
