THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 2, 1907. 
Bdifouial. 
“ Sha T^ook oi fl0W«S.” 
Not the least of the uses to which 
flowers are put is that of their arrange¬ 
ment in the cut state in glasses or vases 
of water chiefly for home decoration. A 
book on this subject has been written by 
R. P. Brotherston, who is an enthusiast in 
all that relates to hardy flowers and their 
uses. The book runs to 299 pp. including 
a good index. 
Although the book is laid out in chapters, 
it is convenient to have the flowers men¬ 
tioned under their names for ready re¬ 
ference to them, showing how they may 
be conveniently or tastefully arranged in 
glasses or vases with various forms of 
floral aid. This, of course, refers to per¬ 
forated flower holders, also arrangements 
with wire/ strips of lead and perforated 
glass,, all of which are given special 
names. 
The author deals with a variety of vases 
to show which are the most suitable, be¬ 
cause although they are pretty and effec¬ 
tive when filled with cut flowers, they may 
be found unsuitable afterwards when the 
operator comes to clean the inside of the 
glasses or other vases. He deals largely 
with this question of having everything 
perfectly clean in the home, so that it will 
neither be offensive to the eyes nor the 
olfactory nerves. 
The writer even goes so far as to men¬ 
tion a number of flowers that are recog¬ 
nised as having a poisonous effect on 
certain people. He says that bad effects 
may be more or less obviated by using 
the flowers in small quantity and fre¬ 
quently renewing the water. By means of 
the various floral aids, it is possible to 
make a few flowers go a long way, and it 
is well to remember that certain flowers 
are so powerfully scented that they should 
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Dahlia Mauve Queen. 
Cactus Dahlias are still the most popular 
with raisers in all parts of the country, 
and more of that type are brought before 
the various societies interested in the Dah¬ 
lia than of any other type. The blooms 
of Mauve Queen are of large size, with 
the long-pointed and rather stiff florets 
directed in a variety of ways, but straight 
rather than incurved. Those who are 
fond of Dahlias will be pleased with the 
colour, which is of a soft mauve, becom¬ 
ing paler or almost white in the centre, 
where the youngest florets are just un¬ 
folding. No doubt colour played a promi¬ 
nent part in the decision of the judges, 
who accorded it certificates during Sep¬ 
tember. The R.H.S. gave it an Award of 
Merit on September 3rd, and the National 
Dahlia Society gave it a First-class Cer¬ 
tificate on the 5th of that month. In the 1 
cut state the flowers have a beautiful soft 
and clean appearance, and appear to ad¬ 
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vantage under a variety of conditions a 
to light. On both of these occasions th< 
exhibitors were Messrs. J. Cheal an< 
Sons, Crawley, Sussex. 
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A Wonderful Apple Tree. 
What is claimed to be the largest Appf 
Tree in the United States is in a gardei 
at Southington, Connecticut. It ha 
yielded fifty bushels of Apples this season 
Chrysanthemum Esnie Reed. 
The above is a decorative variety witl 
pure white blooms measuring about 4 in 
across. It is an early flowering or decora 
tive variety of the Japanese type, growini 
about 15 in. high. Award of Merit t<| 
Messrs. P. Ladds, The Nurseries, Swan! 
ley Junction, at the meeting of the R.H.S 
on the 15th October. 
be very sparingly employed in rooms, 
especially during the evening and on fes¬ 
tive occasions, when the temperature of 
the room may be rather high. 
Various preservatives have, from time 
to time, been recommended for keeping 
flowers fresh, but the author says there 
are no reliable data to prove that they 
possess any advantage over pure water. 
The various methods of dealing with 
different flowers are gone into in connec¬ 
tion with each special kind, showing how 
to set them up not only for effectiveness, 
but to last as long as they are likely tc 
under the most favourable conditions. 
The book is obtainable from Air. T. N. 
Foulis, 3, Frederick Street, Edinburgh 
and London, for 3s. 6d. 
Cactus Dahlia Mauve Queen. 
