FLORAL DECORATIONS. 8t 
the back-ground green and the letters of white cotton. On 
this occasion the particularly expressive designs in bouquets, 
baskets of flowers, or other devices will be carefully studied 
and formed. 
Weddings are occasions for the use of flowers without 
stmt when directed by good taste—to attempt any instruc¬ 
tions for decorations would be quite impossible here—of 
course they may consist of festooning of various sorts and 
floral devices unlimited. The bridal bouquet should be 
constructed of flowers which are as appropriate in their 
sentiment as in form and color ; of these we may mention 
only a few, such as white Camellias, white Rose buds, pink 
Rose buds, Moss Rose buds, Orange blossoms, Lemon 
blossoms, Mignonette, Heliotrope, Tuberose, Lily-of-the- 
Valley, Rose Geranium leaves, Deutzia, Fabiana, Eucharis 
amazonica, Jasmine, Myrtle, Ivy-leaved Geranium, Ivy 
leaves, &c. 
Funeral Ceremonies are almost universally celebrat¬ 
ed with appropriate floral decorations ; at such a time the 
heart may find consolation by silently breathing its emo¬ 
tions in sweet blossoms. 
