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ent because of the flatness of the picture is 
the fact that the two lower spikes now in 
place on each side extend forward some¬ 
what toward the viewer. 
Before going any farther it might be well 
to mention that short stubby spikes simply 
cannot be used in making up successful 
baskets. Tall sorts with a wiry stem, and a 
FIRST ROW OF SPIKES 
long ribbon of bloom are ideal. Some 
glads that are especialy fine for this pur¬ 
pose are: 
Airy Dream, Gloaming, Queen of Bremen, Pri¬ 
mate, Chas. Dickens, Maid of Orleans, Lotus, Pic¬ 
ardy, Golden Dream, Sweetheart, Margaret Fulton, 
Red Phipps, Rosalie, Sonatine, Margaret Beaton, 
Valeria, Dr. Bennett, Aflame, Aladdin, Allegro, 
Golden Poppy, Amberglow, Angelica, Ariadne, Bit 
O’Heaven, Bleeding Heart, Brightside, Camellia, 
Chamouny, King Lear, Debonair, Dr. Hoeg, Duna, 
Lavinia, Leona, Mary Elizabeth, Mildred Louise, 
Minuet, Recovery. 
3. Placing the second row of spikes: 
In placing the second row of flowers in 
front of the first and at more of an angle 
toward the viewer, the mistake most likely 
to be made is to place them too high, so 
that they cover a good share of the first 
row. Instead see that they are placed plen¬ 
ty low, so as to cover only a slight part of 
the spikes already in position. Spikes in 
the second row should be placed in be¬ 
tween those in the first row as far as pos¬ 
sible, so that few blank spaces will be 
left. However, since fewer spikes must be 
used in the second row than in the first 
lest crowding result, it will not be possible 
to have a second row spike in between 
every pair in the first row. Always avoid 
crowding. . . . The first row of spikes were 
all evenly placed against the handle of 
the basket. If the second row placed some¬ 
what forward from the first is set in a 
straight line, too, a very mechanical ap¬ 
pearance results. To avoid this the spikes 
in the second row should vary consider¬ 
ably in the distance they extend forward. 
Much of the charm and sprightliness of 
good vasing depends on this little point. 
Unfortunately it is difficult to show this in a 
flat illustration. Perhaps if you look sharp¬ 
ly you can discern that of the five spikes in 
the second row, the first, third, and fifth 
are considerably farther forward than the 
second and fourth. Note also that these 
second row spikes should have a long rib¬ 
bon of bloom to carry the color well down 
toward what will presently be the center 
of the bouquet. 
4. With bottom row added: 
Notice how rapidly the basket ap¬ 
proaches completion simply by the ad¬ 
dition of four spikes at the bottom] How 
to get spikes to bend down and still have 
their stems in the water has caused a cer¬ 
tain amount of mystification. The answer 
is simply that here is where crooked 
spikes come in handy. But what if you are 
making a basket of a variety that never 
crooks? Actually the gooseneck type of 
crook resulting from wilting down and 
straightening up again is not so much 
what we're after (though it'll do). Rather 
we want the bend resulting from a blown 
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