. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 900 The American Florist. May 2g, A Floral Pillow. SEE WITH THIS ISSUE. Memorial day tributes to tlie de- parted often take the form of a pillow of llowers, usually with some appro- priate lettering-, and it is a design which the retailer may frequently be called upon to furnish at this time. Look- ing: at the finished article one may think the pillow an extremely easy de- sign to make and so it is. But to make a design stilfly and flat is one thing and to get the best results possible out of it is ano
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 900 The American Florist. May 2g, A Floral Pillow. SEE WITH THIS ISSUE. Memorial day tributes to tlie de- parted often take the form of a pillow of llowers, usually with some appro- priate lettering-, and it is a design which the retailer may frequently be called upon to furnish at this time. Look- ing: at the finished article one may think the pillow an extremely easy de- sign to make and so it is. But to make a design stilfly and flat is one thing and to get the best results possible out of it is another and a very different one. From the nature of the design there must be a certain amount of for- mality in the outline but this need not be hard or heavy if the right kind of flowers and green are used and used tastefully. White roses, irises and Asparagus Sprengeri make a very effective pil- low, the asparagus points standing well out and lasting well. Sweet peas are also suitable if handled with care but there is too much of a disposition to crowd these flowers in bundles in such designs. Half the beauty of these flowers is lost in such cases unless the outline of each flower is seen. Lily of the valley, as we have already, pointed out on more than one occasion, is an exquisite subject for the outlin- ing of any set piece and should be used with its own foliage df possible. In shnrl there are plenty of flowers that can be used for a design of this kind and if it is well carried out it almost always gives satisfaction to customers. May Flowers in the New York Stores. It is possible for a devotee of the noble art of horticulture to forget, at times, that flowers are commercial fac- tors; to forget the varying interests that sometimes clash over the ques- tion of percentage, and take the posi- tion of the fond lover whose affections are centered on an object, personal or iimpersonal, which he loves for itself alone. While in the daily routine of business we cannot get away fr
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