. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ip04. The American Florist. 1019 THE RETAIL TRADE One or a few good plants in the show window are more effective than a crowd of them. And it is also less expensive. Hanging baskets, window boxes, tub plants, etc., out of doors in summer dry out rapidly. Water, water, water, and advise your customers to do likewise. A PAIR of bay trees outside the entrance to greenhouses or store lends dignity to the establishment and may be seen irom afar off. But don't fail to make them fast to something if exposed to strong win
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ip04. The American Florist. 1019 THE RETAIL TRADE One or a few good plants in the show window are more effective than a crowd of them. And it is also less expensive. Hanging baskets, window boxes, tub plants, etc., out of doors in summer dry out rapidly. Water, water, water, and advise your customers to do likewise. A PAIR of bay trees outside the entrance to greenhouses or store lends dignity to the establishment and may be seen irom afar off. But don't fail to make them fast to something if exposed to strong winds. Royal Floral Designs. We reproduce in this issue some photo- graphs of elaborate floral designs in the form of an orchid bouquet and an orchid basket which were presented to members of the English royal family by Charles- worth & Company, the well known orchid growers of Bradford, England, on the occasion of some recent festivities. The flowers used in these designs pre- sented a most magnificent appearance it is claimed and reflected great credit upon the skill of the growers and their artists. We are indebted to Charlesworth & Company for this opportunity to repro- duce the photographs. Window Decoration, A pretty window decoration is noted at the Rosary on East Thirty-fourth street. New York. The large window is arranged to give the effect of an Italian garden. A few feet back of the glass front is a white balustrade with one two-foot opening in the center. This is made of white canvas and looks like marble (from the street). From boxes at the base are trained up such plants as English ivy or Rambler rose. Only one sort of plant is used at a time. The floor space is covered with moss and perhaps right in the front color is given (when the back is pure green) by four or five pots of gloxinia or some other low grow- ing, richly colored plant. The whole effect was very attractive and it had the great charm of simplicity. New York. Business is at a very low ebb. The
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