. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. Grown b\ Snnuicl Murray. C'it\-, Mo.—See Payc '•)2 made a .very charming picture indeed. Klausner, Seven,ty-third street and Columbus avenu'e, - had as a window displays a dinner table, covers laid for six,'.pink ribbon bows in the cloth be- the chairs, pink bouvardia and pink chrysanthemums being the flow- ers, used. Malandre Seventy-second street and Broadway, had a very attractive display of made-up baskets of flower- ing plants, azaleas and cyclamens be- ing us
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE. Grown b\ Snnuicl Murray. C'it\-, Mo.—See Payc '•)2 made a .very charming picture indeed. Klausner, Seven,ty-third street and Columbus avenu'e, - had as a window displays a dinner table, covers laid for six,'.pink ribbon bows in the cloth be- the chairs, pink bouvardia and pink chrysanthemums being the flow- ers, used. Malandre Seventy-second street and Broadway, had a very attractive display of made-up baskets of flower- ing plants, azaleas and cyclamens be- ing used. freely. Thos. Young, Jr., Forty-second street and Fifth avenue, made a feature of gilded baskets and pot-covers filled with .Begonia Gloire de Lorraine; the effect was most pleasing, many orchids were- also seen among the cut flowers here. At the Wadley & Smythe store, op- posite the new public library, a mound of adiantum farleyense topped with camellia blossoms were the centre of attraction. It; will be-gathered from the fore- going that flowering plants were to quite some extent, and baskets in gilt-finish seem to be the style. Rib- bon also -was used quite freely wher- ever jit-would help the effect. There was some holly in town, but it was hot Ijushed much to the front, which per- haps is just as well, for any time be- fore Christmas seems quite out of all season for Holly. Thanksgiving In Chicago. Unlike the two great days for the florists, Christmas and Easter, Thanks- giving does not call for any new or novel features, the only effect of the day upon the retailers being the in- crease in business which a day given over to much feasting and as many family parties demands, which necessi- tates the purchase and handling of a large amount of extra stock. The calls are for home and -table decorations and as- there are very few presents made upon this day the preparation of special features is not demanded. The show windows of all the stores were a glorious
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