. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Floris 1195 Wliili-> llio poinsettia is [requcntly used in combinations we would not encourase the practice. Sraall plants of it may be effectively used in certain combinations, but as a rule it is preferred alone. At the store of David Clarke's Sons it was said that many poinsettias had been sold, but the sreater number were in pans and pots and not in combinations. The use of small plants of asparagus or small ferns with poinsettias cannot be called a combination, as that term is generally
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Floris 1195 Wliili-> llio poinsettia is [requcntly used in combinations we would not encourase the practice. Sraall plants of it may be effectively used in certain combinations, but as a rule it is preferred alone. At the store of David Clarke's Sons it was said that many poinsettias had been sold, but the sreater number were in pans and pots and not in combinations. The use of small plants of asparagus or small ferns with poinsettias cannot be called a combination, as that term is generally understood by florists. Ardisia crenulata was much used in combinations. In combinations where tall plants of erica and camellia or others that either show a stem or have otherwise lost foliage, the ardisia serves admirably as a base. Azaleas were frequently seen in combi- nations. It is very appropriate to use it for that purpose at this season, as many plants are not yet in full bloom. Begonia Gloire de Lorraine was both extensively and effectively combined with other plants, but there is no way that it can be shown to better than in the hanging basket, made so popular in its arrangement by the Julius Roehrs Co. In this form we noted that it was very effectively used in window decorat- ing by M. A. Bowe. a Broadway retailer. In the little accessories that give the finishing touches to many combinations, the red or winter berries and pussy wil- lows played an important part. Another feature was the extensive use made of the different varieties of small ferns. There was such a variety of good plants that possibly less attention was paid to cut flower combinations than is some- times noted. A. Warendorff put up wicker baskets of red roses and lily of the valley, decorating the handles with bunches of cypripediums. These baskets had a water holding arrangement in the bottom. A new feature at this store was automobile vases, made so as to fasten to the body of the
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