. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rpop. The American Florist. 1307 Wherever new wood is being used for alterations look out for dust. Pine and other light woods seem to exude it until painted or varnished. Simplicity in designs well carried out is always to be admired, but an elaborate design badly carried out is bad from all points of view. A good vase of cosmos is a cheap and telling feature in the window. Wreath of Bay Leaves WUh Cycas. Unusually artistic and effective was the little design (illustrated on page 1313) executed by the Geo. Wittbo
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. rpop. The American Florist. 1307 Wherever new wood is being used for alterations look out for dust. Pine and other light woods seem to exude it until painted or varnished. Simplicity in designs well carried out is always to be admired, but an elaborate design badly carried out is bad from all points of view. A good vase of cosmos is a cheap and telling feature in the window. Wreath of Bay Leaves WUh Cycas. Unusually artistic and effective was the little design (illustrated on page 1313) executed by the Geo. Wittbold Co., of Chicago, and laid ou the cas- ket of the lamented John Thorpe. It was only a wreath of bay leaves against a background of cycas with a bit of purple ribbon for color, but it is such simple affairs done by the master hand that count for so much and are so rarely seen. It stood out in marked contrast to the inevitable pillows of many colors and the like. Cincinnati Convention Programme. The preliminary programme of the Society of American Florists' twenty- fifth annual convention at Cincinnati, O., August 17-20, has been issued. The opening session on Tuesday will begin at 1 :">0 p. m. with an organ re- cital teach day's proceedings will open with music), followed by Presi- dent Valentine's address, various re- ports and discussion and the judging of the trade exhibits. In the evening the president holds a reception, where he hopes to meet as many as can at- tend. He adds significantly that "for- mal dress is not expected, but that the most comfortable dress will be the most ; Wednesday's ses- .sion will consist of an illustrated lec- ture on "The Value of the Recent Work iu Heredity to the Practical Flower Breeder," by Jesse B. Norton, Washington, D. C: the selection of meeting place, nomination of officers, reports of judges and the annual meet- ing of the Ladies' S. A. F. "The Na- tional Flower Show, Past and Pros- pectiv
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