. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 454 The American Florist. May i£,. Latest Floral Styles. The craze for wild flowers is more pro- nounced than in springtimes heretofore. Meadow cowslips are in full supply and lively demand. They are placed in clus- ters in the fashionable spring flower basket used for favors, and are carried by bridesmaids. There were nine brides- maids at a very stylish wedding the other day. One carried a bunch of trailing ar- butus, tied with blush satin ribbon, an- other a cluster of buttercups with ribbon to match ; still an
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 454 The American Florist. May i£,. Latest Floral Styles. The craze for wild flowers is more pro- nounced than in springtimes heretofore. Meadow cowslips are in full supply and lively demand. They are placed in clus- ters in the fashionable spring flower basket used for favors, and are carried by bridesmaids. There were nine brides- maids at a very stylish wedding the other day. One carried a bunch of trailing ar- butus, tied with blush satin ribbon, an- other a cluster of buttercups with ribbon to match ; still another a large bunch of white violets; one a bunch of Russian violets, another mignonette, another Marguerites, one daffodils, one Narcissus poeticus, and one a bouquet of ferns. The latter was an exquisite combination of hardy ferns, there was a ribbon finish. Ribbon is not used as freely as it has been, there being a twining of soft fol- iage instead on the handles of baskets, and on bouquets for gifts. It always ap- pears on wedding bunches, however. Bridal boucjuets are composed almost universally of lily of the valley and white roses. The lily of the valley forms a thick fringing in the center, being put in without foliage ; the roses form a band on the outside. The edging is of Far- leyense ferns. Room decorations are made almost entirely of blooming plants and foliage plants. An even band of flowering plants of one sort, say hydrangeas, are placed around the room close to thebase, the pots being hidden by a banking of ferns or selaginellas. At the corners of the apartment there is a gradual rise in the height of the plants until a pyramid is made. The fireplaces are filled with blooming pot plants and the hall and stairways are lined with them. Exquis- ite arrangements with plants are made on hall mantel pieces, and for that mat- ter, on the drawing room mantels. Groupings of small plants are made on the little shelves, the pots being entirely screened with foliage. Line
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