. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Floral Arrangement (or Table, Shown by S. A. Frost, Toronto. the New York retailer, quotes a letter received from a German line in regard to an order addressed to a person booked to sail, but who was not on board when the steward came to de- liver the flowers. It reads as follows: "S. S. Kronprinzessin Cecilie, east- hound, April 21, 1914. "Parcel-check No. 4447. "We refer to your consignment of flowers addressed to in care of our above named steamer, and beg to inform you that we have been advised by the chief steward that this pass
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Floral Arrangement (or Table, Shown by S. A. Frost, Toronto. the New York retailer, quotes a letter received from a German line in regard to an order addressed to a person booked to sail, but who was not on board when the steward came to de- liver the flowers. It reads as follows: "S. S. Kronprinzessin Cecilie, east- hound, April 21, 1914. "Parcel-check No. 4447. "We refer to your consignment of flowers addressed to in care of our above named steamer, and beg to inform you that we have been advised by the chief steward that this passen- ger could not be located on board ship and the flowers have been therefore destroyed. ' * We would thank you to kindly keep notice on file in case of any inquiry which might be made by your ; there will be no reflection of foreign objects in the picture, but sun shining on part of the window will throw the rest of it into such darkness that the camera will get nothing there. A method often adopted with good success is as follows: Make a cloth screen of black cambric, sufficiently large to shut oflF all reflections when raised before the window. Fasten the two upper corners to poles, and when about to take the picture have two boys back of the camera. All reflec- tions will be avoided, and a clear pic- ture should result. BETArLEES' WORK AT TOBONTQ. In spite of display facilities not being of the best, the work of the retail flo- rists at the Canadian National ? Exhibi- tion, at Toronto, was of a high class. The entries of the retailers were good as a whole, and the exhibits of S. A. Frost, of Toronto, were particularly ad- mired. Among his prize-winnings Mr. Frost was able to count the blue ribbons in the classes for dec9rated tables and for floral arrangements for table?. His exhibit in the latter class, which is shown in the illustration on this page, contained speciosum lilies, valley, ferns and gypsophila. For decorative effect pieces of coral and seaweed we
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