The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . gus, AdiantumCroweanum and Adiantum base contained longiflorum andauratum lilies. Fifty flowers were used,the bow being of orchid ribbon. The flat crescent wreath was composedof gardenias for one side while the othercontained cattleyas, lily of the valley andwhite Japan lilies. A bow of wide whitesatin tafTeta ribbon appeared to add tothis effective arrangement which meas-ured 36 inches over all. The white rose wreath had a pleasingeffect for although the flowers were allwired to sticks and stuck into a mossedframe the appe
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . gus, AdiantumCroweanum and Adiantum base contained longiflorum andauratum lilies. Fifty flowers were used,the bow being of orchid ribbon. The flat crescent wreath was composedof gardenias for one side while the othercontained cattleyas, lily of the valley andwhite Japan lilies. A bow of wide whitesatin tafTeta ribbon appeared to add tothis effective arrangement which meas-ured 36 inches over all. The white rose wreath had a pleasingeffect for although the flowers were allwired to sticks and stuck into a mossedframe the appearance of an old time,tied wreath, which, while very beauti-ful when made right, was so often afailure, that it almost became obsoletewhen the wire frames came into is no excuse, however, for thevery poor, bowlegged bow that disfig-ures an otherwise satisfactory design. K. Wl .„^ --r^->- -^^^B w^^ Tfj-- ^•e* .^*.. « - J m .B^ ?^ - -^^^-^ 1 BANK OF GERANIUMS, ROOF GARDEN, HOTEL ASTOR, NEW YORK CITY. igob. The American Florist, 143. A WREATH OF ROSES. The Allied Trades Descriptive particulars—with drawings orphotographs, if possible—of any new appa-ratus or device which may prove helpful tothe trade are solicited for this department. How to Make Concrete. In determining the proportions of theaggregates and cement for a certainpiece of work, it is necessary usuallyto take samples of the broken stone (orgravel) and sand which are most avail-able to the site, and make measurementsof the percentage of voids in the stonewhich must be filled by the sand, andthe percentage of voids in the sand mustbe filled by the cement. This is doneby taking a cubic-foot box and filling itwith broken stone in a thoroughly wetstate. The box is then filled with asmuch water as is required to completelyfill it in addition to the stone, whichupon being poured off gives the relationbetween the volume of the voids andthe volume of the stone. The requiredamount of local sand thus dete
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