. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo4. The American Florist. 873. CHURCH DECORATION BY ROBERT KIFT, PHILADELPHIA, PA. the roses will last twenty-four hours, for the ordinary display this form of decora- tion can be made without them, as the flowers, if well soaked the night before, will not flag perceptibly until the cere- mony is over. The stems can be fastened quickly, with wire, to the laurel and made to stand out in any desired direc- tion. At the base of the bush there should be a large pot or basket, with long sprays on longer laurel branch
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgo4. The American Florist. 873. CHURCH DECORATION BY ROBERT KIFT, PHILADELPHIA, PA. the roses will last twenty-four hours, for the ordinary display this form of decora- tion can be made without them, as the flowers, if well soaked the night before, will not flag perceptibly until the cere- mony is over. The stems can be fastened quickly, with wire, to the laurel and made to stand out in any desired direc- tion. At the base of the bush there should be a large pot or basket, with long sprays on longer laurel branches, to give it a more natural appearance. The bridal party occupied a platform raised about twelve inches above the main floor of the church, on which was placed a decorated kneeling stool. Robert Kift. Christmas Retail Displays at Boston. Although the department stores have festooned their windows with Christmas greens and made elaborate displays ot their holiday goods and the markets are picturesque with their Christmas trees, holly and greens of all kinds, a trip among the retail stores finds that the proprietors have, at this writing, done but little, either in decorating or display- ing their Christmas plants, but still each one has a few specimens of the specialties that they will very soon ofier to their trade. Azaleas still figure largely at all the stores and some beautiful plants are now to be seen in the windows and on the floors. Poinsettias, with their bright Christmas colors, will also be offered by all, and the beautiful Begonia Gloire de Lorraine is conspicuous everywhere. At Doyle's Beacon street store some very handsome low pans of poinsettias fill one window and are very attractive. Julius Zinn, at his place on Beacon street, has decorated his window with new Christmas bells which hang in large numbers above a handsome display of roses and other flowers of the season. At Galvin's Tremont street store one window is filled vrith large poinsettias and the other
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