. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 296. PORTION OF A HOUSE OF EASTER LILIES AT POEHLMANS BROS. CO.'S, MORTON GROVE, ILL. Photographed March 5. 1910, Three Weeks Before Easter. Night Temperature 50°. shami'ock. fllling in the top with lily of the valley and its foliage, also making a garland of lily of the valley for the band. Place this on a mat centerpiece of lily of the valley with shamrock fringe, using maiden hair to give it effectiveness as a foundation. The edge of the mat should be made on the garland order, using
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 296. PORTION OF A HOUSE OF EASTER LILIES AT POEHLMANS BROS. CO.'S, MORTON GROVE, ILL. Photographed March 5. 1910, Three Weeks Before Easter. Night Temperature 50°. shami'ock. fllling in the top with lily of the valley and its foliage, also making a garland of lily of the valley for the band. Place this on a mat centerpiece of lily of the valley with shamrock fringe, using maiden hair to give it effectiveness as a foundation. The edge of the mat should be made on the garland order, using lily of the valley with shamrock combined and making it sufficiently full to allow tiny electric lights covered with green cat- gut to be arranged in it. Use grand- father hats of small size filled with growing shamrocks for favors and lily of the valley boutonnieres. A. E. Klundeb. St. Patrick's Day Decorations. Table decorations and other arrange- ments of flowery for St. Patrick's Day are of frequent occurrence, not only by those of Celtic blood, but by many others, who are always on the lookout for something new and novel in floral arrangements, and eagerly grasp any- thing that will prove attractive for this purpose, and the florist must be prepared to supply whatever may be required in its season. The color for St. Patrick's Day must, of course, be green, with just color or white enough to bring about the proper contrast. The little plants of shamrock or oxalis are used to a great extent at this time and are employed in different combinations. These can be procured specially grown for this day in very small pots, not over an inch in diam- eter and height or in low pans, and when well grown, are a very pretty plant for this occasion and expressive of the day. These can be arranged in center pieces and the small pots dis- tributed upon the table or beside each plate and with other greens upon the cloth, with a few flowers, either white or yellow, make a very effective dec
Size: 1899px × 1316px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectfloriculture, bookyea
