. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1256 The American Florist. Aug. sailor fashion. The students of" France sent a wreath 12 feet across, borne on a hnge car. The Greeks sent a wreath of orchids, which cost 2,000 francs ($400), and a shield of forget-me-nots having a white cross in the center (the Greek colors). Perhaps the only thoroughly tasteless emblem described was an oval of orchids, having above it what the bearer described as an "apotbeosis of M. Carnot"—a large photograph of the late President, surrounded with red, white and
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1256 The American Florist. Aug. sailor fashion. The students of" France sent a wreath 12 feet across, borne on a hnge car. The Greeks sent a wreath of orchids, which cost 2,000 francs ($400), and a shield of forget-me-nots having a white cross in the center (the Greek colors). Perhaps the only thoroughly tasteless emblem described was an oval of orchids, having above it what the bearer described as an "apotbeosis of M. Carnot"—a large photograph of the late President, surrounded with red, white and blue ostrich feathers; still above that gilt palm leaves and a tuft of ostrich feathers, red, white and blue. The news- paper correspondents mercifully described it as "; It may be noted further that orchids figured very largely in the funeral wreaths. That sent bj- the King of Belgium was composed of odontoglossums and cat- tleyas, while another, made of cattleyas only, contained 500 flowers. The wreath sent by the Empieror of Germany was 6' ^ feet across; it was composed of orchids, Gloire de Dijon roses and cycas leaves. We might continue these descriptions in- definitely; one deduction to be drawn fi-om it is that in Europe at least no other Horal emblem approaches the wreath in popularity, while tor costly and beautiful work orchids lead all other Chrysanthemum Notes. Many of the readers of the articles that have appeared in the previous issues of the Fi^RiST have made, we are glad to understand, resolutions to keep notes on the growth of their plants, for we have received a number of inquiries by mail how to line out their books and what headings to use, which we have been very glad to answer to the best of our ability, and there is no doubt if we can get those growers tojjethcrand express their minds at the meeting of the society we shall be able to arrange a book that will exactly meet the requirements of the growers of the Oueen cndK upon
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