. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 951 look extremely well in some of the newer forms of birch bark hampers and pot covers, the silvery gray tint of the bark showing up the green fo- liage and pink flowers to perfection, neither detracting from the effect of the other. There is a boldness about the plant itself that, combined with the soft neutral tints of the birch and the flowers, is irresistibly attractive and one is drawn to such an effective plant when tired of the purely showy though telling varieties. Regarding th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 951 look extremely well in some of the newer forms of birch bark hampers and pot covers, the silvery gray tint of the bark showing up the green fo- liage and pink flowers to perfection, neither detracting from the effect of the other. There is a boldness about the plant itself that, combined with the soft neutral tints of the birch and the flowers, is irresistibly attractive and one is drawn to such an effective plant when tired of the purely showy though telling varieties. Regarding the mat pot covers, these form a cheap method of decorating azaleas and similar subjects. More care than is common ought to be taken to prevent clashing of strong colors, otherwise not much mistake can be made. These covers are very effective used for heaths (erica). A fairly tall specimen of E. melanthera is very at- tractive W'ith a light bow of chiffon towards the top of the plant and a green mat cover, and the same may be said of E. Cavendishiana and even E. hyemalis. though the latter, owing to its somewhat pyramidal habit, does not lend itself so well to the ribbon method. The whole question of plant decoration, in short, resolves itself into finding the pi-oper and suitable decora- . live material to use with the various plants and using sufficient of them to give a good effect, not enough to crowd the plants and detract from the beauty of what should be the principal attrac- tion. Wreath of Roses and Lilies. Photography, no matter how good, never does justice to a colored floral design and although only a glance at the accompanying illustration is suf- ficient to show that it represents a fine floral wreath yet the beautiful color scheme does not appear. This superb wreath was the work of Geo. Wien- hoeber of the Fleischman Floral Co., Chicago, and it was in his best style. Ifc was mounted on a rustic easel of unpeeled rods and stood over six feet high. At the bottom of t
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