. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Practical Lessons in Floral Designing—No. 2 The Pillow—The Right Beginning-How to Stem Hardy Ferns; to Cover Frames; Prepare Stock—Stemming Flowers for Design—Outlining; The Steps From the Beginning to the Finished Design Ebcplained—The Garland Pillow ^I^IE pillow is the design primeval. As an emblem,I it belongs to the home and is nearly always or-?* dered by the immediate family, consequently thereare more pillows made than all other designs put to-ther, excepting wreaths.
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . Practical Lessons in Floral Designing—No. 2 The Pillow—The Right Beginning-How to Stem Hardy Ferns; to Cover Frames; Prepare Stock—Stemming Flowers for Design—Outlining; The Steps From the Beginning to the Finished Design Ebcplained—The Garland Pillow ^I^IE pillow is the design primeval. As an emblem,I it belongs to the home and is nearly always or-?* dered by the immediate family, consequently thereare more pillows made than all other designs put to-ther, excepting wreaths. Before we begin the con-struction of this piece, let us first consider some of thepersonal characteristics that a man or woman mustpossess to be successful in this vocation. An artist must have an eye for color and outline;a musician an ear that appreciates the varieties of. FiS. 1Diagram for a Garland Pillow The dark spaces show the sec ioDS (o be 6Iled solid with Carnationsor a subsi^ute. The two whie crescent spaces are to be occupied byRoses, efc, forming the garlands, which run to a point of a siogle Rosebud, and extend ten or twelve inches beyond the framea*. the corners, tone color. One is eye-minded the other is ear-minded,yet they both know beauty and harmony. An ambu-lance driver in France must have endurance and steadynerves. The business of the retail florist is more exactingthan is apparent from tlie front of the store. He, too,must know what harmony is, with endurance and steadi-ness. Tiie customers of the retailer all know him tobe busy, yet they can think of no order that couldpossibly demand such immediate and exacting serviceas their order. Much is therefore expected of thestoreman and his assistants. Take a mental inventoryof yourself. See if you have the following qualities instock. If you have them all in good sujiply, you arewell equ
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