. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1904. The American Florist. 89 And here your essayist meets the fate of the Scotch minister, who, on reaching the last page of his sermon, said, "But I will not enlarge," and an old woman in the gallery cried out, "Ye canna, ye caraia, for yer paper's give oot!" THE RETAIL TRADE Georgia Coat of Arms. The arch of this design was made of white carnations and Roman hyacinths. The cross piece was of pink and white carnations, Easter lilies and Roman hyacinths. The three columns were made oi pink ca
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1904. The American Florist. 89 And here your essayist meets the fate of the Scotch minister, who, on reaching the last page of his sermon, said, "But I will not enlarge," and an old woman in the gallery cried out, "Ye canna, ye caraia, for yer paper's give oot!" THE RETAIL TRADE Georgia Coat of Arms. The arch of this design was made of white carnations and Roman hyacinths. The cross piece was of pink and white carnations, Easter lilies and Roman hyacinths. The three columns were made oi pink carnations and Roman hyacinths. The lettering was all done on tulle, "Constitution" on the top, "Moderation" on the right post, "Jus- tice" in the center and "Wisdom" on the left post. The center of the base was solid in Paper White narcissi with Brides- maid roses, Easter lilies and asparagus in each bank on the right and left ends of the base. The whole piece was trimmed with maidenhair ferns. The design was eight feet high and was sent by the gov- ernor of Alabama and other state house officials to the funeral of Gen. John B. Gordon. It was made by the C. A. Dahl Company of Atlanta. Flowers at Wliitney Funeral. In writing my article for the week I think of nothing more appropriate than the magnificent tributes sent to the funeral of William C. Whitney. Such a wealth of floral pieces is seldom seen. Nothing but the choicest of everthing was used. One standing wreath con- sisted of Phalaenopsis amabilis and Cattleya Schilleriana with a base of lily of the valley. Another immense wreath five feet across was formed entirely of lilv of the valley and superb cattleyas. There were several other large pieces, all over six feet in height, including wreaths, anchors and a cross made entirely of bronze galax and violets tied with broad sashes of light purple ribbon inscribed with the names of the several jockey clubs that sent them, blue and brown
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