. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igij. The American Florist. 435 stacked together, taking but little room in a car; they are also very durable, double wire rings, best de- scribed as skeleton dumb-bells, one end of which slips on and down the stand about six inches, while the other affords support for a short bushy plant. Two or three can be used at the same time, holding plants either side and in the center, an advantage at once apparent to every decorator. A folding slat or lath screen is an- other very convenient and helpful ap- pliance of con
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igij. The American Florist. 435 stacked together, taking but little room in a car; they are also very durable, double wire rings, best de- scribed as skeleton dumb-bells, one end of which slips on and down the stand about six inches, while the other affords support for a short bushy plant. Two or three can be used at the same time, holding plants either side and in the center, an advantage at once apparent to every decorator. A folding slat or lath screen is an- other very convenient and helpful ap- pliance of considerable decorative value; this when opened out is six these bucketed baskets when to be used for church decorations. A handy pot supporter that is very useful when giving' the finishing touches to a deco- ration, is a skeleton wire frame which can be hooked onto a pot or tub; this will hold a fern or other plant that is needed to hide a pot or fill a gap or give a desired touch of color. A green tin water tube large enough to hold lily stalks or long stemmed roses can be attached to pots or plants in the same way. A dozen or two stalks of Easter or Japanese lilies or hy- drangea blooms, in these tubes, will. STORRS & HARRISON CO., PAINESVILLE, O. Propagating Cannas. feet in height by 32 inches in width. There are four strips six feet in length six inches apart, with eight cross bars eight inches between and four inches from top and bottom, there is one clinched nail at each intersection. By pulling down on one side and pushing up on the other, this will close up like a folding gate, mak- ing a very compact trundle for trans- portation. It is made of l%x% inch strips of smooth wood, without knots, and painted white or green as desired. For standing against bare wall spaces, between windows, arranged in series to screen orchestras or doorways, these lattice frames will when deco- rated with southern smilax, be found very effective. Cut flowers in con- cealed vases, attached
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