. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. grouped. How much there is to tiegleaned from these few lines, to aid theflorist, who aspires to decorative work ! tables and walls? Why is white used? Is it not just an oldnotion for which there is now really nogood reason that it should hold absolutepreference in this matter? So muchwliite iu such places is chilling in some warmth ot color prevail-har-moniously, of course. Why not have solid, elegant tableswherethey are to be used
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. grouped. How much there is to tiegleaned from these few lines, to aid theflorist, who aspires to decorative work ! tables and walls? Why is white used? Is it not just an oldnotion for which there is now really nogood reason that it should hold absolutepreference in this matter? So muchwliite iu such places is chilling in some warmth ot color prevail-har-moniously, of course. Why not have solid, elegant tableswherethey are to be used with beautiful, colored cloths,woollen, plush or felt; or when the tableis extra handsome, merely place pieces ofcloth, or mats, of fitting color, (or thevases of flowers. By this I do not meana mat for each vase, but for every groupot vases properly classed in regard tocolor. Unite possibly, I may have over-looked the fact that draperies havelicen,or are, madea subject ot study in decora-tion in direct application to flowers andplants; but I have seen only one picturedand described. The American Florist re-. Now that the beginningof theseason ishere, the whole listof showsis betoreyou—observe, think, dream, grow what youhave dreamt, then work out the dreamwith the finger-tips—annuals andshrubs, annuals and flowers from bulb-ous plants, asters, dahlias and chrysan-themums at showsto theend of the (what are termed garden an-nuals. I have in mind) have had so littlechance at shows; the rose, chrysanthe-mum and carnation—proud beautiesthat they are—should give some roomto these ethereal sisters ot the Summermonths. What pictures would annualsmake!—the little ones, medium or tallones in theirvarious appearances of aback-ground of pink, blue, white, yellow, redor a host of other hues to develop themproperly! In panel pictures, the lovely,weak-necked chrysanthemums, so ruth-lessly condemned to stand aside, mayherel perch
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