. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1887. The American Florist, 41. VV-OV^k^ t^^. exquisite shell pink of splendid form, Reine Nathalie de Serbie, a distinct habited tea with finely formed flesh pink flowers; Meteor, a hybrid tea of bright crimson color, Mme. Perreau, a bright silvery pink seedling of the well known Sou. d'iin Ami. Mme. A. Etienne. an apparently dwarf habited Catharine Mer- met with charming buds of light pink. Luciole, a highly colored peachy crimson, charming in its tints and deeply scented, the Premier rose of the present year. C


. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1887. The American Florist, 41. VV-OV^k^ t^^. exquisite shell pink of splendid form, Reine Nathalie de Serbie, a distinct habited tea with finely formed flesh pink flowers; Meteor, a hybrid tea of bright crimson color, Mme. Perreau, a bright silvery pink seedling of the well known Sou. d'iin Ami. Mme. A. Etienne. an apparently dwarf habited Catharine Mer- met with charming buds of light pink. Luciole, a highly colored peachy crimson, charming in its tints and deeply scented, the Premier rose of the present year. CONTINITED IN NEXT ISSUE. Mr. Henderson in a note to the FXORIST commenting on the fine ap- pearance of roses grown at Forest Glen, states that the work there bears out his assertion that grafting is a necessity to re- new and continue the health and vigor of forced roses. Floral Elk. Our handsome illustration is from a photograph of the stage decoration on the occasion of a reception of the order of Elks at the City Hall in Springfield, Mass., on the eighth of July last. The flowers used in making the elk were principally white carnations, bouvardia, pansies and sweet alyssum. The very natural surroundings of the central figure did much to make the whole very effective as an artistic decora- tion. The piece was made and the deco- rations arranged by W. F, Gale a Spring- field Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Florists Company. Chicago : American Florist Company


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