Practical floriculture; a guide to the successful cultivation of florists' plants, for the amateur and professional florist . erose-buds and spikelets of heath, acacia, or similarly form-ed flowers, projecting from the main body to give ease andgrace, and with a profusion of bright green or variegatedfoliage and flowers in drooping sprays around, the best re-sults may be attained. For such a bouquet a fair propor-tion of large flowers is indispensable, and an excess otprojecting points is U be avoided as confusing. Table CONSTRUCTION OF BOUQUETS, ETC. 183 bouquets, made in the fashion of the c
Practical floriculture; a guide to the successful cultivation of florists' plants, for the amateur and professional florist . erose-buds and spikelets of heath, acacia, or similarly form-ed flowers, projecting from the main body to give ease andgrace, and with a profusion of bright green or variegatedfoliage and flowers in drooping sprays around, the best re-sults may be attained. For such a bouquet a fair propor-tion of large flowers is indispensable, and an excess otprojecting points is U be avoided as confusing. Table CONSTRUCTION OF BOUQUETS, ETC. 183 bouquets, made in the fashion of the confectioners stiffpyramids of maccaronies, are wretched decorations,and very discreditable to all connected with them Bet-ter, a thousand times, to have half the quantity of flowersdecently arranged. Baskets of flowers for decorating parlor tables, man-tels, &c., ought to be somewhat in keeping with theirsurroundings; a rough bouquet, adapted to grace a rus-tic table at a picnic, would not be in as good taste hereas something finer and more neatly put together. Ovaland round are the only permissible forms for flower. Fig. 54.—BASKET OF FLOWERS. baskets; the flowers ought also to be rounding in form,yet not too much so. We give an illustration, (fig. 54,)as the easiest method of conveying our idea of thebest outline. The basket shown here is also one ofthe best, but whether high or low, the open round oroval basket is very efiective. Handled baskets we deemout of place as parlor ornaments, having doubtless beenoriginally designed to carry ; the handle invariably inter-feres with the general effect, and can only be tolerated 184 PRACTICAL FLORICULTUKE. when beautifully trimmed with flowers and fine parlor decoration, high stands, with or withoutbranches, small, pendent baskets, or hanging baskets offloweiS, or of plants with rich flower sprays hung aroundthem, are frequently used to advantage. Balls of flowers,like hanging baskets, are best displayed from the centreo
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