. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Ronsts* Review Septembeu 15, 1921 podium, also make good Christmas wreaths. Baskets Are Better. Till' best use for strawflowers is in baskets. Witli a earet'ul selection of baskets and different varieties and colors of flowers, and by variation in the f^rouping, hundreds of arrange- ments may be had without duplication. IjOW baskets carefully filled with se- h'ctcd llowers make beautiful ceuter- jdeces for tlie dining table, to be «sed when no fresh flowers are accessible. Taller and more loosely arranged bas- kets make suitable decorations
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Ronsts* Review Septembeu 15, 1921 podium, also make good Christmas wreaths. Baskets Are Better. Till' best use for strawflowers is in baskets. Witli a earet'ul selection of baskets and different varieties and colors of flowers, and by variation in the f^rouping, hundreds of arrange- ments may be had without duplication. IjOW baskets carefully filled with se- h'ctcd llowers make beautiful ceuter- jdeces for tlie dining table, to be «sed when no fresh flowers are accessible. Taller and more loosely arranged bas- kets make suitable decorations for the living room. Small baskets daintily filled are also suitable for bedrooms. For this purpose baskets of all kinds may bo used, but the smaller sizes arc best for helichrysums, gomphrenas and acrocliniums. Tumbler baskets of all materials, birchbark baskets and boxes, and the smaller, lower willow baskets are all ideal. Filling the Basket. The basket is first filled with moist sphagnum, which is firmly wired down to prevent its shaking loose when the moss shrinks. The moss may then be covered with lycopodium and the bas- ket filled with flowers. The lycopodium and the weaker-stemmed strawflowers may be wired to toothpicks and the picks inserted in the moss. The picks should be set firmly in the moss, to pre- vent their loosening and falling out. Flowers with stifif stems need not be wired. The ends of the stems may be sharpened and inserted directly into the moss. Here, again, the large flowers may be stemmed singly and the smaller ones arranged in clusers. Where arranged in groups, use stems of different lengths and keep the flowers spread to make open clusters. Where the flowers are bunched it requires more to fill the bas- ket. Using flowers with varying lengths of stem also makes the basket more irregular and natural looking. The quantity of flowers required will depend upon the amount of green used. Where no green is used the flowers must be set closer together to h
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