. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The Florist. 853. SPECIMEN PLANT OF WM. TURNER AT THE ART INSTITUTE. CHICAGO. Cirowii bv Win. Bhickwoocl, loirdt'iier to Mrs. .\. ('. .Vllertou, Liik<! Geneva, Wis. perament showing forth, what was it? But give the man who has to make a floral basket a few sprays of Mrs. Buckingham or Mensa and behold the result. Or a table decoration in the autumn leaf colors—how well it works out when a few bunches of Inga or ("edie Mason are at hand: How beauti- fully the strong tones of orange and yello
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The Florist. 853. SPECIMEN PLANT OF WM. TURNER AT THE ART INSTITUTE. CHICAGO. Cirowii bv Win. Bhickwoocl, loirdt'iier to Mrs. .\. ('. .Vllertou, Liik<! Geneva, Wis. perament showing forth, what was it? But give the man who has to make a floral basket a few sprays of Mrs. Buckingham or Mensa and behold the result. Or a table decoration in the autumn leaf colors—how well it works out when a few bunches of Inga or ("edie Mason are at hand: How beauti- fully the strong tones of orange and yellow and red in the Mrs. Frank Beau sparkle in the soft light of the recep- tion room! Even the formal little but- tons like Baby or Skibo—how well they lend themselves to the formal Dutch bouquet, or stately colonial; just as the tiny Cecile Erunner or Bon Silene roses charm her ladyship into Viuying a cor- sage bouquet when she only intended to wear one rose, so will the crisp and sprightly Minta charm the customer into using chrysanthemums for her ta- ble decoration in order to form a pleas- ing contrast to the great blooms of Wm. Turner ^n the hall. In a word, while the gorgeous and beautiful giant flowers of the "Queen of Autumn" simply give the retailer something to sell, her tiny sisters, the pompons and singles give him ^ chance to sell his services, his train- ing, his ability, his artistic instinct. The average retailer of to-day would as soon attempt to do without sweet peas as to go through the chrysanthe- mum season without pompons. The singles must be kept to a few varieties of the sturdy, crisp, outstanding kind which will stand handling and retain their form and beauty; when such kinds are found they are the prettiest of all chrysanthemums. Among the pomi)ons the kinds with flowers ranging from the size of a half dollar to the size of a dollar are most \iseful. but a few liuttons are always desirable. So far as colors go the store man c'an use them al
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