. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1082 The American Florist. Nov. If to be hung in the window it should be of the kind bound on the single wire and made double, that is, both sides finished with the green. Box- wood also makes very showy balls that may be hung from chandeliers, doors or in the windows. A few bunches of red immortelles or win- terberries can be placed in these to give the Christmas color. Miniature trees made of boxwood, in the round shape such as globe bay trees, are very decorative and can be used in table decorations or for a ta
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1082 The American Florist. Nov. If to be hung in the window it should be of the kind bound on the single wire and made double, that is, both sides finished with the green. Box- wood also makes very showy balls that may be hung from chandeliers, doors or in the windows. A few bunches of red immortelles or win- terberries can be placed in these to give the Christmas color. Miniature trees made of boxwood, in the round shape such as globe bay trees, are very decorative and can be used in table decorations or for a table orna- ment. These as well as the balls are made by making a small round ball of moss and inserting short sprays of boxwood into it. The balls have a wire fastened in the moss by which they are hung and those that repre- sent trees are fastened on the top of a stick with the bark on, the stick being securely placed in a pot. Small sprays are also inserted in moss placed in the small white cliinaware and these placed on the table for dinner decorations are very effective. wood can also be used as a green w-ith many flowers where the cut sprays of asparagus are not to be had. Selected sprays are a beautiful green to be used with carnations. Another ar- rangement where boxwood is handy is to place a few sprays in the pot of a plant that has lost its lower foliage, thereby removing the liare look which the plant would otherwise have. Laurel. Next to holly probably more laurel is used than any other green, and in some sections of the country where laurel is plentiful its use exceeds that of holly. Laurel makes by far the most decorative festooning and thou- sands of yards of this material are draped in stores, residences, halls and churches during the week preceding Christmas. This green is also the most employed in wreaths which can be purchased in all sizes and at all prices. Laurel makes up in wreaths very easily and prettily. The better way is to purchase a single wire
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