. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1120 The American Fl orist. /une 26, roses, sweet peas or violets, unless very carefully made, has a rather heavy ap- pearance, the flowers settling into a block, but the peculiar outlines of the iris prevent any possibility of stiff- ness if the individual flowers are kept well apart. Blue irises and white stocks are a very tine combination, so are the self- yellow irises and sweet peas with their indescribable tints hovering between mauve, purple and blue. White irises go well with almost any other flower or mak
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1120 The American Fl orist. /une 26, roses, sweet peas or violets, unless very carefully made, has a rather heavy ap- pearance, the flowers settling into a block, but the peculiar outlines of the iris prevent any possibility of stiff- ness if the individual flowers are kept well apart. Blue irises and white stocks are a very tine combination, so are the self- yellow irises and sweet peas with their indescribable tints hovering between mauve, purple and blue. White irises go well with almost any other flower or make an elegant wreath with only the accompauyiug green of ferns or asparagus and a bunch of color to break any suspicion of flatness that may exist in the dead white. Wreaths of this description make a welcome change from the lilies, roses and car- nations so frequently seen and as the season of irises, through the various species, is a moderately long one quite a number of different ideas can be worked out "with them. While the Spanish and English varities are possi- bly the most graceful, yet there are many very beautiful things among the German irises that come later. They are usually cheap and can be used plentifully while there Is no lack of varietv in color. Their keeping quali- ties are not of the best, though if cut in a partially opened state and allowed to develop in water just before being used there will not probably be much to complain of on this score. Peonies at SprlnRfield, 0. The peonv season at the Good & Reese Springfield, Ohio, was made the occasion of an invitation to the trade and public to visit the farm. The past two weeks have been the peony weeks, and those interested in the production of the higher class and improved kinds would have profited much by a visit. The wonderful col- lection has been reduced by constant and ruthless suppression of all varieties that are not distinct or in some way superior, consequently the best and greatest var
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