Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw55amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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1012 2 siE American Fl oris t. May 26, The treatment of the main aisle is Important. This may be decorated with bundles of flowers and ribbon at ends of every pew of >at intervals, or only on the pews resei'ved for the fam- ily and special guests. From one to two arches, or more, placed at regular intervals over the whole length of the aisle make an elaborate sliowing. An- other beautiful effect is with standards of cut flowers on either side of the aisle at intervals; these can be more or less elaborate. Iron plant stands about three feet high make a good foundation on which to place tall American Beauty wicker vases which, when filled, make fine standards. Quite tall stands mossed up to resemble tree trunks with a cybotium fern at the top are very effective. If all these are con- sidered too heavy, one-inch poles painted or wrapped with white cheese cloth with a more or less elaborate tree or basket of ferns at the top, or just a bunch of long-stemmed roses and a bow of ribbon or chiffon tied to the pole will be found very decorative. Arches or canopies are sometimes erected at the place where the cere- mony is to be performed. The old- time bell is now seldom used, but can be suspended from the arch or canopy. In the churches where the choristers' pews occupy the front of the chancel the pew ends fronting the audience should be decorated with baskets of cut flowers and green or heavy gar- lands of the same, all arranged so as not to hide the view of the ceremony at the altar. The rear of the chancel each side of the altar will contain the palms in this case, and tall American Beauty wicker vases of cut flower.-; will relieve the somber green. The altar vases should be well filled with choice blooms and the font with a handsome fern or a basket of long- stemmed flowers of the season. The window ledges can also be banked with foliage and blooming plants, and add much to the effect. In many churehe.s columns are to be reckoned with, and these can be garlanded or made to sup- port a climbing rose. Wrap the col- umn with a stout green cord, using small blocks to leave a space behind the cord and fill this with short branches of laurel. This can be done the day before. Have a lot of roses, stemmed loosely, several together, and as late as possible stick them through the green. If nicely done, the effect of the climbing rose is well brought out, particularly if a pot cover mossed and filled with bunches is placed on a pe- destal and the bush appears to be growing from this. After the company have assembled the ushers should tie them in with the strip of ribbon across the pew ends. This, by the way, is best done by hav- ing the right lengths of ribbon wound on two round sticks about a foot in length. These sticks are painted white or wrapped with ribbon. These roIUs are placed in the last reserved pews on each side of the aisles with the loose end of the ribbon securely fast- ened. With this preparation it is but the work of a moment for two ushers to walk to the rear and fasten the ribbon to the extreme end pews. An- other last minute touch that is worth the trouble is made with a roll of white muslin the length of the middle aisle and from 36 to 48 inches in width. This is rolled on a stick which projects six inches or more from either end so that it may be carried. The loose end is tacked to the floor or platform where the ceremony takes place and left rolled up. Just as the bridal party are arriving and the guests are all seated two of the u.shers or two boys selected for the work pick up the roll and carry it down the aisle, the roll unwinding as they proceed, and the other end is then quickly drawn taut and tacked to the floor strip of the front door. This gives a finished path that adds much to the bridal proces- sion. Floriculture at Iowa State College. The work in the department of hor- ticulture at the Iowa State College has been materially strengthened by the de- velopment of a major course of study in floriculture. Since Professor A. S. Thurston has taken charge of the work a number of new courses have been added and the students now have an opportunity to get a good knowledge of professional floriculture, both in theory and in practice. During the first two years of their college work the flori- cultural students are required to take work in the fundamental sciences, •among which might be mentioned chemistry, botany, physics, entomology, soils and fertilizers. Students then de- vote the remaining two years to spe- cialized work in floriculture, and to such other viork as will supplement the floricuitural courses. The following courses in floriculture are offered : 1. Greenhouse management. The management of greenhouses and the cultural requirements of crops under glass, including propagation, potting, watei-ing, ventilation, insect and dis- ease control and heating. 2. Greenhouse management. A com- bination of the preceding course, de- signed to give the student practical knowledge of the organization of green- house work and the various cultural operations and methods employed throughout the entire year. 3. Greenhouse construction. The various types of houses, their construc- tion; principles and methods of heat- ing; preparation of plans and specifi-
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BRIDAL BOUQUET BY Z. D. BLACKISTONE, WASHINGTON, D. C.

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