Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-03
QQortester 9ailp Syn.
From the County Gentieman.


10 be able to arrange a tasteful bouquet is
no mean accomplishment. Anybody na, 49,, 10
number OF flowers together in a bunch and
call 1t boquet but not every one can 60 o.
range miscellaneous flowers as that rba ef,ct
shall be the best possible. ~
Every person, in selecting plants for oar
den, should have an eye to the purchase If
such as will not only make a fine disnlav in
the garden, but will also be available for hon
quetS. They should also be selected for tho
property of profuse and continued bloom So
that there will not only be an abundance for
the proper decoration of the garden, but also
enough to spare for the adornment of parlor.
suing room, and dining table. There are
many flowers which are beautiful in the flower
garden, but not suitable for the bouquet some
are too large, Others are offensive in smell or
10 the touch some are not sufficiently distinct
IN color; others are too short stemmed. &C.
OtherS are not suitable for the reason that thew
are only open during the day, and close at
night; these Should not be used, as in the
shaded rooms of the house they will probably
remain closed, As general rule. flowers far
the bouquet should be of decided colors surb
as crimson scarlet, white, maroon, blue, &c.
They should also be double, although many
single ones, If they are of small size and GROW.
ing in cluster, may be suitable. But large
single MOWERS, growing singly, are difficult of
arrangement, and the petals will crumnIe and
their beauty be destroyed by the necessary
pressure. Flowers of small and Medium siza
and full double, are the best to employ for this
purpose. Large flowers, like the dahlia are
entirely out OF place in any bouquet, except
large one Tor an exhibition, large supper table
or more similar purpose. Fragrant flowers
should be largely cultivated for the bouguet
VI this class the fragrant pinks, mignonette.
heliotrope and sweet peas, are the best
The shape of a bouquet may be varied to
suit the taste. Flowers with long stems. or
those which grow on spikes or racemes, NAV
be formed into pyramidaI bouquets; but the
best manner of arranging miscellaneous flowers
is to place them loosely in moderately fat
vessel, in which the short stemmed flowers
may be placed around the edge, and those with
longer stems in the centre-thus making the
shape hemisphercal. Or lemonade glass, or
small cup OF any sort, may be placed in the
centre OF the larger vessel, and some of the
flowers put in that, which will make the bon
quet higher in the middle, and DISPLAY if tn
better advantage. The fowersImay be loosely
tied in small punches in this manner of ar
rangement, which will save trouble when the
water is changed. Flowers which have mere
apologies TOR stems, such as balsans. NAV he
made into beautiful ornaments for a table. bv
placing them IN nat china saucer, with plenty
of geranium leaves.
The practical thing to beconsidered in form.
ing your bouquet is the proper contrast of
coors 1t is well to know that certain colors
placed in juxtaposition, injure each other.
There are certain rules regarding this which
1t would be well to learn but every person Of
any taste at all can determine by Il little prac
tice what arrangement of colors is productive
OF the best results. White, blue, and all the