Improvements in the Construction of Flower Showers, Sprays, and Posies.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Febh., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
Improvements in the Construction of Flower Showers, Sprays,
and Posies.
I, MARY ANN ALICE GREEN of 28, and 29, Crawford Street, Bryanston
Square, London, W., Florist do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of flower showers,
sprays, and posies, and has for object to render such showers, sprays, and posies
conveniently portable.
By this invention I so arrange the parts, as will hereinafter be more particularly
described, as to provide a ready and comfortable means of holding the showers,
sprays, and posies, without causing fatigue or inconvenience to the bearer.
Hitherto it has been the custom in making and arranging these articles' to gather
together the stems of the whole of the flowers employed in the shower or spray at
the top of such shower or spray and there bind them with wire, cord, silk, or other
suitable binding material, and thus form a handle or holder, from which the flowers
curved or hung forward and downwards.
In this construction of shower, spray, or posy much inconvenience is experienced,
more especially when it is necessary to carry or hold same for any length of time
such as when attending drawing rooms, receptions, and the like. The flowers
drooping from the top put great tension upon the wrist of the bearer and when as
aforesaid held for a length of time much fatigue is occasioned. This entirely
obviate by my invention, and in order that the same may be understood and readily
carried into effect I will now proceed to describe same with reference to the
accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.
Fig. 1. is a rear elevation of a shower or spray of flowers constructed in the
ordinary manner.
Fig. 1 to a reduced scale shows in side elevation how the same is held in the
hand from which will be observed the tendency to droop or hang forward thereby
putting great strain upon the wrist of the bearer.
Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of a shower or spray constructed in accordance with
this my invention; and
Fig. 3. represents in side elevation the same shower or spray.
In Figures 1 and 1ª which represent the shower or spray of ordinary construction
it will be observed that the stems a of the plants or flowers are all gathered
together at the top of the shower or spray and there bound with any suitable
binding material and thus a handle or holder is formed. It will be seen that when
thus constructed and arranged that the flowers arch forward and hang downwards
thus forming the shower or spray. Hence all the weight of the shower or spray
is borne by the wrist of the bearer and fatigue is thereby occasioned if it be
necessary to carry or hold same for any length of time.
Now according to this invention, and as will be seen by reference to Figures 2
and 3 of the accompanying drawings, a much more ready and convenient means of
holding, carrying or supporting showers, sprays, or posies of flowers is provided.
In accordance with this my invention gather together by their stems a those
flowers which are to form the upper part of such showers, sprays, or posies,
keeping them in an upright position. The flowers which are to form the lower
part of the shower, spray or posy 1 invert and then attach them by their stems 6 by
a wire, silk, or cord binding material, to the upright stems a of the upper portion of
the shower spray, or posy.
When thus constructed and arranged a firm holding of the shower, spray, or

page_text: posy, is provided and it will be found that a good grip of the shower or spray is
provided and that from this construction of shower or spray the weight of same is
much more evenly divided and a much less expenditure of strength is required to
support same. The holding parts represented by ab providing a means not only of
carrying or supporting the shower or spray readily accessible, and conveniently
situate; but also from their arrangement forming a construction of shower or spray
in which no great strain is put upon the wrist of the bearer. The whole being
comfortably and conveniently carried or held without any appreciable expenditure
of strength or power.
✓ Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
In the construction of flower showers, sprays or posies, the forming a convenient
and ready means of holding and supporting same by inverting the lower portions
thereof and connecting or attaching the stems of same to the upright stems of the
upper portions by wire, cord, silk, ribbon or other suitable binding material
'substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 11th day of February 1893.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.