The Care and Preservation of Cut Flowers1942 - Flower arrangement - 32 pages |
Common terms and phrases
1-Burn stem 1-Japanese ARCTOTIS BAMBOO Japanese method beautiful Blossoms boiling water branches British Columbia canadensis Change water daily Char colour completely submerged cool dark place CUT FLOWERS Cut in bud Cut stems decorative deep cold water deep containers deep water Delphinium denatured alcohol Dip stems DOGWOOD Floriculture Foliage fruit full bloom gelatine grasses hours before arranging Hydrochloric Acid ice box indoor iris Let stand lily pads literally into water little salt MARIAM COULTAS Menzeisii miniature garden moss native plants night Numbers Penstemon peppermint oil petals PHLOX Pick freely Pick in bud Pick sparingly plasticine PRESERVATION OF CUT put in cold put in deep quart of water RAFFIA remain until water RHODODENDRONS Rubbing alcohol shellac shrub SKUNK CABBAGE Soak solution Split the stem Spray with ice stems in boiling stems under water strand of picture surface sweet scented teaspoonful tight bud tiny tree Tulips turn brown WATER LILIES waxed paper WILD wildflowers