April

White Allium with greenhouse Asparagus, red Geranium in low vases between, with no green. Various spring flowers and blossoms arranged, each separate, in small narrow-necked vases, having the effect of a miniature spring garden.

May

A Japanese arrangement of Clematis montana and greenhouse Asparagus. Parrot Tulips in narrow glasses all about the table. Pink ivy-leaved Geranium, called Souvenir of Charles Turner, in a large flat glass in the middle, and a pretty pink Pelargonium all round. Oriental Poppies, no green. In the middle an arrangement of German Iris of four or five different shades. Perennial herbaceous Lupins, white and blue, with their own lovely leaves; they must never be allowed to droop, but go at once into water. Lilies of the Valley and Narcissus poeticus. Narcissus poeticus and Stachys lanata.

June

Iceland Poppies (three colours), Cornflowers, and London Pride; no green; very pretty, like a Frenchwoman's bonnet. Herbaceous Peonies, white and pale pink. Lilium thunbergianum and green. Gloire de Dijon Roses floating in water in flat vases, and greenhouse Maidenhair Fern. Mrs. Simpkin Pink and Gypso-phila elegans. Gypsophila and pink Shirley Poppies. Yellow Snapdragons and Gypsophila; this was pretty and uncommon. Mixed Roses. White Madonna Lilies with various white flowers, and pale green.

July

Yellow French Daisy and Gypsophila panicu-lata. Small vases with blue Campanula turbinata. Calceolaria amplexicaule. Gypsophila paniculata, Nasturtiums, and leaves of variegated ground Ivy. Clematis (Travellers' Joy) trained up a Bamboo in the middle, wedged. Mixed Carnations and Gypsophila paniculata. Carnation (Lady Agnes) with own green, or from Mrs. Simpkin.

August

White Sweet Pea and Gypsophila paniculata. Branches of the Everlasting Pea laid on the tablecloth. Salpiglossis and Gypsophila paniculata. Sweet Geranium leaves and pink Ivy-leaved Geranium (Souvenir of Charles Turner).

September

Eed Virginia Creeper leaves and Geranium (Henry Jacoby). Single Helianthemums and Carrot leaves of various shades. Red Virginia Creeper leaves, Nasturtiums, and a large tray in the middle piled up with fruit-apples, pears, peaches, grapes, etc.

October

Single Dahlias and Venetian Sumach. Greenhouse Chrysanthemums.