Flowers for the Table
Saturday, April 12th, 2008Heavily scented flowers, such as hyacinths, lemon and auratum lilies, polyanthus narcissus, magnolias, lilacs, and the like, should be avoided.
Such is the advice of “Barbara”, a.k.a Mabel Osgood Wright, who wrote about flowers in 1906. Here are her recommended combinations for dressing up your table with beautiful blossoms.