Boutonniere: a flower or cluster of flowers designed to be worn on the lapel of a man’s jacket.

Floral jewelry: Finely detailed fashion flowers created in the manner of select jewelry. Examples include floral necklaces, bracelets, anklets and rings.

Arm bouquet: A bouquet of bound flowers carried in the fold of the arm.

Biedermeier bouquet: A bouquet similar to the nosegay bouquet and named for the German style of interior design from the early 1800s. The bouquet is typically designed with compact, spiraling or concentric circles, each featuring a particular flower or color.

Cascade bouquet: A hand-held wedding bouquet in which flowers are arranged to flow downward in a descending line below the main portion of the design.

Clutch bouquet: A small hand-held bouquet composed of a cluster of flowers that have been bound together, suggesting a casually gathered bouquet.

Colonial bouquet: The Americanized version of a round English nosegay. The design may be somewhat larger than a classic nosegay.

Crescent bouquet: A design emphasizing the shape of a quarter moon. Flowers are usually tapered and extend at a downward angle at each end of the bouquet, while the center is more compact.

Hand-tied Bouquet: An arrangement of floral and plant materials that are assembled using a hand-tying technique so they can be carried.

Nosegay: A hand-held, usually fragrant cluster of flowers and foliage designed as a small bouquet.

Pomander: A sphere or ball of flowers and/or foliage suspended from a ribbon.

Tussie-mussie bouquet: A small, compact, round bouquet of mixed, fragrant flowers and herbs arranged in a special holder called a tussie-mussie holder.

For more information about bridal floral arrangements, talk to Theresa or Kelly at Littlefield’s Flowers & Gift Shop, 217 Main Street, South Paris or call 207-743-6301.