Abstract: In an artificial representation of a plant formed of plant organ simulating members, such as, stem and leaf simulating members, respectively having rod-like and tubular connecting portions molded of synthetic resin and being axially interengaged to provide a joint for asembling together the respective plant organ simulating members; each tubular connecting portion has an axial bore with an opening at least at one end of the axial insertion of the respective rod-like connecting portion therein and a seating surface extending outwardly from the bore and facing away from the open one end of the latter at a location spaced axially from that one end; and each rod-like connecting portion has a free end with a barb extending therefrom which is flexed inwardly from an original configuration upon the axial insertion of the respective rod-like connecting portion into the bore and which returns to its original configuration upon attaining the location of the seating surface for engaging the latter and thereby locking to

Abstract: An artificial grassy plant is comprised of a die-cut synthetic sheet member having a series of substantially parallel blade-like leaf portions integral, at one end, with a transverse connecting strip and extending substantially perpendicular to the latter, a tubular connector open at least at one of its ends, an adhesive strip as least as long as the transverse connecting strip and being adhesively secured along the latter with the transverse connecting strip and the adhesive strip being wound together about the tubular connector and secured on the latter by the adhesive strip so that the blade-like leaf portions are bunched together at one end about the tubular connector and extend therefrom in a substantially erect formation, and an elongated stem member inserted in the tubular connector through the open end of the latter for mounting the bunched together blade-like leaf portions on the stem member.

Abstract: An artificial representation of a plant is formed of plant organ simulating members, such as, stem-and leaf simulating members, respectively having rod-like and tubular connecting portions molded of thermoplastic resin and being axially interengaged to provide joints for assembling together the respective plant organ simulating members, whereupon, a heated needle-shaped element is pressed end-wise against the tubular connecting portion of each joint with such heated element extending substantially in a radial direction in respect to the axis of the respective rod-like connecting portion so as to fuse the thermoplastic resin and thereby penetrate through the tubular connecting portion and at least partly into the respective rod-like connecting portion.

Abstract: An artificial representation or simulation of a plant having stalks or stems in a cluster radiating upwardly from a common point at the apex of a main stem, for example, as in an umbel, is composed of a plurality of stem-defining members each molded of plastic to have respective co-planar stem portions arising from a collar which is engageable on the apex portion of the main stem, and at least one of the stem-defining members has a configuration to position and maintain the respective stem portions in a plane angularly displaced from the plane of the stem portions of each other stem-defining member. Preferably, at least one of the stem-defining members has at least one bifurcated or tined projection extending outwardly from its collar to embrace a stem portion of another of the stem-defining members when the collars are arranged one above the other on the main stem.

Abstract: An artificial plant is assembled from a main stem member and a plurality of similar auxiliary stem assemblies which are separately molded and have their end portions secured to respective portions of the main stem member at locations spaced apart along the latter. A connector securing each such end portion of an auxiliary stem assembly to said main stem member is in the form of a strip of malleable sheet metal wrapped about the secured together stem portions and having tapering end portions overlapping in side-by-side relation to an extent depending on the thicknesses of the portion of the main stem member and the end portion of the auxiliary stem assembly about which the strip is wrapped.

Abstract: An artificial flower is formed of a plurality of individual petal-like members of fabric each including a medial stiffening wire secured thereto for simulating a vein and having an end portion projecting from the respective petal-like member, an assembling element having a peripheral surface with substantially parallel grooves extending therealong for receiving the projecting end portions of the stiffening wires, and a clamping ring encircling the peripheral surface of the assembling element for securing the projecting end portions of the stiffening wires in the respective grooves. The assembling element has an axial bore opening at one end to receive a central plug of stamen-and pistil-simulating member and at the other end to receive an end portion of an elongated, stalk-like element for mounting the petal-like members and the stamen-and pistil-simulating member on the stem or stalk-like element.