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very special occasion, a combination of both (Fig. 19). Little flat water 

 cups, such as are shown in figure 19, cost only forty cents a dozen and are 

 very appropriate for certain flowers. For a small table one low central 

 composition is usually most desirable. For a long table there may be a 

 central arrangement and others that are subordinate. The shape of the 

 centerpiece should repeat the shape of the table; it should be round 

 for a round table, or long and narrow if the table is that shape. The color 

 of the flowers should harmonize with the col or, of the china and of the 

 room. The decorations shoidd be appropriate to the occasion and should 

 reflect its spirit. Forget-me-nots, daisies, and buttercups are suitable 



Fig. 18. — -The shape of the centerpiece should repeat the shape of the table; it should be 

 round for a round table, or long and narrow if the table is that shape 



for the child's birthday; rosebuds, wild clematis, or virgin's bower, sweet 

 peas, and dafi^odils for a young girl, unless lilies, marigolds, black-eyed 

 susans, peach blossoms, iris, or other flowers in season happen to have 

 a happier significance. Bride's roses, lilies of the valley, apple, peach, 

 or any other fruit blossoms, are a good selection for the bride. For the 

 mother's birthday, violets, many of the roses, and other flowers, among 

 which her favorite should be given first choice, would be appropriate. 

 Bachelor's-buttons, sweet williams, or johnny-jump-ups may suitably 

 celebrate the young man's coming of age. Laurel, oak leaves, chr>^san- 

 themums (a court flower and one associated with longevity in Japan), 

 and other stately blossoms would be appropriate decorations for a dinner 

 in honor of a town or state official or the victor in a village tournament 



