ARRANGEMENT IN HIGH VASE 



strength and unity at the base the group 

 loses the effect of a living plant; it loses also 

 strength, character, and style. An arrange- 

 ment spreading and separating at the base 

 is not Japanese. 



Fifth. Branches or leaves must never cross 

 each other in an arrangement. 



Sixth. Consider the blossom as a detail of 

 the composition, of little artistic value if dis- 

 associated from the parent stalk and from 

 those lines of growth which impart to it its 

 character. 



Seventh. Never use even numbers of 

 branches or flowers, always uneven. 



Balance and beauty of line without repe- 

 tition must be the distinguishing feature in 

 these arrangements. 



In making your first arrangement of three 

 flowers in an upright vase, select flowers 

 the stems of which are simple and straight 

 without many branching leaves or flowers. 

 The best material for a beginner is pussy- 

 willow, for its stems are pliable and of uncom- 

 plicated lines. To work with these first for 



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