JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT 



practise will give more satisfactory results 

 than if fuller sprays are attempted. 



Work slowly to begin with; but in the 

 end you will find that flowers take no longer 

 to arrange in Japanese style than in any less 

 satisfactory way. 



When arranging white and colored flowers 

 together, put white or lightest shade at the 

 top, unless the dark flowers are the longest; 

 then you are obliged to use them as Heaven. 

 But the best form is to have white or delicate 

 shades at the top. 



First pick out your Heaven which must 

 always be the longest one and take the central 

 position in the group. Its length should be 

 one and a half times the height of the vase. 



Man comes second, next in length. It 

 should be half the length of Heaven. 



Earth is third and shortest. It should be 

 half the length of Man. 



The lengths should be determined before 

 the sprays are bent. 



Before these branches can be placed in 

 the receptacle they must all be bent into 



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