ARRANGEMENT IN HIGH VASE 



two. The kubari should have been cut just 

 large enough to have these three fill the 

 opening, Man pressing firmly to the end of 

 the forked opening in the kubari and Earth 

 pressed against the back of the vase. Should 

 they not fill the opening, use sticks cut from 

 the ends of the flowers you are using to fill 

 up with. Cut these wedge sticks all about 

 four inches long, slanting each one off at the 

 bottom, and pass them through the kubari 

 into the space back of the flowers until 

 all the opening there is filled up and the 

 flowers are firmly wedged in place. 



When you have finished placing the flowers 

 in the vase, sit at a distance and carefully 

 look your arrangement over. First observe 

 the balance of the lines. The top of Heaven 

 must be directly over its base and Earth must 

 balance Man, though not on the same level. 

 If you find Heaven, or the central branch, 

 seems a little out of position after you have 

 placed it in the vase and appears as follows : 



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