ARRANGEMENT IN HIGH VASE 



ments most differ from those of all other 

 countries. The rest of us only show the tops 

 of plants or just the flower itself in arranging 

 flowers, while the Japanese show the whole 

 growth from where the plant leaves the 

 ground up to its tip. 



To determine the proper distance for which 

 the branches should be kept together to form 

 the parent stalk, until the 

 eye has become trained in 

 recognizing it, hold your 

 hand about the stems as 

 shown in the cut. Then take 

 the line from above the fore- 

 finger to the surface of the 

 water. 



No two branches must be 

 exactly the same height or 

 point in the same direction. They should 

 all turn upward at their tips to give a sense 

 of aspiration, of the stretching heavenward 

 of the plant's growth. 



Next cut off all ill-placed or superfluous 

 twigs, leaves, or flowers. By this is meant 



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