JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT 



where one leaf hides another (cut i) or 

 where one twig crosses another, as in cut 

 2. You must have every flower, leaf, and 

 twig so arranged that it shows plainly its 



Cot erf both 



No. 2 



No. I 



own lines, but in no way hides the flowers, 

 foliage, or line of any other part. You 

 must not recklessly at first, cut off foliage 

 or flowers which seem out of place but wait 

 until your flowers are all put in the vase. 

 Then take time in deciding which flower or 

 leaf must be sacrificed. The beauty of the 

 result depends entirely upon the manner in 

 which this cutting is done. When rightly 



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