JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT 



fruit blossoms and the flowering shrubs. 

 The branch to be bent is held in the palms 

 of one's hands like this : 



Another method is to tie down the 

 branch for twelve hours, or attach weights 

 to branches as shown on the opposite page. 



Branches may be bent until they break if 

 the broken part comes beneath the surface 

 of the water, but the bark must not be 

 injured on any part visible above the water. 

 Branches can also be bent over the knee. 



The last resort with an obstinate branch 

 is to use wedges, which is seldom done except 



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