64 The Japanese Floral Calendar. 



The art of flower arrangement in Japan is a great ac- 

 complishment, and the theory of it is quite complex. The 

 basal idea is simple, for the Japanese do not believe in such 



a massing of various colors and of different flowers, 

 branches, grasses, etc., as is needed to delight our artistic 

 senses. One who has succeeded in developing within him 



