BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



some of the Japanese plant holders for the bottom 

 of the vase. Some are made of metal, some of china. 

 They come in different shapes with different sized 

 holes for the stems. 



You will find a bowl shape much better for short 

 stemmed flowers and tall vases better for long 

 stemmed flowers. 



There is no end to the combinations of flowers 

 you can use and the ways you can arrange them. 

 This part of the gardening is one of the most en- 

 joyable and calls for the most cleverness. 



Now let me tell you about the flowers we get 

 from summer bulbs and plants. 



I have already told you how dahlias need hot 

 water. 



Gladioli should be picked when the first bud 

 opens, which is the one lowest down on the stem. 

 They do not need hot water as the stem is very 

 open. You will find all the buds on the stem will 

 open one right after another in the house, so they 

 last several days. Give them fresh water every day. 



Monibretias and Tigndias you can treat the same 

 as Gladiolus. 



C alodium we do not pick, neither do we often pick 

 Calla Lilies, but they do not need hot water if we 

 do pick them. 



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