CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 7 



I CHOICE OF FLOWERS 19 



II RULES IN RHYME 25 



III FORMING MENTAL LINE PICTURES 37 



IV PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS 47 



V ONE-FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS 59 



VI SHORT-STEM FLOWERS 67 



VII HANGING AND HOOKED ARRANGEMENTS ... 71 



VIII BOAT ARRANGEMENTS 83 



IX NEW AND OLD FORMS OF FLOWER HOLDERS . . 105 



X ARRANGEMENTS IN SHALLOW VASES . . . . 109 



XI IMPORTANCE OF BRANCHES 129 



XII PROPER USE OF FOLIAGE 141 



XIII PROPER PLACING OF FLOWERS 147 



XIV FLOWER PLACING IN JAPAN 157 



XV COMBINING DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF FLOWERS . 167 



XVI FLOWERS IN BASKETS 181 



XVII FLOWER PRESERVATIVES 193 



XVIII PROPER USE OF VASES 197 



XIX FLOWER CEREMONY 201 



XX SYMBOLISM IN FLOWER ARRANGING 209 



