THE FLOWER ART OF 

 JAPAN 



CHAPTER ONE 

 CHOICE OF FLOWERS 



THE choosing of flowers to be 

 arranged is as important as the 

 manner in which you are to group 

 them. When it is possible to select from 

 one's own garden, realizing where the flow- 

 ers are to be placed before gathering, the 

 grouping in a vase afterwards will be very 

 rapid and satisfactory. The novice in this 

 Japanese system will, I think, be amazed 

 to find how frequently the lines which were 

 described in "Japanese Flower Arrange- 

 ment" as Heaven, Man, and Earth are 

 found to be natural in trees and flowers, 

 so that no bending or changing of line will 

 be necessary. 



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