THE FLOWER ART OF JAPAN 



The more trained in line the eye be- 

 comes, the quicker is material selected and 

 put into place with just a little balancing 

 and cutting off conflicting or defective parts. 

 This eye-training in line is most important 

 and it is according to the degree to which 

 this faculty is developed that we owe the 

 result in any arrangement. 



Line, in flower arranging, as in all other 

 branches of Japanese art, has reached the 

 highest development. What can be sug- 

 gested by a few powerful lines, all those 

 familiar with Chinese and Japanese art 

 thoroughly appreciate. 



If possible study the lines of the com- 

 plete growing plant before attempting to 

 arrange any part of it, never forgetting 

 that nature is your best guide and master. 



If it is the branch of a tree to be used, 

 have the leaves very small, just unfolding, 

 and if a flower, in the tightest bud, just 

 revealing the color which the flower is to 

 be. Trees and flowers arranged before they 

 have reached full develop! ment will last 



