THE FLOWER ART OF JAPAN 



superior color in the spring than at any 

 other season. So must spring flower ar- 

 rangements show great energy of line and 

 brilliancy of color. 



SUMMER POEM 



Natsu yama no 

 Sbigeri masareba 

 Kogakurete 

 Atutomo mienu 

 Okanobe no kusa. 



The beautiful moss on the rocks is entirely 

 obscured by the dense summer foliage of 

 the trees upon the mountain. 



From this has been worked out the sys- 

 tem of summer arrangements. 



Involved to us it may appear, but to 

 the Japanese it is full of suggestiveness. 

 It conveys the idea that all summer ar- 

 rangements should be full and spreading, 

 like the trees upon the mountains cutting 

 from view all the smaller beauties of rocks 

 and moss. 



