THE FLOWER ART OF JAPAN 



find time or inclination to arrange their 

 flowers so that they represented the many 

 phases of conditions attending ships, still I 

 know there are those who would devote 

 some time at least to bringing added 

 charm and variety into our own rather 

 circumscribed flower arranging. 



Boats Hung High convey the idea that 

 the boat has come from a far-away port. 

 In such arrangements the flowers are small, 

 to show only as distant sails. 



Boats Hung Low represent a boat which 

 has returned from a near-by port. In 

 these arrangements the flowers are large 

 and conspicuous, as the sails would appear 

 on an approaching ship. The difference in 

 arrangement in these boats is very slight 

 in some instances. 



The quickest way of discerning the 

 different styles is by noticing the position 

 of the bow and stern; this is shown very 

 plainly in the Ire Fune or homebound 

 ship, which has its bow turned to the left, 

 while the De Fune or outbound has the 



