CHAPTER TEN 



ARRANGEMENTS IN SHALLOW 

 VASES 



AS all those who are interested in 

 arranging flowers have discovered 

 the charm of placing them in shal- 

 low bowls, I feel confident that more sug- 

 gestions from the Japanese will be valued. 

 The first example in this style is shown 

 by the group of iris. Each flower is drawn 

 separately and numbered so that the ar- 

 rangement can be easily made by simply 

 placing the flowers in position as they are 

 numbered. Any variety of flower placed 

 in low vases may be treated as these iris 

 have been. Numbers i, 2, 3, 5, and 6 

 belong to the Man group, while 7, 8, and 

 9 belong to Earth and number 4 belongs 

 to Heaven. The addition of stones at the 

 roots is always attractive. 



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