IMPORTANCE OF BRANCHES 



The Japanese keep on hand beautifully 

 shaped branches, which may be collected 

 when convenient and placed in a kubari 

 with a few tendrils of some brilliant vine 

 clinging to them. There are great op- 

 portunities for individual taste in such 

 arrangements which can be made rarely 

 beautiful. 



If only we of the West could be taught 

 the charm of our own tree branches for 

 decoration, a wealth of material would 

 always be at hand. Especially in the early 

 spring and autumn when so many trees 

 flaunt such wonderful variety in color. 



