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many ornate, inartistic vases which are still offered for sale 

 by the shopkeepers. 



Beauty of line is one of the desirable features in a good 

 flower-jar. It may be simply the straight line of a cylindrical 

 "spill," or the graceful curve of a spherical rose bowl, or any 

 of the innumerable variations between these. But there 



should be the effect of unbroken 

 lines which will combine rhyth- 

 mically with the lines of leaf, 

 stem, and blossom of the flowers 

 held by the jar. 



Beauty of color is another thing 

 to be desired in such a receptacle 

 — not the brilliancy of standard 

 colors, but the softness of broken 

 and neutral tones. With such, 

 one can make harmonies of many 

 sorts by adapting flower and vase 

 to each other according to the 

 laws of color harmony. 



Simplicity of decoration is also 

 desirable in a flower-jar. The 

 blending of harmonious tones in 

 the glaze is the most satisfactory form of decoration, for it 

 permits the use of a wide range of flowers at different times 

 in the same receptacle. 



To be able to arrange effectively the great variety of flowers 

 that the seasons furnish in such abundance, one should have 

 jars of several distinct shapes and sizes. If one appreciates 

 the desirability of this, it is really a simple and inexpensive 

 matter to provide them. Get, in the first place, two or three 



Perennial Phlox in a Japanese 

 Flower-jar. 



