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THE SCHOOL GARDEN BOOK 



When we come to consider the infinite variety of vase 

 forms in which the opening at the top is more or less con- 

 stricted, there is opportunity for a wide range of selection, 

 for these vases are made by potters of all countries, and vary 



from exquisite forms to those of 

 the crudest design. Some people 

 think that the finer of these vase 

 forms are useful only as mantel 

 bric-a-brac, but many of them are 

 admirably adapted to displaying 

 a few delicate and beautiful 

 flowers on long stems, with more 

 or less foliage attached. This is 

 really the most effective way to 

 utilize many kinds of flowers, as 

 it enables one to appreciate better 

 the exquisite beauty of line in 

 stem and leaf and of color in the 

 petals. One rose or one poppy 

 rising from the slender neck of 

 a beautiful flower- jar is likely to 

 appeal to an appreciative observ- 

 er with greater force than a mass of roses or poppies huddled 

 together in a larger receptacle. 



In the matter of decoration, one who is beginning a collec- 

 tion of artistic and useful flower- jars will do well to avoid 

 almost all of the ordinary designs. There are many jars 

 available in which the ornamentation is that of a mixture of 

 colors in the glaze, and these have the great advantage that 

 they may be used with any flowers without interference with 

 the unity of the result. 



Cosmos in a Slender Vase. 



