USEFUL FLOWER-JARS 229 



cylindrical jars, varying in size. Those of a height of four 

 or five inches and a diameter of about two inches are par- 

 ticularly useful for a great number of the smaller flowers. 

 One or two taller jars, about nine inches high by three inches 

 in diameter, will serve admirably for long-stalked flowers like 

 the various sorts of gladiolus and the Japanese or the Si- 

 berian Irises. In the ver- 

 tical compositions which 

 will be made by means 

 of these cylindrical re- 

 ceptacles, the best re- 

 su ^ ts w ^ ke obtained 

 when the jar is about 

 one-third the height of 

 the composition as a 

 whole. 



Perhaps the next most 

 desirable form of flower- 

 jar to get is one with more or less rounded outline, but taller 

 than wide, and with the opening at the top somewhat con- 

 stricted. Such jars are extremely useful for a great variety 

 of plants with large flower-heads, like the asters, peonies, 

 Perennial Phloxes, and chrysanthemums. Useful sizes of jars 

 of this type range in height from six to eight inches, and in 

 diameter at the top from three to four inches. 



For masses of small and comparatively short-stemmed 

 blossoms, like nasturtiums, sweet peas, and pansies, small, 

 more or less spherical jars, fashioned on the outlines of the 

 glass rose bowl, are very useful. These are obtainable in a 

 considerable variety of pottery ware of both Japanese and 

 domestic manufacture, and for the most part are inexpensive. 



Nasturtiums in Green Glass Flower-jar. 



