GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
Western woman spent a long time over there, study- 
ing under the guidance of their priests, and re- 
cently wrote a book (‘‘Japanese Flower Arrange- 
ment,’’ by Mary Averill,) which explains every- 
thing and is full of illustrations, so that you can see 
for yourself the results of following the Japanese 
way. . 
Her most interesting message for you may be one 
method they have of making their flowers last. 
During moderate weather it can be done in this 
country by simply holding the stems of the flowers 
in a gas or candle flame until black and charred, 
and then putting the flowers in very cold water for 
seven or eight hours. 
Another book, with a lot of beautiful pictures 
showing us how to arrange flowers to please better, 
perhaps, our American taste, is ‘‘The Flower Beau- 
tiful,’? by Clarence Moores Weed. It illustrates 
most of our own familiar flowers, in all kinds of 
artistic holders, and is sure to give us new ideas 
about arranging them so as to enable us to bring 
out their full loveliness. Both of these books should 
be found in any good Public Library, and in look- 
ing them over, you will have a treat. 
A prominent New York florist, in showing our 
Garden Club his methods of arranging flowers, 
advised (for one thing) filling a low bowl with 
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