| Show FLOWERS TELL OWN STORY japanese art aft enables one readily to understand the significance of their arrangement in the flowery kingdom they work wonders with their flowers flow pra th they make inake calendars of them they tell stories with them they symbolize aeroplanes aero planes dainty women and everything else by means of floral units which we in america would aiso use merely for a bouquet the folklore and mythology of japan are often vividly expressed in flower arrangement in arranging flowers the japanese try to place them in the 8 same 80 0 position that they would naturally take an american would put a bunch of cherry blossoms into a vase upright A a japanese would place the branch in a horizontal position such as they occupy in growing A tho japanese idea ot of flower ar Is that one perfect in individual di flower together with leaves and stem is more beautiful than masses ot of them bunched together by using special containers and supports the japanese make flowers last twice as long as we do in arranging flowers iu in a receptacle they trim the leaves from tho the stalks bolow below tho the water and tor for a short distance above this gives the flower the appearance ot of growing by tak tailing a piece of 0 bamboo the japanese will conventionally place flowers in it in such a way as to reproduce a ship in a calm or in a storm the japanese do not li like kethe i the rose and the lily flowers that have thorns are cruel and those whose petals drop off symbolize inconstancy the cherry wistaria magnolia azalea peony camellia peach plum maple pine chrysanthemum nals lotus and morning glory find more popular favor |
