. The beginner's garden book; a textbook for the upper grammar grades. Gardening. PICKING 17 Pick with the flower some of its own foliage; or if this is not in good condition, pick stems and leaves of another plant. In the house, arrange the flowers according to their nature. Keep together those of similar colors, or be sure that those of different colors harmo- nize. For the long-stemmed, choose tall vases; for the large- flowered, choose large vases or bowls; for small and short- stemmed, choose small or shallow bowls. Here is where, by the study of prob- 1 ems which change almost from day t
. The beginner's garden book; a textbook for the upper grammar grades. Gardening. PICKING 17 Pick with the flower some of its own foliage; or if this is not in good condition, pick stems and leaves of another plant. In the house, arrange the flowers according to their nature. Keep together those of similar colors, or be sure that those of different colors harmo- nize. For the long-stemmed, choose tall vases; for the large- flowered, choose large vases or bowls; for small and short- stemmed, choose small or shallow bowls. Here is where, by the study of prob- 1 ems which change almost from day to day, much taste can be developed. The subject is so large that it cannot all be explained here. But only a little advice can be given. Generally speaking, do not crowd the flowers. Make them look as if growing naturally. To this end, the foliage which you have picked will help. Set in among the flowers, it will give the appearance of naturalness, and will prevent crowding. You will improve the arrangement if you shorten. Fig. 12. • Flowers never look well without some of their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original French, Allen, 1870-1946. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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