. American cookery . an especially attractivecenterpiece for a spring luncheon. Theflowers and leaves are grouped as theygrow in the garden, and a very naturalresult is obtained. The leaves andflowers are cut into different lengths, asthey are found in nature. Wheneverpossible use the foliage which belongs toa particular flower, and not that ofanother variety of plant, although fernsmay be arranged with almost any flowerto good advantage. Figure II illustrates the Japanesearrangement of flowers. Only a fewwell-chosen flowers are grouped togetherin a low dish. In Japan one sees fre-quently only
. American cookery . an especially attractivecenterpiece for a spring luncheon. Theflowers and leaves are grouped as theygrow in the garden, and a very naturalresult is obtained. The leaves andflowers are cut into different lengths, asthey are found in nature. Wheneverpossible use the foliage which belongs toa particular flower, and not that ofanother variety of plant, although fernsmay be arranged with almost any flowerto good advantage. Figure II illustrates the Japanesearrangement of flowers. Only a fewwell-chosen flowers are grouped togetherin a low dish. In Japan one sees fre-quently only a single flower or branch ina vase, and a Japanese housewife mayspend half an hour in the arrangement ofa single branch. The correct placing ofthe flower is the secret of the Japanesearrangement. The iris in this illustrationare placed in two groups, as they wouldgrow in the garden, and a bud, togetherwith a few leaves, is included in eachgroup. Whenever possible, buds shouldbe arranged with the full-blown flowers,. • ^ r*+ »-> %Sm £> V jHfe»s«,lC &* ^w ,tf*3& «. -.*- \ -~-~^^^^z - * GROWING FERNS TRANSFORMED BY FLOWERS FRUIT BLOSSOMS IN MOIST SAND since we naturally find them growing inthis way. Figure III gives the possibilities oftransforming a pot of growing ferns intoan attractive centerpiece for the tableby the addition of a few flowers. Inwinter, when flowers are scarce, thisarrangement will be appreciated, for a fewflowers, which might otherwise be lost ina vase by themselves, may be used tobrighten up the fern dish on the dining-room table. If the earth in which theflowers are placed is kept moist, they willkeep fresh as long as they would in prevent breaking the stems of theflowers a small hole should first be madein the earth with a pair of scissors, or aknitting needle. The arrangement of flowers in a basketis illustrated in figure IV. These earlyspring fruit blossoms are grouped in abasket filled with wet sand, and an effectis produced which
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