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Rh Such openings left for the fish are known as sakana-michi, or fish highways.

It is not correct in these arrangements to let any of the groups hang over the edge of the vase. The edge is considered as the frame of the picture, and nothing should be allowed to pass beyond it. A branch or spray in these water-growing arrangements may, however, bend over and touch the water, pass under it, and come out again, pointing upwards.

Flowers Arranged in Holders are Easier for a Beginner

The holder stands up of itself, and after placing it in the vase you can at once begin work. Then, too, the lines in these arrangements are more simple and upright and are arranged according to relative height and position, only very little bending being required. To my thinking there is no arrangement of flowers more beautiful than these in the low vases, and nothing can be accomplished more quickly. [109]