The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-13
(Secrets In Connection With the Ar
rangement Of Flowers). It was pub

HlD4tlOu VI mower arrangement IN
| Tokyo. Il have compared it with a
| written book made hundred and fifty
| years ago." says Mr.. Tsunoda. "and 1t
Is almost the same"
L Prsservs Cherry 8tcssoms.
He goes on to explain the three
stages OF flower arrangement; first.
the cutting, intricate in matters Of
length OF stem, shape of cut and choice
of implement; then the mid-period
during which the flowers must be kept
in the shade, and finally the arrange
ment itself.
He turns to a formula for the pres
ervation of cherry blossoms. There is
recipe for the single petal cherry
another for the double petal; that on
the open page is the last. Burn the
end of the stem,' it says, "and put
part" An old drug, Mr.. Tsunoda ex-
plains. One found it in the old-time
pharmacies. Perhaps In the beginning
it came from some particular cavern
where rock or water had a chemical
virtue.
Another formula calls for potassium
nitrate. Time was when potassium nj
trate wslot to be had in Japan; in
those da5s they used bOracIc acid in
stead. There are ingredients I'M
known to- Asmerica-mogusa, for one.
a drug that looks like cotton and Is ap-
piled to the skin when 1t is used medi-
cally and not for flowers. Or sansho,
which is not drug but a spice, bit
like pepper but sweetish and not 80
hot. And often the ingredients include
honey and sugar. Travellers have writ
ten that the Japanese place some flow
ers in a strong SOLUTION Of tea and pep
per; perhaps their pepper Is the SAN
sho. Pepper is used, nevertheless; not
ground. but whole 1t IL prescribed In
one formula among those explained BY
another New York japanese who has
studied the art Of flowers, Miss M.
Tanaka, an American citizen who
taught school in Hawaii for ten years
and is now student at Teachers col
lege.
Very Flower Treated Separately.
IT is the formula for the chrysan-
thezaans Of late fall: each kind Of
chrysanthemum is treated in differ
ent way" she says. For these, you
must dissolve saltpetre in hot water.
Let 1t cool before yen put the flowers
in. Then you make the arrangement,
percOrn In the vase. Every flower Is
given it's special treatment, according
to different schools. Take just the
flowers that you know in America The
peony withers easily; you must boil
the end of the stalk after you have
crushed 1t for an inch or so; then let |
1t stand for a day In cold water be-
fore making the design. The snow
ball should be put first in. hot and |
then u cold water and Vt stand three
or four hours In the shade. The azalea |
needs lukewarm water. Some of them
need aaH water, such as the narcissus |
and he oaIAsifa. And others are par
tial to sugar, like the lily; you should
burn the end Of It's stalk and put 1t In !
sugAred water. There are chrysanthe- |
NUNS which require the same treat |
ment; burn the stalk and then put In |
cold, sweet water for three hours be- |
fore you handle them. Measure the |
sugar by bulk one-tenth the bulk Of |
the water.
Buds Treated With Honey.
1.-The lotus must be cut In the early
1t is put In pint OF water
to which sake has been added-one-
tenth sake. Let this boil, then put the
lower IN cold water. When honey Is
,sAed for, 1t must be MIXED with warm
water. The morning glory has to be
Tipped first in boiling water and then
n cold. The begonia Is handled In
7ery different way; the ends OF the
stems must be wrapped In peppermint
caves. They are taken OF when the
lowers are arranged. There are ways
o keep buds from opening. The plum,
or instance, Is treated With honey,
White honey, which is boiled and al
owed to cool. Then the buds are
PAINTED with 1t and they stay just as
hey were when picked"
, Such question as this is important
vhen the skill, and even genius, Of
ne OF the most polite OF arts is de-
oted to producing a composition
vhtch will b. Z thing Of beauty In n
elf and ain accord With Z thousand
ormai Yuses. II thu be Of color a.
hat. il given greater emphasis BY the
ursttng Of bud, the arrangement 10
o longer what the artist created. The
ONT Is as essential as that other-if
he flowers fade, the skill Of the ar
anger Is lost.
The summer Is the time when pre-
ervatives are most commonly used. .
adeed the lover Of flowers has his d.
lsions of time-giyo is autumn and
9ring, winter is so and shin is summer, II
nd by them he Is ruled. Once the
japanese burned the ends of stems in
narcoal; now they may use gas, but
le effect is the same. ii
In hot weather the ends Of stems I
re not infrequently wrapped in mat
ng or bamboo husks or tissue paper
o.. a.. - c1- fnohoc tho otomS | II