CONSIDER THE LILIES
"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
—Matthew 6: 28, 29
Consider the Lilies
JAPANESE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
AND BIBLE TOPICS
by Alfreda "Oko" Martin
PHOTOGRAPHS BY REV. EDWARD MARTIN
CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY: PUBLISHERS
Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan
Representatives
For Continental Europe:
Boxerbooks, Inc., Zurich
For the British Isles:
Prentice-Hall International, Inc., London
For Australasia:
Paul Flesch & Co., Pty. Ltd., Melbourne
Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.
of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan
with editorial offices at
Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032
Copyright in Japan, 1965
by Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 65-22638
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1326-8 (ebook)
First printing, 1965
Book design and typography by Simon Virgo
PRINTED IN JAPAN
Lovingly Dedicated to
My Mother
Whose unselfish Christian life first led me in the steps of Christ, and who has been a constant source of inspiration to me as I endeavor to bring others to the knowledge of Him
Contents
Foreword by Dr. Sofu Teshigahara
Japanese and American Flower Calendar
Monthly Topics and Flower Arrangements:
january: A New Beginning
february: Prayer
march: Salvation
april: Resurrection
may: Christ's Return
june: Sowing and Reaping
july: Christian Living
august: Contentment
september: Missions
october: The Bible
november: Thanksgiving
december: God's Gift
A Brief History of Japanese Flower Arrangement
Elements of Flower Arrangement
Natural, Non-Natural, and Free Style
Basic Upright Style and Variations
