MF Global and Chris Flowers Get More Change

When financial institutions are ailing, J. Christopher Flowers can be counted on to be close by.
The private-equity investor made a name for himself buying distressed banks during the Japanese financial crisis in the 1990s. And he emerged at the epicenter of 2008’s financial meltdown, making plays for icons such as Bear Stearns Cos. and American International Group Inc.


Now his firm, J.C. Flowers & Co., is in talks with MF Global Holdings Inc., as the brokerage struggles with multiple credit downgrades in the wake of souring bets it made on European sovereign debt.
With MF Global, the 54-year-old Mr. Flowers isn’t swooping in from afar. MF Global and J.C. Flowers have longstanding ties, and any deal to save the ailing MF Global could help protect J.C. Flowers’s 6% stake preferred stake in the brokerage.

J.C. Flowers gained the position in 2008 when it agreed to help MF Global refinance debt, three months after the firm suffered a $141 million charge from unauthorized wheat trading.
J.C. Flowers backed former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine when he took the top job at MF Global last year. Mr. Corzine, who also is an operating partner at J.C. Flowers, was an executive at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., as was Mr. Flowers. Requests for comment to J.C. Flowers on Sunday were not returned.


Mr. Flowers became a partner at Goldman in 1988 at age 30, eventually heading its bank-mergers business. He left Goldman in 1998 after helping engineer the firm’s initial public offering.In the ensuing years he worked as vice-chairman of Enstar Group Inc., a Montgomery, Ala.-based trader of over-the-counter and bulletin-boards stocks, and as a sort of freelance investment banker from his office in Manhattan. He raised his first Flowers fund in 2001 to invest in financial services companies, touting the sector’s “enormous amount of opportunity.


Mr. Flowers became particularly ubiquitous in the financial meltdown of 2007 and 2008, when several of the nation’s biggest financial institutions were on the rails. In mid 2008, Mr. Flowers told investors in his Fund II, “This is the Super Bowl of investment. It’s no time to be sitting in the bleachers.”
That year, as he furiously invested much of the $7-billion fund in financial institutions, the former investment banker also played a role advising Bank of America Corp. in its 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.


In September 2008 Mr. Flowers personally acquired northern Missouri’s First National Bank of Cainesville and renamed it Flowers National Bank. Though a small operation in an agricultural region, the acquisition gave Mr. Flowers a platform from which to acquire failed banks or their deposits.
Despite his enthusiasm in 2008, Mr. Flowers’ firm, whose investors include the government of Singapore and Columbia University, was hammered by the turmoil. That fall the fund was marked down about 30%, or $2 billion. Last year, it was marked down to half of its original value.

Give us the pure and beautiful lily

First, soil preparation, fertilization Lily adaptability to mild sunny climate is better. Soil to deep soil, well-drained sandy loam is appropriate, followed by clay, the land should not be planted WATERLOGGED water. Planting selected plots per acre manure, Tuza Fei 4000 kg and 40 kg superphosphate as base fertilizer; tillage 20cm ~ 30cm, rake thin, leveling; Zuoqi, Qikuan 130cm, long stretch because of the terrain set, rain Trinidad and Tobago region do to heap ridge furrow, ridge width 80cm ~ 100cm, open drains, drainage ditches deep 10cm ~ 15cm, prevent accumulation of water.

 
Second, the lily cultivation techniques generally mature in mid to late 7 excavation, excavation of buried slightly moist sand after the save, but can be left in the ground without digging, with the plant with the digging, to the September to October room, remove the bud, the bud apart, good in the whole land, according to row spacing 25cm ~ 30cm, spacing 5cm ~ 20cm, up to bud bud planted in the trench, flat stretch to the casing 4cm ~ 5cm, from the pit planting can be covered 5cm ~ 7cm, if the land is too dry when planting a small watering can, mu bud 130 kg to 150 kg.


 
Third, field management and pest control when seedlings are not unearthed Qiuzai lily, root development is good, the second year open Chunmiao can be unearthed. Note cultivating, weeding, cultivating, Yi Qian, not deep, lily of nutrients in the growth of pre-consumption itself, due to basal medium, late flowering. In the bud appears, timely removal, reduce nutrient consumption to increase production, the entire growth period lily almost no diseases, root rot disease is found, with the onset tuzet 50% wettable powder 500 times perfusion roots. Pests, mainly aphids, commonly used low-toxicity insecticide control.
 
Fourth, the lily harvest processing Qiuzai the second year in July harvest, remove the stem dug bulbs, go to the net soil, take off the scales, the scales into the hot boiling water for about 5 minutes, then remove and put water in, wash away the mucus, and immediately dried, not dry do not flip, in case of rain, can kang dry. All dry, you can for medicinal purposes. Per acre can produce 300 kg of dry goods 350 kg.

Lily needs water to wet cultivation, it is a good stem and leaf growth. If the soil is too wet, water or poor drainage, will cause the death of Lily bulbs rotted. Lily watering potted plants should grow gradually with the increase in water supply should be sufficient flowering, water should be reduced after flowering, aerial parts withered after stop watering. Pentu too wet, the same result in bulb rot.
 
Lily likes to use soft light irradiation. Also resistant to strong light and half shade, insufficient light will cause bud off, reducing the number of flowering. Adequate light, robust plants small, brightly colored flowers. Lily is a long-day plants, increase light 6 hours a day, to early flowering. If the illumination time is reduced, the flowering delay.
 
Requires fertile soil, loose and well-drained sandy loam, soil pH of 5.5 to 6.5 is best. Potting soil with leaf mold, a mixture of potting soil and grit is appropriate.
 
Lily cold, but the optimum growth temperature of 15 - 25 degrees, below 10 degrees or above 30 degrees are poor growth. Lily is generally happy with the ph value of 5.5 - 6.5 of the acidic soil and bulk density of 1 g / cc the following humus-rich soil. Avoid flooding, like semi-shade environment, but can cause excessive shading leggy stems and buds off.
 
Most varieties of lilies like light, should be planted in the shade along the southern half shade. Loose fit lily fertile, well drained soil, not too high on humus, PH value is neutral or acidic, lily of the short-day plants require warm and humid cold climate, fear of high temperature hot.

How beautiful flowers they are

Have you ever thought about making a flower decorated gift for your friends ? When giving a gift, we usually put a valuable gift in a box. Let's call this kind of box "Gift Box". If you make a beautiful and unique decoration with Gift Box by using fresh flowers, your gift will certainly become value-added and look more attractive. It is obvious that your friends will love it and he/she will highly appreciate your special hand-made gifts.

Giving a unique flower decorated gift is one of best ways to make your friend very very happy the gift recipient will not forget about your special gift for a long period of time.
The photos in this page show samples of Flower Decorated Gift Box.. I have been teaching various floral designs as a chief instructor of California Flower Art Academy since 1990 in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. We sometimes got a request from students that they would like to make this kind of floral decoration with a gift box as shown in this page. This kind of instruction is not offered on a regular basis. If there are decent number of students who would like to learn this sort of floral decoration, we COULD hold a special class.


Once you master floral designs, you can make a variety of floral decorations based on your own design, taste and requirements. It will be a fun to earn skills of floral designs which will make it possible for you to make your own designs depending on the occasion and situation. Take wedding floral design for instance, you can make your own wreaths, corsage and bouquets which can be given to your friend who get married. Not only giving such floral decorations as a gift but also doing floral decorations as an independent floral decorator COULD be possible once you have mastered how to make floral gift and floral decorations.

California Flower Art Academy has been educating local students who would like to earn practical skills of flower arrangements since 1990. We are very proud to find that many students who learned at our school are now enjoying their own design and decorations not only for hobby but also for doing floral design business. If you are interested in learning floral decorations by taking lessons at our school,

Chrysanthemum practices and nutrition knowledge

Compositae chrysanthemum chrysanthemum flower heads. Daisy is a perennial herb, is cultivated varieties, capitulum varied, form, color varies. Cultivated all over the country. Medicinal Chrysanthemum Henan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shandong cultivated most.
Flowering in early November when the election sunny dew dry harvested in batches or in the afternoon, pick flowers, avoid piling up, the need for timely dry or spread thin in ventilation, because the property is divided into different varieties of dried herbs and dried.

Chrysanthemum mm main producing counties in Anhui were referred to as "bo-ju," Chu county are called "Chu Ju", Shexian who said, "Gongju"; mainly produced in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Haining and were referred to as "chrysanthemum"; were mainly produced in Henan called "Huai-ju"; produced in Shandong are called "economic Ju."

 
1 mm inverted cone-shaped daisy capitulum diameter of 1.5 to 3 cm, bracts 3 to 4 layers, oval, yellow-green grass quality, external coat, hemispherical receptacle. Several layers of ray florets, female, located outside the siege, white, fresh direct, scattered golden glands; tubular flowers most of the sexes, in the center, yellow, light weight, quality-run, dry crisp. Air fragrance, sweet, slightly bitter flavor.


(2) Chu Ju irregular spherical, 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter, ray florets white, irregularly twisted, and sometimes visible light brown spots; tubular flowers and more hidden.
3 Gongju with Chu Ju, but the ray florets are usually no glands, tubular flowers less exposed.


4 chrysanthemum dish or flat spherical diameter of 2.5 and 4 cm white or yellow ray florets, usually without glands, tubular flowers most, exposed. Lingers in the full flower petals, white (yellow), aroma, no impurities were better.

  1 is a wind-heat treatment Fanfei commonly used drugs, and more with mulberry leaves, mint, forsythia compatibility, a total of memorial to the throne of relieving wind power.
2 for liver and red eyes caused by wind-heat astringent pain. Often with Tribulus terrestris, with oneself, etc.; as nourishing yin with drugs such as medlar, to yellow, can be used for liver and kidney deficiencies, blurred vision, such as Qi Ju Di Huang Wan.
3 can be used for hyperactivity, liver wind dizziness, headache, dizziness, often with abalone, Uncaria.
4 more exogenous wind-heat with yellow chrysanthemums, white daisy Liver eyesight and more.

On the varieties of jasmine flower

Univalve jasmine plant is short, 70 to 90 cm, slender stems, a vine, the vine Jasmine said. Leaf blade elliptic, thin leaves, leaf end slightly pointed, whole reason, length 5 ~ 9 cm, width of 3.5 ~ 5.5 cm. Corolla lobes ( petals) monolayer, less, 7 ~ 11, each piece about 1.3 cm, 1 cm wide, oval, white, the surface rugulose, apex slightly pointed, the so called pointed jasmine. Univalve Jasmine corolla tube longer, ca. 1.5 cm, 2 stamens and pistil equaling. Jusan inflorescence, terminal or axillary, each inflorescence bearing 3 to 12 flowers, up more than 30 flowers. Bud slightly long, smaller and lighter. Our univalve jasmine, after all the years of breeding, the formation of a larger local varieties, high yield, good quality of the Fujian Changle, Fuzhou, Jinhua, Taiwan. 

Which Taiwan jasmine flower is fresh, pure, fresh spirit. Univalve jasmine flower buds open earlier in the evening, Fu Hua is generally 6 ~ 7 when open, every hundred flowers, Fu Hua 22 ~ 25 grams, more than double argue Jasmine light. Use the univalve Jasmine scenting jasmine scented tea, rich aroma, taste Xianshuang, double valve Jasmine as. Univalve jasmine flower strong resistance to drought, suitable for mountain, hilly slope planting, but flower yield less than double valve jasmine, every 0.067 hectares producing 150 ~ 200 kg, high is not more than 400 kg, and not cold, no waterlogging tolerance, disease and insect resistance ability.


Double valve jasmine is our country large area cultivated varieties. Plant height of 1 ~ 1.5 meters, to erect and bushy shrub, much branched stems, coarse hard, the base of the stalk epidermis Taupe wrinkles. Stems green, hale branch angles and short hair. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate, entire, net veined, dark green leaves, leaf quality than the thick and shiny. Jusan inflorescence, terminal or axillary, each inflorescence borne bud 3 ~ 17, up more than 30 above. Buds ovoid, the top is flat or slightly pointed, also known as flat jasmine. Double valve jasmine is usually with the pointed quality better than univalve jasmine flowers, stout, slightly low water content. Corolla tube slightly shorter than univalve jasmine, ca. 1 cm. Corolla lobes ( i.e. more petals ), 13 ~ 18, base the Ministry is imbricate joint are arranged into two layers, the inner layer of 4 ~ 8, 7 ~ 10 layer.


Petals ca. 1.1 cm, ca. 1 cm wide. 2 stamens, pistils 1. Flowers white, waxy flowers, obviously, more thick, spit fragrance later and slow. Flower buds open time is univalve Jasmine later 2 hours, Fu Hua, general in the evening of 8 ~ 9 or so open, natural spit fragrance can retard the ten hours. Every hundred flowers, flowers about 23 grams, Fu Hua is about 30 grams, autumn flowers about 26 grams. Double valve Jasmine scenting tea mellow aroma is full-bodied, though not a single Jasmine fresh spirit, pure, but double valve Jasmine branches tenacity, good stress tolerance, relatively cold-resistant, moisture resistance, easy cultivation, high yield per unit area, at present our country main plant is double valve jasmine. In Guangxi Hengxian plant, may of that year to year, every 0.067 hectares of flower yield of up to 150 ~ 200 kg, 3 years in every 0.067 hectare yield about 500 kilograms, above 5 years general every 0.067 hectares of up to 800 ~ 1000 kg, the most prolific of up to 1500 kg and above.

Multiple valve Jasmine shoots have obvious wart. The green leaves, buds tight knot, a round and small, slightly concave top. Corolla lobes ( petals) small and thick, and is particularly much, generally 16 ~ 21, base imbricate joint arranged in 3 ~ 4 layer, open structured. Stamens 2 ~ 3. Multiple valve Jasmine Fu Hua at 7 ~ 8 when open, is to open the 1 ~ 2 layers, the rest next to finish. There are no open and withered. Multiple valve jasmine flower opening time drags on for a long time, aroma is lighter, lower output, as scenting tea flowers not ideal. But the strong drought, on the slopes of dryland robust growth, such as with excellent single or double valve Jasmine varieties hybridization breeding ( or grafting ), it is likely to acquire resistance, good quality, high yield of jasmine flowers new breed ( new plant ).

Ancient China has a flower of traditional

The origin of floral art to be attributed to people's love of flowers, the flowers freeze-frame, express a mood to experience the life of the true and brilliant.


Chinese style in China in nearly 2000 years ago had the original arrangement of ideas and prototypes. Flower arrangement to Tang Zhaoshi has been popular, and in the court of the epidemic, in the temple as the Buddha altar for flower. The Song Dynasty period in the folk art has gained in popularity, and by the writer's affection, in the appreciation of the poems on flower arranging many. To the Ming Dynasty, Chinese flower arrangement art not only widespread popularity, and ikebana monograph come out, such as Zhang Qiande author of" bottle" n. 

Yuan Hongdao" bottle", history etc.. China Flower Art Development in the Ming Dynasty, has reached its peak period, in the technique, theory is quite mature and perfect; in style, emphasize the natural lyrical, beautiful and simple, elegant show of color, simple design. The art of flower arrangement in the folk, but the lack of attention to the development and popularization of. The modern Chinese because of the war and other factors, floral art in folk basically disappeared. Until recent years, along with the development of national economy and the reform and opening, people living standard rises stage by stage, flowers was gradually returned to the people's life. The east flower advocate natural, exquisite beautiful lines and natural attitude. The composition layout scattered high and low, pitching echo, density separation, elegant and smooth work. According to plant growth in the natural form, erect, drooping tilt and different arrangement forms.

Japanese style in sixth Century, the emperor of Japan envoys ( quite and today's diplomats ) Onono Imoko to China to do cultural exchange of goodwill visit, he returned to Japan with a lot of Chinese calligraphy and painting, engraving, literature, drama and gardening and flowers for the Buddha. Onono Imoko was a monk who lived in Kyoto, six corner church small pond next to the temple, the first Japanese Ikebana is finished here. From the Japanese had ikebana school starting. The name is called [Chi Fang] is derived from the pool. [Chi Fang] is Japan's oldest original flower school, now is in charge of forty-fifth on behalf of Chi Fang - Chi Fang yong.


Western style of western style originated in the Mediterranean coast of western flower arrangement, early in the 2000 A.D. the culture period. From ancient Greece to Rome later, through the medieval culture stop period, from fourteen to sixteenth Century was laid the foundation for modern western style foundation. Western flower arrangement with Chinese and Japanese flower arranging compared to emphasize the utility and the design idea, general more into daily life, meet the daily life decoration effect.

Thai floral arrangement can also learn more customs

The flower of life is short, but very fine color feature. Who went to the Thailand tourism, will see the Thailand floral decoration, whether in complex textile finished form, or as a welcome gift, or more complex for the creative, to end on the table to decorate the atmosphere or as a religious blessing purposes, Thai floral creative play can be roughly divided into three types.

 
The first known as the" Rai", which means needle, wire strings into every kind of garlands and wreaths, most is the jasmine, rose and almost in every temple are sold to pilgrimage cult with garland; sometimes people will garland hanging in the window or door, or on the ceiling suspension as chandelier general decorative room.

 
In second called the" Chat Phan" or disc. A pile of damp soil or sand on the disk, and then implanted flowers, foliage and for trimming and shaping, the traditional flower shape is often a rounding of pyramid type, like the lotus seat, this is the most beautiful flower in the art of Thailand play, dazzling geometry can be mistaken for color laminated fine porcelain!
 

 
In third called the" Bai Si", namely the North Korea banana leaves deftly fold out the different shapes, used in many traditional religious ceremonies. Although morphology throughout different, but are indispensable. For example, one called" Bai Si Pak Cham" encoding method, the central is a cone made of banana leaf rice, inside decoration, which are covered with tender egg, sometimes with a string of jasmine corolla to decorate, followed by other different decorative flower cone. This particular model is mostly placed in the spiritual homes in order to bring good luck, sometimes referred to as the student to teacher 's gift.

 
Floral need exquisite workmanship and superior aesthetic taste, it has become the Thailand culture and an important link, through the long history of Thailand, still active in the popular local bright.

Western ikebana basic shape for beautiful

The crescent is also known as the" crescent moon", it is a natural phenomenon" crescent moon" shape conceived model. So forming a need to pay attention to the flow lines, the crescent with the flowers change, it has a strong line of beauty, and very high ornamental value, flower should not be too high, the most appropriate mouth wide. It is very suitable for the back has a circular mirror or disk, use widely.

S which is produced from the spiral shape changes, and the English letter "S" shape the same so called S shape. It also has a" Hogarth" line called the British painter, Hogarth for spiral inspired by S curve drawing for hi. The S shaped flower flowers with a curve shape is better. Flower for selected high bottle; if it is placed on the table, with wide mouth flat basin, on the visual requirements, with a narrow waist high bottle, a better effect. If" S" end continue, that the formation of double circle, or the like" 8" type, but the upper circles must be greater than the lower half of the circle.


Vertical type vertical arrangement, performance of vertical lines, flower shape upright while the long and narrow, up posture, with the imposing symbolic meaning. Small flower to Jack, or simple and slim for the most, because of its shape is slender, not all watch, therefore only suitable for display in the relatively narrow places, such as a corner, column or ledge and other places.


Horizontal type self flowers for cult decorations, horizontal shaped flower is very common. Horizontal line array plane and stereo two. The closer the central portion, is naturally high insertion, which belongs to flatten and form level can only be put in the corner. Is a three-dimensional horizontal type, both sides can watch. In addition to the short length of flower arrangement, all can be ornamental features, often is used widely in the coffee table, dining table, conference table, chair of desk. In addition to long, high foot basin flower vase, flower basket, flower are suitable for any. Pay attention to spend surface radian compliant, is plugged in a secret level flower.

L L interpolation of linear structure, because the structure is clear and easy to master is often used in floral flower type of entry, can also be inserted into the L, belongs to a single flower, in the European common equipment in the fireplace, appear very luxurious style, flower to funky. But with modern flower easier to reconcile the effect, the bottle is too narrow or too wide are not suitable for.


Inverted T type in the L word left plus a line, namely the inverted T type. Western Europe is also known as the Rococo style. Is said to be from the courtyard and street plaza fountain inspired and stereotypes, demonstrated to spray water and spray four graceful lines, exquisite symmetry, inserted to focus attention and beauty.


Triangle such arrangement is western style the most common basic interpolation method. The flower arrangement works can be inserted into a regular triangle, isosceles triangle and a scalene triangle, the application scope is wide. As for the model with symmetric or asymmetric triangle triangle, should be in harmony with the surrounding environment. When production is firstly inserted upright vertex flowers and laterally into the socket leaf form an equilateral equilateral triangle, isosceles or not within the framework, with auxiliary branches, fill the flowers, the composition.


Dome designed by half ball shape composition modeling, flower arranging points to colour collocation, pay attention to tone and the same color are not adjacent, flower type surface should be smooth, not rough, choose the most suitable low flat flower pots, prominent hemisphere was fullness.
Elliptic this flower arrangement can be used as one of the representatives of the European style. 
 

Ellipse interpolation method using a group of interpolation, on the structure, contrast the requirement is low, but focuses on the natural beauty, emphasizing the atmosphere and mysterious. This type of classical vases, containers to insert the most suitable. But the flower must pay attention to keeping the steady work. Oval flower arrangement suitable for church decoration, the altar, the funeral ceremony and other spatial location or larger occasions.


Cone type conical in shape and Egyptian pyramids of the same design, but it is round. In order to attract sb.'s attention, it is designed to be a little higher, this prototype is the earliest in the Middle Eastern culture is used, especially the Byzantine era, when the Turks head cap reminiscent of this particular design. Cone type from all sides, regardless of the point of view, can show the beauty and steady. From the lower foot container design of cone type, second branches and Third branches symmetry, and its length does not exceed the upper mouth of the container outside edge, the container completely fit into the design of the whole.


Fan fan design is the use of linear flowers, first set out the skeleton, each branch length, mimicking the folding rib or similar to a semicircle type make an overall framework. With massive flowers to add control beauty. A fan can never use two different linear flowers of different colors alternately, nor used interchangeably, because will cause a very natural appearance. The flower can be used in any shape. Fan flower arrangement suitable for being put on a column, a triangular position, angle etc, also can be placed in the hotel lobby.

Brief introduction to the school of Japanese style

Chi Fang" Chi Fang" said the flow of flower arrangement for" Hua", and the effect on the upper section of the service branches called" true", the name" Vice", under the section called " body". Chi Fang floral characteristics are:" really" strong," Vice" from the posterior horn insertions," body" in front of the grounded, all service branches are combined into a light pattern. In addition, the auxiliary side, really, the other branch, collectively referred to as" treat".


Chi Fang flower arrangement according to the bending of the "true" branch angle, decide on the posterior horn of the" Vice" branch angle, as well as to the anterior horn of the" body" branch angle, and in accordance with the angular size, put the flower into it, line three, grass, and true cursive three respective three changes: there is it 's really, really, really trip of grass, is the truth, the line, line of grass, grass has grass, grass, grass really trip of grass.

It flowers mostly using cylindrical vase, with Jack to the vase outer rim width and true branch bending degree, decide really really, really, really the grass of the three kinds of changes.
The line pattern using thin, wide mouth pot shape, such as vases, and really flower, it is also to Jack to the vase outer rim width and true branch bending, District branch line trip, really, the grass. But the vase vase caliber larger than the real; true branch bending can also increase, find it more dynamic.
Grass flower type using the flower is divided into a basin and a double cylinder, boat, month, hanging the so-called herb vase. The use of the basin, as true and row area grass, grass, grass really trip of grass; but the use of Wood Vase, is in accordance with the true branches droop to decide.


The monthly flow of grass grass month stream is a Japanese style of modern, popular representative, the arrangement particularly exquisite heart meaning sincere spirit, connotation with lofty ideals, to vivid style, tone to reconcile, arranged to fit, it is out of the ordinary grass moon flow characteristics of flower arrangement.


Grass month Liuhua type" basic pattern " and "the applied pattern". The basic pattern is a pattern consisting of principle, divided into vertical interpolation of " true", a horizontal interpolation of" true", horizontal interpolation" flat", below the level of the" vertical interpolation of true type" four kinds of. "The application of flower type" is composed of" basic pattern" flower position and angle changes in income, to take into account the flowers, floral, placement and decorative environmental harmony. "The application of flower" is the arrangements are manifestations of their personality and conception important means.


Flow flower grass month in three branch branch form the pattern contour of the body, the first branch as the "days" ( or real ), second branch" to" ( or deputy ), third branch for "people" or " control". " Days" is the main center, also decided the other branches, and works of fixed-size datum," day" length in flower diameter and height may be. Generally large flower is the diameter and height of two times, and is one and a half times, small equal. "The day after" decision"," is" day" 3/4 long", " is" to" half or 3/4 long. Bough outside of the squid, known as from branches, can play a central role in the adjuvant, works perfectly.


The ancient stream flow to the upper section of the service function of the branches is "real", the "flow"," by the lower section of the". In addition to the three service branches, and as a" true" grant ( before add it before ) and real ( added after, add, add back )" by the" grant leave, which constitute five cuttings, namely the basic form of ancient stream flower.


" True" with the arc inserted in the flower center, inclined to the front," flow" is inserted in the front corner of the side,"" on the other side, and " stay" and" flow" is inserted in the opposite direction, to play a balancing effect," before " and " real" are respectively placed at it sticks in front and back. Ancient stream flower can be a good performance of liquidity strong aesthetic feeling, which is one of its characteristics. Ancient stream flower flower type is divided into it, line, grass three, insert the plug, the laws of flow plug, flowing, flow, flow plug plug for insertion of five. It flowers for the hand is the basic form of the ancient stream flower.

In" the hand" in terms of the dendrite length proportion between, to 100 as the standard, then the flow by 80, 50, true before 70, leaving 40.
"The current insertion" and" the hand"," current plug" in true 80, flow 65, are shorter than" the hand", and by about 50 to 80, leaving 50 a little bit longer. " Current plug" is emphasized in the three" world" part of this interpolation method.


" Mid-stream inserted" and that the " middle stream". The interpolation of "being " and "flow" with" current plug" situation is just the opposite: the branch shortening, insert was the position of the stream, stream branches lengthened. " Mid-stream plug" is emphasized, the three "people" in this part of the insert method.
" Keep flow plug" and" current plug" processing is similar, but more than" current plug" emphasizes the" left" part.


" Flow plug" such as it branches into 100, then the flow branches was 120, obviously grow many, showing its fluid beauty, mainly flower in month, boat, double cylinder, three cylinder flower on.
The macro flow macro flow floral characteristics is not the world's philosophy, and the Duan Yi branch named" a", the name for" two branch", under the section entitled "three branch", another small angle, control, with inner, stay inside, and contributed to the flower type stereoscopic.


Macro flow representation has a" clear exercises body", there are other" isolated"," Jian Cui body"," Qiu He"," Pu Sa"," cause I"," lonely"," sun", "a copy of CP body"," Yin" etc.. The body is not true cursive partitioning, but by the material characteristics, interpolation, intention and interest, shear inserting time, places and objective aspects decision. The " Qing gymnastic" always been adopted as the macro flow basic body.

Flowers need some three basic principles

Floral development up to now, the method has been very rich, in Japan has formed a variety of genres. Despite the variety of genres have their own set of flower arrangement theory and skill, but still has its uniqueness.


Flowers have two basic forms: Eastern and western flower arrangement style of flower arrangement.East flower arrangement style, is common in Japanese and Chinese flower arrangement form. It has a strong Oriental Art sentiment. East flower arrangement style with flowers less, Ye Shuzhi the less, with a strong branches form and composition, the formation of a unique artistic rhythm and mood, with a strong artistic appeal. It touch on lightly, a few branches but express volumes, like Chinese painting of freehand brushwork. Therefore, this form of art flower appears elegant antique, afford much food for thought.
Western flower arrangement style, more common in Western countries. This kind of flower form and Eastern instead, ye mao-zhi MI, booming, a riot of colours, emphasize floral color. Its composition with symmetrical and balanced, with a pattern of beauty and decorative beauty.

Floral creations like painting in general, start making before it should be" chest flower", namely to the floral leaf selection and treatment, the overall composition and color and the final effect is to know the score. If the" heart no flowers", namely in the flower before the whole conception, the flower often fail.Flowers have three principles, namely condition for harmonious, color coordination, perfect composition.


Border structures harmonious called ikebana and environmental conditions in harmony. Ikebana is placed indoors, so the indoor light, furniture color, background color, size, appreciate the object, flower arrangement uses to flower color, composition itself harmony. In general, if is the mourning of flower arrangement, require simple flower light, and according to the character and his people commemorated preferences, select the appropriate breed, be sure to achieve the solemn and dignified, bogey inserted sticks flowers yan. In contrast, the big festival flower, relaxed, lively, can be inserted into the red and some. Usually used as decoration appreciate the flower can be inserted in the novel, the artistic innovation works.


Color coordination is required for floral flowers color coordinate. Both have the bright contrast, but also the harmonious unity. Flower color is a variety of ways, some with a color, the other secondary color, as embellishment and strengthen the main color of the role; some two color without distinction between them, and put some com., various colors like stars, but on the whole the formation of new color vision. Flower color coordination between should be based on the form and arrangement. Oriental floral color the overall effect of "Ya" is preferred, western flower arrangement style as " complex".


Perfect composition composition largely determines the success or failure of flower arrangement. Especially east flower arrangement style more attention should be paid to branches, leaf arrangement. We should focus and stable, and insurance branch outstanding, have a sense of rhythm. Western floral composition about balance, weight and stable, with all sides can watch. Floral compositions have a common vertical shape, four corners, dispersed form, L shape, elliptical shape, level, form, shape, triangle shape sporadic, annular shape.

Floral compositions form despite the variety, in different poses and with different expressions, but overall performance are: symmetric and asymmetric patterning symmetrical composition about the structure relatively the same, a more symmetrical, more common in western flower arrangement style. This composition is dignified, solemn; asymmetric composition about the structure differs bigger, more common in east flower arrangement style, vivid, lively.


Concentration and radiation composition concentrate composition is accumulated on the shape, structure features, appear calm, dignified; radiation composition that is to center as the core, the lines around the radially, is elegant, relaxed. Composition composition that is independently associated with repetition independent to single branch or leaf, other twigs background, is smart, beautiful; repeated composition, consisting of several approximately the same leaves juxtaposed or overlapping, rhythmic.