2 3 The chico teepee was woven to form a focal point Although originally from China, they were at the centre of the design. The leaves were cut imported to Japan several centuries ago. Over and arranged with the Zantedeschias to create time, the Chinese and Japanese have contributed horizontal lines. An elegant table centrepiece. to the development of many species. If you particularly admire this flower, you would There are even wisterias and azaleas. Between the appreciate admiring them at the Shimane end of April and the beginning of May, Japan prefecture and even more so on Daikon Island, (celebratespaeonia suffruticosa).theflowering of paeony shrubswhich is a highly specialised location for the growing of paeonies. 4 IKEBANA n°67 | LA REVUE nacre| 73