1.   Candles and small vases of fresh tulips had been placed on top of several washing machines.

2.   Constance Spry, who arranged flowers for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, liked colchicums as cut flowers in a small vase.

3.   Each panicle has dozens of tiny flowers and just one stalk fills a small vase for the end table.

4.   Over Memorial Day weekend, family members will scatter her ashes from small vases holding daisies, her favorite flower.

5.   Today, e-mail may be a preferred means of expression, but small vases of pansy bouquets can lift the spirits.