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after danger of frost, and covered with a pane of glass. The 

 plants will grow and bloom until cut down by frost ; and, if possi- 

 ble, should be started in a hot-bed or sunny window, but the 

 young plants should receive no check in their growth. 



Belonging to the same family with the preceding and requiring 

 like treatment are the Cockscombs, which, though not properly 

 everlastings, may, with careful selection and drying, be made use- 

 ful for the purpose. The smaller spikelets are the most suitable, 

 and of the true Cockscombs, Celosia crisiala, the variety known 

 as Japan Cockscomb is the best. Still other species of Celosia, 

 as Celosia spicata and Celosia plumosa, are very desirable for 

 drying. All of the Celosias have thick, juicy stems, and should 

 have gentle heat, with a free circulation of air while drying. 



Gypsophila muralis and Gypsophila elegans are recommended 

 for drying. The flowers when dric:d are almost inconspicuous, 

 but the fine, spraylike branches give a more graceful outline to 

 the decorations of which they form a part. They are quite 

 pretty, used as basket or vase plants, and are easily grown. 

 Double, annual Larkspurs, of the branching varieties, look very 

 bright, when carefully dried, as do also some of the perennial 

 species. Some kinds of scarlet Geraniums, when dried, retain 

 their brilliant color, and almost their form, and are very effective 

 for variety. Even wild rosebuds make a satisfactory addition to 

 real everlastings. When flowers are dry, the stems of most kinds 

 are not pliable, and are easily broken. They can be most easily 

 arranged during damp weather, and quite often had better be 

 supplied with artificial stems of broom corn, fastened with fine 

 wire. The natural stems become tough and pliable for a short 

 time, if they are dipped in hot water and quickly withdrawn. 



FREMONT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This society was organized December 11, 1880. Those who 

 are citizens of the town, and engaged in horticulture, may be- 

 come members by subscribing to the constitution and paying all 

 assessments, not to exceed twenty-five cents a year. The officers 

 consist of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and an 



