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coma requires similar treatment. As for the greenhouse Statices, 

 they require a soil half loam and half peat, and a warmer and closer 

 part of the house will suit them than the two plants first mentioned 

 would require. 



Next as to gathering the flowers. Take them in all possible 





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stages ; but by far the largest proportion should be young and 

 scarcely fully expanded, as they are sure to expand in the process of 

 drying. To dry them, lay them on papers in an airy warm place 

 safe from dust, and store them when dry in dry closets or drawers 

 where dust is as nearly as possible unknown. The grasses may be 



