DUST GARDENS. n 



Remove the elastic from the dish. When the 

 tube or bottle of jelly is cool enough to be held in 

 the hand, remove the cotton , wool plug^ or stopper, 

 carefully raise the cover of the dish on one side, just 

 enough to insert the mouth of the bottle. Pour the 

 melted jelly into the dish, cover, and gently turn with 

 a circular motion until the jelly is spread evenly over 

 the bottom of the dish. Replace the elastic and let 

 the jelly harden. 



The garden is now ready for planting. To do this, 

 all that is necessary is to remove the cover and leave 

 the dish open for from twenty to thirty minutes. If 

 opened in a very dusty place, expose only ten min- 

 utes. Do not go near or meddle in any way. At the 

 end of the time replace the cover and the elastic band. 

 Let the dish remain in a warm room not above 70 F, 

 and watch carefully for whatever happens. 



In the course of thirty-six to forty-eight hours or 

 longer, minute light-colored specks will show on the 

 surface of the jelly. These will be seen to grow 

 larger, to become of different colors pink, yellow, 

 orange, green, blue, possibly a deep red. 



Some spots will be shiny, smooth, and round; oth- 

 ers branched like mosses or seaweeds ; others with 

 white rims and dark centers, showing a pile like 

 velvet, and, when seen through the sides of the dish, 

 they may suggest minute pins with ball heads. Fig. 3. 

 All of these forms may not show themselves, but in 

 most cases there will be seen the shiny, smooth spots, 



