28 PHANTOM FLOWEHS. 



will adhere, while wet, even to the hand, and great care 

 must be exercised in removing its leaves to avoid 

 tearing. It will be noticed that many of the leaves 

 wiU lose their stems in passing through the process ; 

 but the mode by which this deficiency is to be sup- 

 plied, wiU be explained in its proper place hereafter. 

 When dried, the leaves may be placed in boxes, ready 

 for bleaching when the assortment has been completed. 



