70 PHANTOM FLOWEXS. 



Jerusalem Cherry {Solanvm, pseudo-capsicum). 



Bladder Nut {Staphylea trifolia) 



Safflower : False Saffron (^Carthamus tinctoria). 



False Pennyroyal {Isanthus cerula). 



Lily of the Valley : The dried Flowers. 



In concluding these instructions in the art of pre- 

 paring and completing the Phantom Bouquet, we have 

 endeavored to be plain and practical in every par- 

 ticular, seeking not only to direct the learner in her 

 experiments, but also to guard her against the mis- 

 takes and disappointments which must invariably attend 

 the labors of the unassisted amateur. If the details 

 here given have appeared minute and tedious, let the 

 reader remember that in these very trifles consist 

 the true elements of success. 



When the first bouquets appeared for sale in this 

 country, the admiration they excited awakened a gen- 

 eral curiosity as to the process by which they were 

 produced. Inquiries were addressed to the editors 

 of some of our scientific journals, but they could 

 answer only according to their own very limited 

 knowledge of the art ; and hence this occasional 

 information was exceedingly vague and unreliable, 

 and, indeed, it often misled the learner, resulting in 



