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ones. Colour the anthers with a full body of pale yellowish 

 powder-colour, dragged on, as it were, so as to give the rough 

 appearance of pollen. Wind the strip around a second time, 

 bringing the stamens of this row within the gaps left in the 

 former, and taking care that the uncut base of the strip shall be 

 rather below the top edge of the ovary. Press the stamens 



Foldeil edge — 

 Snips 



Fig.la. 



Fiff.4. 



Fig.6. 



Fig-5. 



5a. 



around, just above the ovary, with the stem of a modelling-pin 

 to form a " neck," and, having tinted the anthers as before, 

 arrange the upper portions of the stamens as in nature. 



Next come the petals — five — cut with a stem, as shown by 

 Fig. 2, out of very thin white art fabric. Rub arrowroot upon 

 the upper surface, avoiding the extreme base, however, and then 

 thin the petals by rolling well on both sides with a modelling- 



