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usual manner, and wind around at their junction a narrow 

 strip of pale green wax, modelling it with the fingers, assisted 

 by a modelling-pin, into the shape of the ovary. 



Take a strip of creamy -white art fabric, roll the edge 

 over very neatly, and snip as finely as possible for the 

 stamens, two rows of which will be required. To prevent 

 these being too crowded, it is necessary to thin them as for 

 the apple-blossom (see p. 327). Arrange around the ovary, 

 placing the inner row low down and cutting off the remainder 

 of the strip where it meets, and placing the outer row a little 

 higher, to give the stamens greater length. Press firmly 

 around the base, and trim away with the scissors any super- 

 fluous fabric. 



Out of the creamy-white art fabric cut five petals, taking 

 a natural petal as a pattern. Roll each one with a modelling- 

 pin upon the left forefinger until sufficiently thin and concave, 

 and then attach, by the stalk-like process, to the ovary, or 

 rather to the base of the stamens. 



The calyx, of five sepals, is cut (see p. 3 1 5 and Fig. 4, p. 328) 

 out of pale green art fabric lined with wax ; tool each sepal on the 

 wax side with the head of a small modelling-pin, pinching the 

 extreme tips to make them more pointed. Piercing the centre 

 of the calyx with the small scissors, cut little slits in the form 

 of a star, slip it upon the wire, and model neatly and closely 

 around the ovary with the stem of a modelling-pin. Colour 

 the anthers to nature with powder-colours as dry as possible, 

 cover the wire very thinly with delicate green wax, apply a 

 thin coating of honey to the calyx, and dust on fine white 

 " down." 



To make a bud, first form a foundation by winding a 

 narrow folded strip of cream-coloured or white wax, folded 

 edge uppermost, around a prepared wire, and moulding it into 

 shape with the fingers. Over this fix three small petals, cut 



