MODELLING THE DEAD NETTLE 351 



of the corolla, which, if not quite thick enough, can be thick- 

 ened by the addition of a small piece of wax. Tint the base 

 of the calyx with purple madder let down with a little Van- 

 dyke or Caledonian brown, and touch the points with brighter 

 green. 



For the bud, first make a foundation by cutting a strip of 

 wax or fabric three-quarters of an inch or less in width, accord- 

 ing to the length of the bud to be copied ; fold over one-third 

 of the width and wind it loosely around a fine wire, folded edge 

 uppermost and the fold inside. Model this foundation with 

 the fingers, making the base thin and the extremity rounded ; 

 then cut out of fabric thickened with wax two " petals " similar 

 to diagram No. 6, the size of these also being larger or smaller 

 according to the size of the natural bud. Rub the powder upon 

 the fabric side only ; model the wax surface of each portion 

 until it becomes nicely concave, and fix in position, allowing 

 the upper lip to partially envelop the lower one. Now put on 

 the calyx, and tint as for the flower. 



To make up the Whorls and Leaves 



In examining the natural plant, it will be observed that the 

 stem is quadrangular and the leaves are always opposite, one leaf 

 immediately under each cyme of flowers, which are so closely 

 clustered that two opposite cymes appear like one whorl. Each 

 cyme contains either seven or nine flowers, arranged in a Van- 

 dyked pattern like the letter W, and it will be observed that, 

 although the snjallest leaves and buds are at the top of the 

 raceme, yet in each individual cyme the smallest buds or least 

 advanced flowers are at the bottom points of the W. 



The leaves having been cast from and modelled as 

 directed at pp. 308-312, take a prepared stem and affix the 

 smallest pair of leaves, and, taking a natural plant as a guide, 

 follow these at the proper distance by the next pair on the 



