MODELLING THE FLOWERING RUSH 355 



the end of a wire, turned over and tipped with wax, and, to 

 make way for this small knob, it is sometimes necessary to cut 

 out a particle of wax from the middle of the interior angle of 

 each segment. When arranged in position, their largest portion 

 should present the contour shown by Fig. 3, which also indicates 

 the positions to be subsequently occupied by the stamens. 



The stamens are cut from white fabric faced with wax, one 

 of the natural stamens being used as a pattern. The anthers 

 are made separately, and attached afterwards thus : — The long, 

 light red, ribbed anther of the newly-opened flower is made by 

 cutting two narrow strips of wax the length of the natural 

 pattern, pressing them together with the extreme point, of the 

 stamen between, moulding with the fingers, and impressing the 

 four longitudinal furrows with a fine pin or needle. The golden 

 anther of the more advanced blossom is cut as a minute disc 

 from double or treble wax, or wax and fabric, snipped half way 

 across with the points of the scissors, thus making an open 

 incision for the reception of the point of the stamen, the two 

 being then welded together by pressure with the fingers, assisted 

 by any convenient tool, and, unless this welding is thoroughly 

 done, the anther is certain to fall off during the process of 

 colouring. 



All the parts of the flower being ready for colouring, first 

 rub arrowroot on both sides of the inner whorl, and use the 

 thinnest possible wash inside of rose madder pan-colour, leaving 

 the edge, however, uncoloured ; oiitside, a rather stronger wash 

 of the same, with a minute proportion of scarlet vermilion, 

 leaving a somewhat broader margin untinted ; the inner half of 

 this broad margin must be tinted with the most delicate wash 

 — hardly perceptible — of aureolin. When dry, wash the centre 

 with a stronger tint of rose madder, increasing the strength 

 towards the base ; when dry again, superimpose a stronger line 

 of the same colour in the centre. Note that it is very important 



