26 AMERICAN MUSEUM (HIDE LEAFLETS 



The stemlike parts of pistils and stamens are reproduced from 

 Pistils thread which has been drawn through boiling wax under 



and the pressure of a brush. Sometimes fine wires are used in 



Stamens t ] 1(l s ., inc way. Stigmas and anthers are made of colored 

 wax applied with a hot tool to the tips of these stemlike parts. 



Objects of considerable thickness such as buds of water lilies and 

 Piece Molds ina ^ nonas ' or ' )U( ' S °f :m . v hirge fleshy Mower must be cast 

 for Thick in piece molds, as also are berries and fruits. There 

 Buds and j s necessarily some trimming of the tips and stem ends in 

 the making of these forms. A hot wire is thrust into the 

 stem end of the bud or the fruit which is thus fastened to the branch. 



