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Glues (Liquid Glue), continued. 



2. Finest pale orange shellac, broken small, 4 ozs. ; 

 methylated spirit, 3 oz. ; put in a warm place in a closely 

 corked bottle until dissolved. Should have the consistency 

 of molasses. Or, borax 1 oz., water, %pt., shellac as be- 

 fore ; boil in a closely covered kettle until dissolved ; then 

 evaporate until nearly as thick as molasses. 



Flower Gum. — Very fine white shellac mixed with 

 methylated spirit in a stone jar ; shake well for y 2 an hour 

 and place by a fire, and shake it frequently the first day. 

 Keep in a cool place. Leave the camel 's-hair brush in the 

 gum. Never fill the brush too full and gum the petals 

 close to the tube. 



Gum for Labels and Specimens. — 1. Two parts of gum 

 arabic. 1 part of brown sugar; dissolve in water to the 

 consistency of cream. 



2. Five parts of best glue soaked in 18 to 20 parts of water 

 for a day, and to the liquid add 9 parts of sugar candy and 

 3 parts of gum arabic. 



3. Good flour and glue, to which add linseed-oil, varnish 

 and turpentine, 3^oz. each to the lb. Good when labels are 

 liable to get damp. 



The increased love of home and the garden, in the older states, 

 is a matter of every-day remark ; and it is not a little curious that 

 just in proportion to the intelligence and settled character of its 

 population, is the amount of interest manifested in horticulture. — 

 a. J. Downing. 



