A SIMPLE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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and fasten it to the top of the stick, hj twisting the twine 

 around it. Next add one small flower of another kind, just 

 below the first ; then turn the stick half way round, and add 

 another of the same kind. Then turn it quarter way round, 

 and put in one of another kind or color ; turn half way 

 round again, and repeat the flowers. Close under these 

 flowers set a ring of green of some kind, — geranium leaves, 

 smilax, etc. Here you can stop, as the bouquet is finished, 

 as far as it goes. If a button-hole bouquet is wanted, it is 

 at hand. To increase the size, add more flowers of another 

 kind, having a longer stem. Repeat by turning half round, 

 quarter round, and half round again. Then add a new kind 

 between two of these, and repeat the turning as before. A 

 ring of green must be tucked in close under these eight 

 flowers, and another bouquet is done. To make it larger 

 add more flowers, but do not let them project as far. Put 

 in more green, and add more flowers with still longer stems. 

 Keep on in this way, changing each circle so that a variety 

 will be obtained. Symmetry of shape will take care of 

 itself. If the directions for turning are followed, the 

 bouquet will be round and well proportioned of itself 

 without trouble. 



As can be easily imagined, there will be difficulties at- 

 tending the first eiforts in making a bouquet. The best 

 way is to take a quantity of cheap flowers in summer, and 

 keep experimenting until the art is acquired. It is not an 

 easy thing to make a bouquet, that shall be at once graceful. 



