PHANTOM FLOWERS. 



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Rose. 



(Cut No. 7.) 



The common annual blooming dark velvet Rose 

 furnishes the best description of leaves for our pur- 

 pose. They should be gathered in July before the 

 insects have stung them, and will require about two 

 months' soaking. They are very delicate, and must 

 be brushed on a plate. 



^Vhitp: Fringe Tree (Chionanthus Virginica). 



Gather in July. '^Vill be ready for clearing in 

 about two months. 



Dutchman's Pipe (^Aristolochia tomentosa). 



This is a rather coarse vine, of rank growth, well 

 suited for covering unsightly buildings or decaying 

 trees. It bears a curious white blossom, shaped some- 

 what like a pipe, whence it takes its homely name. 

 The leaves are heart-shape, of thick and woolly texture, 

 but the skeletons they produce are so exceedingly beau- 

 tiful as to make them indispensable to a complete 



