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finished as a table top, made to move on hinges, 

 similar to the papier-mache stands, so that when not 

 in nse it may stand in a corner in an upright po- 

 sition. 



Another and newer style is the black velvet cross, 

 wnth cushion of the same color round the base, Avith 

 wreaths or vines of small leaves — the smallest to be 

 had — entwined around it. The effect of this arrange- 

 ment is admirable, as it shows Avith great advantajje 

 the beautiful leaves of the Ivy, the Deutzia, the 

 Wistaria, the Bignonia, and the Silver Poplar, as 

 they are displayed upon the dark-colored background. 

 A wooden cross, of the height and proportions re- 

 quired, covered neatly with velvet, should be firmly 

 glued into the wooden base, and the white vines 

 formed of the stiffened crochet cotton — the little stems 

 which are to connect the leaves with the vine beino- 



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made of the finer thread. The exercise of a nice 

 taste, Avith some little mechanical dexterity, are all 

 that Avill be required to produce a very happy effect. 

 A fcAv leaves. Ferns, and small seed-vessels, grouped 

 around the base, complete the arrangement. 



Still another style, suggested by the desire to trans- 

 mit specimens of the art by mail or otherAvise, to 

 friends at a distance, consists in the grouping in a 



