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PHANTOM FLOWERS. 



will adhere, while wet, even to the hand, and great care 

 must be exercised in removing its leaves to avoid 

 tearing. It ^Y^\1 be noticed that many of the leaves 

 will lose their stems in passing through the process ; 

 but the mode by which this deficiency is to be sup- 

 plied, will be explained in its proper place hereafter. 

 When dried, the leaves may be placed in boxes, ready 

 for bleaching when the assortment has been completed. 



