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ways, the principal ones being the pressing 
of sheets of wax between two surfaces of 
metal or other hard material, on which are 
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raised portions which indent the wax, or 
passing the sheets of wax through rollers 
to accomplish the same object. 
If a swarm of bees that have just left the 
parent colony, be given a hive tilled with 
frames of foundation they will immediately 
build it out and store honey in it, some¬ 
times carrying in several pounds within 
forty-eight hours which they could not do 
if they had to build all of the comb for it. 
DWARF HELICHRYSUM. 
Everlasting Flowers. 
The Everlasting (or, as they are more com¬ 
monly called, Eternal) Flowers are attract¬ 
ing considerable attention at the present 
time, On account of their beauty in the 
flower border as well as their use and value 
for winter decoration. A s they retain their 
form and color for several years, they make., 
when mixed with a few ornamental grasses, 
very pretty bouquets, baskets, wreaths, etc. 
In the flower border during the summer 
season they are, when well grown, remark¬ 
ably attractive, and on this account alone, 
well worth cultivating. In addition to these 
useful qualities, several of them are valua¬ 
ble for bedding and massing, equaling in 
effect some of the best ribbon plants. 
In order to preserve the flowers of Ever¬ 
lastings, it is necessary to pay some atten¬ 
tion to the time of gathering them. The 
flowers, with the exception of the Gomplire- 
nas, should be gathered before they are 
fully expanded and hung up in a dry, dark 
closet until they become perfectly dry. They 
require to be tied in small bunches, so that 
they will not mildew and that the stems 
dry straight. 
ACROCLINIUM. 
To cultivate Everlasting Flowers so as to 
obtain satisfactory results, it is absolutely 
necessary to give them sufficient room in 
the flower border to properly develop them¬ 
selves; and in order to guard against drought 
it is also necessary that the soil should be 
both rich and deep. To effect this object, 
the flower bed or border should be dug over 
to the depth of at leastdwo feet, and a good 
portion of well-rotted manure or leaf-mold 
thoroughly incorporated with the soil. 
AMMOBIUM ALATUM* 
Acroclinium roseum and A. album are 
two very pretty and distinct varieties, the 
former being of a bright rose color and the 
latter pure white. This species is of strong 
growth, attrining a height of about two feet 
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