DUST GARDENS. 
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Remove the elastic from the dish. When the 
tube or bottle of jelly is cool enough to he held in 
the hand, remove the cotton wool plug or stopper, 
carefully raise the cover of the dish on one side, just 
enough to insert the mouth of the bottle. Pour the 
melted jelly into the dish, cover, and gently turn with 
a circular motion until the jelly is spread evenly over 
the bottom of the dish. Replace the elastic and let 
the jelly harden. 
The garden is now ready for planting. To do this, 
all that is necessary is to remove the cover and leave 
the dish open for from twenty to thirty minutes. If 
opened in a very dusty place, expose only ten min¬ 
utes. Do not go near or meddle in any way. At the 
end of the time replace the cover and the elastic band. 
Let the dish remain in a warm room not above 70° F, 
and watch carefully for whatever happens. 
In the course of thirty-six to forty-eight hours or 
longer, minute light-colored specks will show on the 
surface of the jelly. These will be seen to grow 
larger, to become of different colors—pink, yellow, 
orange, green, blue, possibly a deep red. 
Some spots will be shiny, smooth, and round; oth¬ 
ers branched like mosses or seaweeds; others with 
white rims and dark centers, showing a pile like 
velvet, and, when seen through the sides of the dish, 
they may suggest minute pins with ball heads. Fig. 3. 
All of these forms may not show themselves, but in 
most cases there will be seen the shiny, smooth spots, 
Growth of 
the Garden 
