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Home occupations (1883)

Ruutz-Rees, Janet E. (Janet Emily), 1842- · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 52

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HOME OCCUPATIONS. 46 Pinks are easily made. The petals require blooming on both sides, and the center of each should be tinged with green. There are in all twenty-five petals, of sizes varying, as in Fig. 17, in each flower, and these are fitted round a stalk, from which two long white stamens (8)… … Fig. IT. — White Pink. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Petals ; G, Scales ; 7, Calyx ; 8, Stamens. stiff foundation. A strand from a feather answers admirably, and can be curled back at the tips with curling-pins. The petals are arranged one exactly behind the other in five rows, each row being securely molded to…

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