(JASMINUM OFFICINALE.) Amiableness. The petals are prepared from thick or double white wax. It is put together precisely as the last named flower; but the petals are pointed, inste...
(RESEDA ODORATA.) Unconscious Beauty. It is a singular circumstance that in this country this fragrant production of nature is known by a French name, the translation of which is t...
(ROSA LUTEA.) Mingled Pleasure and Pain. This is a showy single flower, and very easily and quickly accomplished. There are but five petals, cut from bright yellow wax; colour them...
(ANEMONE HORTENSIS.) Sickness. The petals are cut from thick or double white wax. Place a piece of fine white wire half way up each, and secure it to its position by placing a narr...
(CITRUS.) Chastity. This is cut in double white wax. It consists of five petals. The head of the small curling pin is passed up and down over the whole of each; the petals are afte...
Comforting. The petals are cut from thick white wax. Colour them upon both sides with bright scarlet (scarlet and crimson both in powders), form a very small foundation of white wa...
(LILIUM CANDIDUM.) Purity of heart. "Observe the rising lily's snowy grace."--THOMSON. The lily is an advantageous flower in a large group. The one I am going first to notice is pe...
(CAPRIFOLIUM.) Devoted Affection. Colour eight or ten blossoms with second yellow, two or three are left white, being all cut from wax devoid of colour; shade them with crimson lak...
Although I do not pretend to put this forth as a "Botanical work," I deem it necessary that I should make use of certain words in application to forming the different parts of a fl...
Forget me not. "The very name is Love's own poetry, Born of the heart, and of the eye begot, Nursed amid sighs and smiles of constancy, And ever breathing--'Love! forget me not.'"...
(JASMINUM REVOLUTUM.) Grace and Elegance. Cut the petals from double yellow wax. There are five to each flower. Pass the head of the small curling pin quickly twice down each petal...
I consequently subjoin an extract from Miss Strickland's Life of Mary Beatrice, second consort of James II., A.D. 1686. "The beautiful imitations of natural flowers in wax which ha...
Counterfeit. "The sweet seringa, yielding but in scent To the rich orange." Cut the petals in white wax, double or thick; there are but four to form the corolla. They are curled pr...
Permission. "By all those token-flowers that tell What words can ne'er express so well." BYRON. Cut six petals in double white wax; indent up the centre of each with the point of a...
(MYRTUS COMMUNIS.) Love. This flower is always admired in a bouquet from its light and pretty appearance, and is in nature very fragrant. Cut the petals, five in number, of double...
(GARDENIA.) Sweetness. The petals are cut in thick wax, or single wax doubled; when the latter is the case, be careful to place the two shining sides together. It is particularly e...
(GALANTHUS NIVALIS.) Consolation. "The snowdrop, and then the violet, Arose from the ground with warm rain wet; And their breath was mixed with fresh odour sent From the turf, like...
Danger. "All are for use--for health--for pleasure given:-- All speak, in various ways, the bounteous hand of Heaven." CHARLOTTE SMITH. Cut the petals in white wax; chose it rather...
Persuasion. This flower should be constructed of very thin lemon wax. It requires thirty small petals and seven large for a full blown flower: each petal is shaded with the light y...
(LATIFOLIA.) Combination. "Ye flowers of beauty, pencilled by the hand of God!" POLLOK. The corolla is in one piece, having five points. It requires to be cut in thick wax. Press t...
(DAHLIA PURPUREA.) Instability. Cut the required number of petals from pink wax--colour them upon both sides with crimson. When quite dry, wash them over lightly with bright purple...
To take the pattern of a natural flower, you must remove the petals carefully, sorting out how many there are of an equal size. Take the shape of one out of each set, in the follow...
(BELLIS PERENNIS.) Innocence. Whilst culling the sweet and early flowers, I cannot permit myself to pass the daisy, that pretty and simple production of nature, so emblematical of...
(PELARGONIUM.) Preference. Cut the petals in thick white wax; there are three narrow and two broad. Mix a little white powder with some crimson, and paint all the petals half way d...
"Violets, sweet tenants of the shade, In purple's richest pride arrayed, Your errand here fulfil; Go, bid the artist's simple stain Your lustre imitate in vain, And match your Make...
"Lord, what is life? 'Tis like a flower That blossoms, and is gone! We see it flourish for an hour, With all its beauty on; But death comes, like a wintry day, And cuts the pretty...
WAX--white, yellow, orange, pink, and several shades of green. Two steel pins with china heads (different sizes). One ivory pin, with large head. Eleven bottles of powder; consisti...
Place the powder required in a saucer: add a few drops of water, and rub the same with a brush for some time; as friction materially improves the brilliancy of tint. The colour sho...
(CROCUS LUTEUS.) Youthfulness. Prepare the petals (from pattern) in double wax, choosing a bright orange, but not too dark. Place the two shining sides of the wax together. The inn...
Without wishing to derogate from the merit of others, or retaining to myself the exclusive ability of vending the purest wax and the best of other articles to be used in obtaining...