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Godey's lady's book (1840)

Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey · leaf 403

An illustration from Godey's lady's book, 1840, leaf 403
Fasten to a stem nine inches long three largegreen pistils. Put the four petals round thesepistils, fastening them lightly together. Twistgreen worsted round the stem. RANUNCULUS. The ranunculus has seven petals of a brightred. The mould for these should be one inchand a half wide, and the petal… … The heart of the flower is of a deep marooncolor. Make a circle of wire, and pass themaroon worsted across it until it is entirely andsmoothly covered ; then on the edge of thismake small bunches of loops of green worsted,and between these place small yellow pistils.Fasten, out of sight, a stem, by…

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