Household elegancies : suggestions in household art and tasteful home decorations (1876)
Jones, C. S., Mrs, Williams, Henry T · New York : H. T. Williams · leaf 191
tly flat, and curling the point over toward thefront, as shown in Fig. 9. Fasten the pistil to the wire stem by rolling a strip/^/V^I^BIHI^ of wax around them, after pressing the point of thewire into the wax of the pistil; place around thisthe lower part of the spathe, with the division infront,… … the finished flower. THE lEIS. Fig. 9. The Arum. Ths wild Iris are all beautiful; the rich markingsof stripes and bands are easily made upon a whitewax-ground J and this is one of the most imposingflowers. If possible, a natural flower should be examined, as the markings upon thepetals, and the…
Decoration and ornament
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