. Guide leaflet. \ SPRAY OF DOGWOODA Very Simple Flower in the application of a few general principles, though to make smallflowers on an extensive scale necessitates the use of dies, such as areshown in the cut and unfortunately, the making of dies calls for theservices of an expert machinist. Large or medium-sized flowers, poppies,for example, can be made without any special 02 o ^ 0202 16 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLET The first step is always to dismember the natural Mower in order todetermine its construction, and ordinarily it will be found to consist of acentral bulb-like pi
. Guide leaflet. \ SPRAY OF DOGWOODA Very Simple Flower in the application of a few general principles, though to make smallflowers on an extensive scale necessitates the use of dies, such as areshown in the cut and unfortunately, the making of dies calls for theservices of an expert machinist. Large or medium-sized flowers, poppies,for example, can be made without any special 02 o ^ 0202 16 AMERICAN MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLET The first step is always to dismember the natural Mower in order todetermine its construction, and ordinarily it will be found to consist of acentral bulb-like pistil surrounded by slender stamens, a set of petalscollectively termed the corolla framing this heart and a calyx coveringthe junction of the flower with the stem. Petals are now largely made ofcelluloid,—more recently of Cellulose Acetate which comes in liquid or insheets, and stamens and other details of glass so that such flowers aretruly composite. These and other improvements, were introduced by of the Field Museum, but it requires a little special training touse the above mentioned substances successfully though it is frequentlypossible to see such work done, or to get a little instruction from some oneconnected with a large museum. When the pistil is large enough to be of any consequence it is castupon the end of a wire which is later wound with waxed gauze to
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