href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@41927@[email protected]#no_3" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">Fig. 2), we keep, as well as other descriptions in stock, but they can be varied ad infinitum; and we shall be happy to make any design to order very promptly, or, as we have before observed, almost any carpenter can make them, if furnished with a drawing to work from.

No. 3.

THE WHITE LILY.

No. 4.

This beautiful flower, one of the oldest inhabitants of the flower garden, has six petals, which are formed of one piece of leather, as in Fig. 1; the three largest petals, which, alternate with the others, are brought uppermost, while the three smaller ones are placed behind. Our readers will at once perceive what is meant by referring to the finished flower; they are to be veined and curled as in the natural flower, and the petals will require to be glued to keep them in their proper places; it is necessary, if you have not our mould for that purpose, to adapt something to place the lily upon while modelling it, as near the shape of the interior of the flower as possible. The lily has six stamina, with oblong anthers, which are made in the manner described for the convolvulus; the pistil, with its swollen base or germen, lengthened style and heart-shaped stigma, should be carefully imitated from nature, being a very prominent feature in the flower; the stamina should be placed round the germen of the pistil and fastened with liquid glue into the centre of the flower; it must be recollected that the smooth side of the leather must be inside the lily as in the convolvulus; some flowers require the smooth side of the leather inside, and some outside; it must depend upon whether the interior or exterior of the flower is most in sight, and in some instances in the same flower some petals must be placed one way, and some another.

The bud of the lily is formed by merely folding the whole corolla together veined.

FUCHSIA.

No. 5.

The calyx forms the external part of this flower, and is made with one piece of leather cut as in the accompanying (Fig. 1). The petals within this are four, and are cut out, the four in one piece; in the form of the dotted line, in Fig. 1, they must be moulded into shape and glued to the stamina inside the calyx so as to alternate with its petals. This flower belongs to the class Enneandria, having nine stamina; they are to cut in one piece of leather. To put the fuchsia together, proceed as follows:—Cut the nine stamina, and attach to them the wire, to form the stalk; then roll the four petals firmly over the stamina; they must be moulded and glued round the stamina and stalk, then take the calyx and roll round the whole; the leaves must be expanded and moulded as in the engraving, taking care that the stamina are left out as in the natural flower, and that the inner petals alternate with the leaves of the calyx; to make the buds, roll up the calyx, and turn the ends in, not inserting any stamina.

BRACKETS.

No. 6.

The beauty of a bracket depends entirely upon the artistic skill displayed in ornamenting it. The engraving here given is to illustrate the form of bracket best suited to give it strength and solidity, and to aid the artist in bringing the work well out, the strips of wood on each side of the piece in the centre will be found exceedingly useful to nail and glue the work upon; they must be entirely covered with the foliage; the centre piece can be hidden or not to suit the design; the appearance of brackets are much improved by having the edge of the upper part gilded.

TO MAKE THE CONVOLVULUS FLOWERS.

No. 7.

The Convolvulus, termed, by Botanists, Monopetalous, from its being composed of only one petal, is exceedingly well adapted for leather work; it is made by cutting a half circle of leather with a little piece cut out of the centre of the diameter, as seen in the annexed engraving (Fig. 1). The leather so cut must be wetted and veined, then bent round (the smooth side inside, so that the smooth side of the leather form the inside of the flowers) until the two edges on each side of the notch come together, where they are to be joined by being either stitched or glued together; it will then have a conical shape, and must be moulded with the fingers, or the mould, until it assumes a natural appearance; the top can be cut to shape, and that part is finished; cut the stamina, as in (Fig. 2), leaving a stalk of leather attached to it in the following manner:—take a piece of basil about a quarter of an inch wide and a few inches