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bottom of a suitably sized box with a layer of the powder. Then stand or lay the flowers on the powder and pour more of it over and around the flowers. The petals should be lifted now and again to permit the powder to flow under, over and between them so they will retain their shape.” Miss Habel explained further, “Drying flowers with borax will take about three weeks. Only three days are required for flowers dried in silica gel. And, since the gel remains dry, it can be easily shaken, off and reused.” Glycerine and water method, as described by Miss Habel is used to preserve leaves on woody-steemed branches. The leaves need to be washed and trimmed. The stem ends are split. The material is left standing in at least three inches of a solution of two parts hot water and one part glycerine. The specimens are left until all the solution is absorbed in
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