Everlasting Flowers
which may be dried and will keep their color for years. They make charming winter decorations for the table. There are several varieties.
Do not try all of the varieties named, but select from the descriptions the one or two which would be most pleasing to you.
| Common Name. | Different Varieties. | Height. |
Everlasting Flowers or “Imortelles” (pronouncedim-mor-tél). | A-cro-lin-i-um. Pretty white and rosy-pink while in the bud state. | 15 inches. |
Hel-i-chry-sum (Strawflower). One of the 30 inches.best “Everlasting” flowers. Plant 12 inchesapart. Mixed colors. Xer-an-the-um. One of the prettiest of“Everlastings.” Purple, white, rose. | 30 inches. | |
Globe Am-a-ranth (Bachelor’s Buttons).Resemble clover heads in white and purple. | 12 inches. |
* If garden space is small, select only the names marked with a star.
In drying “Everlasting” Flowers, make a paper flower holder in the following manner:
Paper Flower Holder
1. Cut a large square from a heavy piece of paper. Eight inches is a good size.
2. Fold the paper across four times, as shown by the dotted lines in figures 1, 2, 3, 4.
3. Cut along dotted line A-B, figure 5.
4. Open to form figure 6. Clip a tiny piece off the point, and clip along the edges as shown.
5. Spread the paper open. Set it over the mouth of deep vase or jar, and let the stems of the “Everlastings” hang full length through the little openings cut in the holder until dried. This method of dried Everlasting flowers gives long straight stems.
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