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Dear Aunt Daisy, I have just heard your S.O.S. aici ferns. Now this method is taught by the C.G.C., or Children’s Garden Circle, in Wanganui, to its little members, One (Continued on next page)
(Continued from previous page) member last year received a Gold Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for her collection, and she is only a young girl in her ’teens. Now for the method: 1. Cut 2 pieces of strong cardboard about eight inches by fourteen inches, 2. Cut about twelve pieces of thick blotting paper the same size. 3. Make two elastic bands to fit round the card width ways. Put the. blotter inside the card. 4. Take this to the bush or whereever you intend to gather the ferns. 5. Put each frond between two pieces of blotter immediately it is cut. Some fine ferns will. curl at the ends in a very few minutes if left, and then can never be really straightened again. When the folder is full (that is, a frond ketween each sheet of blotter), put on the elastic and leave for some days. You will have to keep peeping, as fleshy ones take longer than dry, hard varieties. When thoroughly dry, mount in a book with stiff paper (a school drawing book is good) using a good spirit gum. Do two fronds of each sample, so that both sides of the fern can be displayed. This is interesting, especially when the frond bears spores. I hope I have made this clear enough. — Grateful Listener" (Aramoho), Dear Aunt Daisy, Please excuse hurry, but you understand how busy a Mother is once the children are at school. This is concerning your S.O.S. about ferns. What I do is to spread the fern on brown paper and leave it in a warm, but not hot, oven. The best time is when the fire has been allowed to go out. Leave the oven door open. I also do flowers in this way, such as pansies, violets, etc. The only drawback is that you have to watch closely in case the article gets too brittle. Parsley done this way. is handy for the months when it is unobtainable, as it also keeps its full flavour. — Just Another Mother" (Petone).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 38, 15 March 1940, Page 44
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