num_pages: 258
description: An invaluable resource guide with an amazing amount of practical information in one volume. There are a number of especially useful charts. "Around the Color Wheel" identifies plants that dry "in color". The chapter "Seed Pods, Cones and Nuts," is long reference table. "Timing for Drying Flowers in Combined Agent" tabulates three pages of suggested flowers with drying times, colors and what unit is dried (ie: individual flower, spray, spike, head, stalk, etc.). "Some Flowers to Press for Prints" lists flowers suitable for pressing, with the emphasis in the associated chapter on making framed arrangements. There is a chapter on period design of dried plants ( ie: Colonial, Georgian, Victorian, Modern &amp; Contemporary) and much more. Despite the age of the book (1958) book is still a valuable guide to techniques and history of the art.
language: English
title: The Art of Drying Plants and Flowers
publisher: Bonanza Books