re. Those only in the last, 2
long, join to 4th chain stitch of 7 chain of _a_, 1 long, 3 chain, 1
d.c., fasten off. Make 7 more _b_, joining to the 7 chains of _a_.

[Illustration: ROSE D'OYLEY.]

_c_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, ** 1 s.c. in the centre of the two
5 chains of _a_, nearest the foundation: 7 chain, 1 s.c. in the centre
of 5 chain; 5 chain, 1 s.c. on 2nd long of 1st division of _b_; * 3
chain, 1 d.c. on next division, repeat * 5 times more, 5 chain; 1 d.c.
in next 5 chain, 7 chain, repeat ** 7 times more, fasten off.

D.c. all round the chain and fasten off.

_d_. With cotton No. 28 and hook 4, * 7 chain, 1 s.c. in 1st chain,
and in round loop 1 d.c., 4 long, 3 chain; join to d.c. stitches
where the two 5 chains are found together, turn, and on the 3 chain 1
d.c., 3 long; then in round loop, 4 long, 1 d.c.; then join to the
d.c. on the opposite side, and fasten off. Repeat * 7 times more.

_e_. With cotton No. 18 and hook 3. Where you left off in _d_, join on
No. 18 cotton; 9 chain, 1 s.c. in 5th chain; then in round loop ** 1
d.c., 5 chain, join to 5th d.c. from where you joined No. 18 cotton
on; 5 chain, turn, and on 10 chain, 1 d.c., 9 long; 1 d.c. in round
loop, 7 chain join to the top d.c., 3 chain. 1 s.c. in the 7th chain,
3 chain, 1 d.c. in the 7th chain; * 2 * 5 long, 1 d.c. in same as 1st
d.c., 1 d.c. in round loop, repeat ** from ** without joining the 10
chain twice. The second time only work to * 2 *, work 3 long, join to
5th d.c. from where you joined No. 18 cotton on; 2 more long on 7
chain, 1 d.c.; then 3 s.c. down the stem. Make 7 more joining in the
same way: fasten off.

_f_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3. In 14th d.c. of _c_ from where you
joined No. 18 cotton on, * 1 d.c., 4 chain, join to 1st 3 chain of _e_
of 1st section, 4 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of _e_ of 1st section; 8
chain join to 1st 3 chain of _e_ of 2nd section, 3 chain, join to 2nd
3 chain of _e_ of 2nd section; 8 chain, join to 1st 3 chain of _e_ of
3rd section; 3 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of _e_ of 3rd section; 4
chain, repeat all round; d.c. all round.

_g_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, 10 chain, make it round and in
loop; 8 d.c. join to the same place, where you began the long chain of
_f_ 5 d.c., * 5 chain join to 8th d.c. of _f_ from where you joined
the d.c.: 6 chain, turn, 1 d.c., 7 long, 1 d.c., miss 1, 1 s.c. in
next d.c., repeat * 4 times more. Join in the same place only to last
petal. In the las