Flowers are a universal cake decoration. Most icing flowers are formed atop special nails; different shapes and sizes of nails being used depending on the flower type. Standard nails are numbered 1 through 9 (shown in order, left to right starting with top row). Nails #7 and #9 are the most popular. Imported, plated metal nails. Hint: #1 to make small roses, 13/16" dia.; #2 to make violets and small roses, 1-1/8" dia.; #3 to make dahlias and similar flowers, 1-3/8" dia.; #4 to make small daisies and similar petal flowers, 1-5/16" dia.; #5 to make apple blossoms or pansies, 1-5/8" dia.; #6 to make peonies, 1-1/2" dia.; #7 to make carnations, roses, daisies, apple blossoms, poppies, wild roses, jonquils, narcissus, orange blossoms, 1-5/8" dia.; #8 to make narcissus, 1-13/16" dia.; #9 to make roses, 1-5/16" dia.

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