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Rh flower. The cap and bells, post horn, crown, fleur-de-lis, and tankard have been associated with foolscap, post, crown, royal, and pott respectively, but the connection between size and watermark is not very close. At present foolscap papers frequently bear the figure of Britannia, and royal papers a shield, with bend sinister, surmounted by the fleur-de-lis. The register of watermarks consists of a large number of names which are intended to make the papers bearing them proprietary articles, and as the quality of the paper is maintained by the papermaker, there is almost an indirect virtue in watermarks. Special watermarks are sometimes designed for special editions or for paper for special purposes, the dandy roll being made in length and diameter to suit the size of the paper to be made. Watermarks on hand moulds are placed in position on the moulds, and there is no difficulty in cutting the paper to obtain register of the marks, as in the case of machine-made papers.