SUMMER FLOWERS.
TO KEEP THEM FRESH. Opinions differ very widely as to the best methods of preserving flowers once they have been cut, and various salts or spirits havo been accorded almost miraculous life-giving powers. But of all these preservatives, which range from ordinary kitchen salt to borax, soda, arsenic and sulphur, from ammonia to methylated spirits, nono have yet conclusively been proved to be very much more effective than pure water. This should, however, be soft and tepid, and should be changed at frequent intervals. Also, if the stem§ of the flowers havo become slimy, they should bo washed in warm water and ammonia and tho ends cut. The vases or bowls, too, must be kept fresh and clean.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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120SUMMER FLOWERS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20472, 25 January 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)
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