How the Japanese Restore Faded Flowers.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1678, 25 February 1885, Page 3

How the Japanese Restore Faded Flowers.

“ 1 hl d received some days ago a delightful lm n Jlc nf dowers from a Japanese acquaintance. They continued to live in all their beauty for nearly two weeks, when at last they faded. Just as I was about to throw them away the same gentleman (Japanese gentleman) came to see me. I showed him the faued dowers, and told him that, though lasting a long time, they had now become useless, ‘ Oh, ire,’ said he, 1 only put the stems into the tire, and they will he as good as before.’ I was incredulous ; so he took them him-elf and held the steins in the lire until tm-y were ch irre d. T,ds wis in the morning ; at evening they were again looking fresh and vigorous, and have continued so for another week. What may lie the true agent in this reviving pioire »s I am unable to determine fully ; whether it be the heat driving once nine iho last juices into every leaflet and vein, or whether it he the bountiful supply of carbon furnished by the charring. I am inclined, however, to the latter cause, ns the full effect was not produced until some eight hours afterwards, and as it seems that if the he it was the prlneibal agent, it must have beeu sooner followed by visible changes.”