Preserving Cut Flowers.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 October 1914, Page 2

Preserving Cut Flowers.

The fragrance and freshness of a .bouquet can be retained for many days, writes Miss H. KadclifTe, if the following plan is observed : Arrange the stems loosely in a glass of' t water, place, the glass upon aflat, shallow dish and fill the dish

abound the - : glass nearly full of water, then invert > a large glass bowl or fruit jar over the flowers, fitting it evenly upon.; the dish. The water will rise "inside. and. outside, thus forming an air-tight receptacle \ for the contents. The moisture' continually produced inside of. the bowl envelops the flowers in a mistlike atmosphere.