Coal Flowers
Dear Aunt Daisy, Will you please publish the ingredients for making a coral plant from pieces of coal? "].D.," Ellerslie. Here is the recipe, not always successful, I am told. One tablespoon Prussian blue (from the paint shop), 3 tablespoons household ammonia, 2 tablespoons common salt, 1 tablespoon red ink, 3 tablespoons cold water. Mix these in a bowl or jar, and pour the mixture over 5 or 6 pieces of coal (about the size of a small orange, or any small pieces: of coal), which have been placed in a glass or china bowl. Put the bowl and contents in warm place to" start growth. To keep the plant alive, add 1 tablespoon of water and a teaspoon of salt mixed together, every second day. Pour same gently down inside of bowl. Colours may be varied by using violet or blue ink.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 771, 30 April 1954, Page 23
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145Coal Flowers New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 771, 30 April 1954, Page 23
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