Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-15 | Page 11 | In the Interest of the Life of Flowers

I IN THE INTEREST OF I THE LIFE OF FLOWERS I A woman who has given much ought and care to flowers gives some suggestions for preserving beauty as long as possible after witting ting She says he ends of the stems of ot all flowers mid Ild b be cut off oft before they are placed rater r. r It Is better to strip the leaves m m that part of the stem which will J Lo IDo not allow the ends of the stems to toelt elt eat on the bottom of ot the vase gt Un Lin n cutting the ends snip them off at I Ight ight angles to the stalk I the water each day and at the I Iam amt ame am time cut the ends of ot the flower terns s. s rn o not place flowers near or under undera gigs sma a gas or lamp when it lt can be led d. d fern tern should be kept rolled P P. it n i moistened paper and on the ice icer r I with Ith the stems In the water in a ao 0 o place until ready for use In this a it will ast for some time I Is generally grown in a ao I 0 o house and for this reason often otten oops Lops when first placed In ln a heated I ors om i. i It Is well to put it in the icebox Crater ater for tor a time when it will ree re- re ri if e harden and if properly cared for fora a It will last for some time Many flowers do more satisfactorily If ifa a aced ed d In water with the chill chili off until have become filled and are areen en wallowed allowed to stand In ln an Ice lee chest or orv ory ory v y cool place for tor a time Roses will revive if It placed in Ice fee icet t 1 r always with the ends of the ms ms previously cut Nver place cut flowers in a draught I Rn n the sunlight New New York Tribune