Show I I I FRIEND OF THE I PEOPLE I Editor Telegram Why Why d do cut ut flowers wither so quickly after aCter they are put in a vase BETTY The shape and freshness of a flower Is preserved is by the amount of ot water contained in its ita tissue The all air dries out but ibis water Just as it d dries ies out a washing on a clothes line Before the fl flower is cut it continues to drink up water through the roots and stems the of-the plant After Arter it Is placed in a vase ase it t sucks up liP water to some ex extent extent ex- ex tent but not In large quantities quan quan- titles to make up for what is lost through the petals L Loose ose flower lower petals like those of the rose expose a large amount of ot surface to the air and fade in a da day Flowers with close firm petals like the violet and carnation hold their moisture and therefore last longer FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE |