Show professor in the journal of the austrian pharmaceutical allet gives give the following method tor for erv ing flowery so that they retain their natural tolor color and we quote an abb abstract tract from ahe nation 0 druggist 1 moisten i 1 cm parts part of fine white sand liand that thai has been previously well washed anil and thoroughly dried and sifted led with wilh a consisting of three parts of R tearl ti 3 parts of pa paraffin 3 parts part of salicylic add acid and acid roo loo parts parti of alcohol work tile the solid sand up thoroughly go BO that ever grain of it ir ib impregnated with the mixture nd omit tp thread reail it out and let it become bei ome perfectly dry I 1 10 0 use place the flowers lit in a sul suitable table box the bottom ol of which hab been covered with a portion of tile the pre parul d s ind and then dust the latter over them until all tile the haic been filled with it clohe the box lightly and put in a place where it can be maintained at a temperature of roll 30 to 40 degrees C for two or three daab at the elpi ration of title time little remove the box and let the sand escape I 1 lie he flowers can thet then be put into Mii bul table receptacles or glass glasa cases catel without fear of deterioration ia P that have be become conic wilted should hould have lher color freshened up by tug ing into hito a sul table aniline ho solution lution I 1 |