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Show For the Rose Jar. The following mixture has kept Its fragrance for twenty years: Gather the rose petals on a sunny ly, In the morning. The common, svre.t scented varieties are best. Let eland In a cool place for two hours, toss them and put Into a bowl or covered dish In layers. Sprinkle each layer with salt Keep adding to these until you have enough "stock." Into a large glnss jar place two ounces of crushed cinnamon; cin-namon; then put In the stock, which has been shaken up every morning for two weeks. When all Is In tho Jar, let stand for eight weeks, cov-ered. cov-ered. It Is now ready for the permanent perma-nent Jar. Add two ounces of lavender flowers and one ounce of shredded (not powdered) orris root Mix well put Into rose jar In alternate layers with the rose stock and a few drops of oil of roses. Over this pour a wine glass of good cologne, and from time to time add fresh lavender flow- i ers and rose petal!! j |