The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

whole Of the short life OF her cut flowers.
saws the New York sun, instead OF
only a small portion OF L. will not settle
down upon any, one undertaking method
for preserving them but viii rather vary
IL. according 10 the oiuerent causes which
lead 10 their decay.
Take. for instance, the flowers Of a sue
culent nature ike the iris The stems
when put into water. slough away. and
soon give forth an unpleasant Oior. There
are two remedies which may be applied
in this case: either one should put
mild disinfectant in the water and fire.
quently change IL, or cut OF the ends OF
the stalks at short Intervals
A good point to remember On gathering
flowers Of the iris family. and indeed. an
succuent plants like the primrose. the
snowdrop. the lily, and the poppy, is TO
pick them while stin IN the bud. as they
will often suck up enough water TO quite
carry out their natural life
Another flower whose stem most rapidly
decays and cOrrupts the water is the mig
nonette, and II is often best, therefore.
10 sacrifice It while its head is still fresh
~ green. Heliotrope, like mignonette
should always be put in water by itself,
for It not only fades and turns brown
rapidly. but Il will kill almost any flower
put with it.
The cause Of decay in hard-wooded
plants like the azalea and camelia is
that they do not take up enough water,
not that they have any tendency to pol
lutte IL. so that to cut their stalks fire.
quently would be of little avail. The
hard brittle wood has no power OF alb
sorption, but If when putting such flow
ers in a vase or bowl you make sure
that the lowest leaves attached to the
blossoms are under water the effect is
magical. The tender green of the fresh
leaf absorbs the water and acts as
conductor, in Its turn nourishing the
blossom. Ferns, and especially maiden
hair, are very short lived when they
have to look to the stem alone for nOur-
ishment. and the most effeCtual way to
preserve them is to see that the lower
part of every frond is we'll under water
Cut flowers require as a rule a far larger
quantity of water than is given them
though the capacious bowls and vases now
in vogue come much nearer meeting their
wants than the slender. elegant forms
that continue to adorn our cabinets and
mantels. We must be guided in our eX-
pectations of the longevity of a flower
however, by its normal life and not ex-
pect the frail blossom of a day TO rival
the splendid orchid in its three weeks
duration
Flowers should always be placed in wa
ter as soon as possible after being pick
ed, when received by post i'm a somewhat
wilted condition, an immediate plunge into
hot water with a little sal volatile will
accomplish wonders in the way OF reviv-
ing them.
Lilac, laburnum and azaleas require to
have a piece of the bark stripped up and
left hanging. and this, with the addition
Of a few leaves in the water. will often
keep them in quite a fresh condition for
weeks
The bouquet which you have carried
during an evening will be sure to revive
again If you will spray it well with water
and put 1t under a bell glass; and II you
wish to wear flowers In your hair or on
your corsage, they may be made to re-
by putting bit of sealing wax over the
ends.