Evening star., 1949-09-22
SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR
N FLOWERS.

| fE FLOWERS.
| From Mrs. r. M, WASHINGTON.
Asters: Add l teaspoon sugar to
each quart of water in the vase
Tor container.
n Carnations: Cut off about u
4 inch of the stems under water
every day. Add "a teaspoon boric
acid to each quart of water.
1 Chrysanthemums: Burn ends or
place tips of ends in boiling water
several minutes. Allow to harden
a few hours or overnight in cold
water to which a few drops of
peppermint extract have been
added.
C0lumbine: Rub a little salt into
end of stems Or dip stem into
peppermint oil.
/ Daffodils: Place In an inch or so
Of water only. Too. much water
is harmful.
i Gardenias: Place in cardboard
box. Spray them with water and
place box in refrigerator. Gar
denias do not absorb water
through their stems.
| Gladioli: Allow to stand in a
peppermint or alcohol solution ~
te aspoon peppermint extract or
alcohol for each quart of hot
4 Water) several hours.
Hollyhocks: Peel back several
inches of stem and place in cold
water.
4 Marguerites and Marigoids: AL
low to stand in peppermint solu-
ton W teaspoon peppermint ex-
t lct for each quart of water)
several hours to harden.
i Lilacs: Crush woody part of
stem and remove as many leaves
as possible.
i Peonies: Turn upside down and
let water run over flowers several
minutes. Place in cold water in
tfsirly narrow container, where
there is much surface exposed to
the air.
Il Roses: Cut inf bud and crush or
| split stems to about an inch from
ends. Place in deep water to
W w'ich a pinch of salt has been
|laGt I'd. Leave some of the leaves
near the flowers or buds and ar
r9nge in water at least a third of
the depth Of the stem.
Stock: Strip stem of leaves and
change water daily. Don't let
water get on blooms.
| Sweet Peas: Allow to harden
several hours in alcohol water (H
teaspoon alcohol for each quart
water).
Tulips: Cut in bud. Wrap COM
pletely in newspaper to hole
erect and put in water up tt
| bloom until ready to arrange
them. Avoid keeping them in 8
warm room.
Zinnias: Pick in full bloom ant
strip leaves below the water line
Dip tip ends quickly in boilint
water, then soak stems in cole
water several hours to harden.
To revive wilted flowers. Thos,
that have become prematurel,
wilted may be revived by plung.
ing several inches of their stem
in warm water (about 10 de-
grees) a minute or two or unit
flowers begin to perk up. The1
plunge them in cold water.
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KEY LIME PIE;
FOR VOLUNTEER WORKERS.
(Fronl Mrs. c. r. B.. Washington.
For Mrs. M. P. N, Washington
Recipe for lime pie. One can con-
densed milk, 1s cup lime Juice
yolks OF 3 eggs. Beat together
and pour in cooled pie shell. Cover
with meringue made from 3 egg
whites beaten until stiff with 3
tablespoons sugar. Bake until
golden brown. This recipe came
from Key West.
For the young lady who wants
to do some worthwhile social
service work evenings and Sun.
days: Friendship House, 6l9 g
street Sc. is a wonderful place
It has clubs and projects of many
kinds for all ages. It. has helped
great many folks through many
years. I believe help is alway,
needed. Go and visit this settle.
ment house anyway, and bt
thrilled. The house itself is his.
toric.
TITLE AND AUTHOR?
fFrom Mrs. W. II. r., Mount
Rainier.)
Can any reader of RCH give m,
the title or author Of the poen
which begins:
You fnis En.';.n s9ssi; nssnofts mo,a.n you ;snor
the mountain rose with perfume laden
only tame roses with the morninx simsi
''ns ioy.r n1e b., ~aLd Nd zinsarsslla, whose
I will appreciate this very much
as have called the Library O
Congress and the Public Library
Neither could give me any infor.
nation.
FLORIDA?
From E. L. F., Washinoton.)
To Mrs. r. A. H., Takoma Park
would greatly appreciate tn,
address Of some one with whom
could communicate concernin,
moderately priced accommodation.
in Florida?
ADVERT
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