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them upright in the veflel, with one hand 

 as lightly as pofTible, about two or three 

 inches below the rims, (o as not to touch 

 the fides, or each other ; and with the 

 other hand gradually pour on them the 

 Sand till the ftalk is quite covered ; then 

 lightly cover the Flower irfelf, feparating 

 the Leaves a little. The Tulip requires 

 a farther operation. The triangular top 

 that rifes out of the middle of the cup, 

 muft be cut off, by which means the 

 Leaves of the Flower will adhere better 

 to the Stalk. When the vefTel is filled 

 with Flowers, leave it a month or two 

 expofed to the rays of the fun -, and the 

 Flowers v/hen taken out, though dr)% will 

 be very little inferior in beauty to new- 

 blown Flov/crSj but will have loll their 

 fcent. 



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