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PHAXTOM FLOWERS. 



as it has been proved to l3e the most reliable com- 

 poimd for that purpose. She has fiilly tested chloride 

 of lime, and finds it altogether too severe for these 

 delicate tissues, ^vliile the solution of Labarraque is 

 much slower in its operation — one bottle of the new 

 preparation being equal in strength to two of the 

 article last named. 



