HE preservation of Flowers, in their 

 natural forms and colors, is an entirely 

 new article of trade that has arisen 

 in Germany. Erfm^t, the city of 

 nurserymen and florists, excels in manufacturing 

 bouquets, wreaths, floral decorations for rooms, din- 

 ner tables, etc., made of such flowers. We are glad 

 that we are enabled to lay before our readers the 

 modus operandi, by translating for them the following 

 article from the Deutsches Magazin fur Garten und 

 Blumenkunde. 



First condition : get a lot of fine sand, wash it till 

 all the soluble particles are gone — you can test it 



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