In article
,
"Pete E. Kruzer" wrote:

Florists are damn stingy with those little packets of "preservative"
they give you with cut flowers.
What is that powder? And most important, is there a good preservative
that you can make at home?

http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemis...cutflowers.htm

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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
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