XII
THE BIRTH OF FLOWERS
“Roses red and violets blew
And all the sweetest flowers,
that in the forrest grew.”
Edmund Spenser—The Faerie Queen.
There is nothing in the whole realm of magic which is received with greater favor and acclaim by all audiences than the magical production of real flowers. Yet this field is almost totally neglected at the present time, partly because of the greater ease with which feather flowers, so called, and tissue spring flowers can be handled, and partly because of the expense entailed when fresh flowers have to be obtained for every performance. The older magicians realized the value of the production and distribution of real flowers both as a beautiful effect and as a means of stamping their performances on the minds of their patrons. Time and again I have been shown flowers tossed out by Kellar, with his tag attached, kept religiously as souvenirs. No matter what the season or the expense incurred, Kellar included his rose trick in his program, and he always maintained that the trick repaid him handsomely.
I. REAL FLOWERS
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