Have you ever looked closely at a freshly blossomed flower and wished you could keep it exactly as it is -- for always? Have you felt regret at having to "settle" for plastic plants and blooms, even when they seem essential to the decor? Have you thougt that pods and cones were the best lasting decorations nature could supply? Well, here is a book that will delight and amaze you! The Complete Book of Flower Preservation is not a book about brown and flattened dried flowers, or a collection of exotic recipes for some sort of flower pickles. It does tell you how to treat fresh flowers and plants so that they will last as long as you want to keep them! By following Geneal Condon's simple instructions you can have real flowers and plants (for arrangements, corsages, centerpieces, botanical displays, all kinds of decorations) that will last for years, yet be virtually indistinguishable from freshly picked blooms -- they will retain the exquisite form, color, texture, and grace that only real flowers possess. In other words, you could have a nine-year-old bouquet of roses or zinnias (or your favorite flower) in your window or on your coffee table, winter and summer, and no one would ever suspect that they were not freshly picked! In addition to the most comprehensive general instructions, there are individual instructions for the preservation of every type of garden flower, wildflower, and foliage imaginable. Geneal Condon will also tell you how to use your preserved flowers to best advantage in beautiful arrangements, different types of gifts and home decorations. There is even a chapter on such "special effects" with preserved flowers and flower candying and flower sculpture. The Complete Book of Flower Preservation -- The flowers it shows you how to preserve will be so perfect that they would even be suitable for scientific study or museum display!! Note: For those who become really enthusiastic, Mrs. Condon has even included a teacher's manual for conducting classes in this unique art.