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A clean vase is vital to Keeping cut flowers fresh, sowash the container every day to destroy bacteria that cause decay. Scrub it with hot soap or detergent suds, and rinse it with hot water. Use a welllathered bottle brush to scrub film from the inside of glas£ tubes and bud vases; a sudsy dishcloth or a soft brush will suffice for wider containers. Then swish the piece through hot suds, rinse with hot water, and wipe it dry inside and outside before rearranging the flowers. Metal, plastic, and glass frogs and other holders must also be kept clean. Scrub into their openings with a percolator brush, then suds and rinse these flower accessories well because bits of leaves and other foliage cling to holes and prongs. Some florists recommend reviving droopy cut flowers by making a slanting cut on the bottom of each stem with a knife, changing to clean water in a clean container, and keeping them away from heat or

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