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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
559
THE
BIRTH
OF
FLOWERS.--There
are
two
or
three
different
tricks
which
go
by
this
name.
Of
one
of
them
we
may
dispose
in
a
very
few
words.
It
is
purely
a
mechanical
trick,
having
neither
ingenuity
of
construction
nor
dexterity
of
manipulation
to
recommend
it.
The
apparatus
consists
of
a
cover
a
(see
Fig.
246),
a
base
c,
and
an
intermediate
portion
b,
connected
with
a
by
means
of
a
bayonet-catch;
c
is
beforehand
partially
filled
with
earth,
and
in
b,
the
top
of
which
is
perforated
with
small
holes,
is
inserted
a
natural
or
artificial
plant,
or
bouquet
of
flowers.
The
cover
a
is
placed
over
b,
and
the
apparatus
is
ready.
The
performer,
drawing
attention
to
c,
pretends
to
sow
some
magic
seed
therein.
He
then
places
a
over
it,
and
pretending
to
warm
it
with
his
hands,
commands
the
seeds
to
germinate.
Releasing
the
bayonet-catch,
he
removes
the
cover,
and
shows
the
flowers
apparently
just
springing
from
the
earth
in
c.
In
some
of
the
smaller
sizes
of
this
apparatus
the
bayonet-catch
is
dispensed
with,
the
mere
pressure
of
the
fingers
on
the
sides
of
a
being
sufficient
to
lift
off
b
with
it.
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