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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
560
The
trick
which
we
are
about
to
describe
under
the
same
title
is
one
of
a
composite
nature,
and
one
which,
proceeding
from
marvel
to
marvel,
produces
in
good
hands
a
great
effect.
It
is
divided
into
three
portions--first,
the
production
of
a
single
flower,
then
of
a
handsome
bouquet,
and
lastly,
of
a
large
basket
of
flowers.
The
performer
comes
forward
with
his
wand
in
one
hand,
and
in
the
other
a
little
box,
in
reality
quite
empty,
but
containing,
as
he
asserts,
magic
seeds,
capable
of
producing
on
the
instant
the
choicest
flowers.
“I
will
first
show
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
their
effect
in
the
simplest
form.
In
the
hurry
of
coming
here
this
evening,
I
omitted
to
provide
a
flower
for
my
button-hole.
You
will
see
how
easily,
by
the
aid
of
the
magic
seed,
I
can
supply
the
deficiency.
What
shall
it
be?
Clematis,
rose,
geranium?
Suppose
we
say
a
rose.
I
take
a
single
seed
from
my
box--ah,
here
is
a
rose-seed--and
place
it
in
my
button-hole.”
(He
applies
the
supposed
seed
to
the
button-hole.)
“I
breathe
on
it
to
supply
the
necessary
warmth.
I
wave
my
wand--Once!
twice!
thrice!
The
seed
has
blossomed,
you
see,
into
a
handsome
rose.”
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