Magic; stage illusions and scientific diversions, including trick photography (1897)
Hopkins, Albert A. (Albert Allis), 1869-1939, Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · London : Low · leaf 129
he trick that we are about to describe, althoiigli old, is very interesting.The prestidigitatenr conies forward, holding in his hand a small cardboard boxwhich he says contains various kinds of flower seeds. Here there is no need of moisture, eartb, or time to cause the seed togerminate, the plant… … THK BIRIH OK THE FLOWERS. place, and see! the rose appears. A few seeds are in this little box (Fig. 1, A)that we shall cover for an instant so that it cannot be seen how flowers areborn. It is done; let us take off the cover; violets, forget-me-nots, andEaster daisies are here all freslily blown.…
Magic tricks
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