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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 22 Apr 1987, p. 28

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Potpourri‘s were made in Cleopatra‘s time, the Middle Ages, the Victoâ€" rian era and now it‘s making a comeback. The author says making it is not a deep, dark secret. She demistifies the process and says it‘s as easy as following a cooking recipe. Placed in an open bow! on a side table or mantle, it sweetens the air and provides pleasant relief from tobacco and cooking odours. Lavish colour illustrations show how to make clove studded orange pomanders, floral water for bath and cologne and how to use dried flowers and wreaths. Thorpe is the founder of Foxgloves, a New York City floral consultant company and a pioneer in the use of wild plant material. She grows her own plants on her farm in upstate New York. A beautiful book about a beautiful Everilastings: The Complete Book of Dried Flowers. Patricia Thorpe. Prenticeâ€"Hall 144 The Scented Room. Barbara Ohrbach. 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