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Plunge the stems into boiling water, and by the time the water is cold, the flowers will have revived.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

It is now on its way back to the landscape condition, and will have revived all its glories by to-morrow.

From The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) by Murray, David Christie

To revive cut flowers, plunge the stems into boiling water, and by the time the water is cold, the flowers will have revived.

From Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife by Miller, Marion Mills