Levante Flowers from Cone
By Les Levante

A girl assistant, who wears a short frock with an apron of flowered pattern, hands a cornucopia made of newspaper to the magician. He shows that it is empty. He shakes it a bit and suddenly it is filled with flowers. The assistant holds the ends of her apron between her hands to catch therein the flowers that pour from the cone. The flowers continue to materialize until an unbelievable total of 300 are produced. The magician tears up the cone, the assistant carries the flowers off stage. The effect is self contained. The magician has nothing to pick up, no tables, no fuss. When the trick is over, the stage is clear.

Needed: Three bundles of spring flowers, each held by a dual elastic band. The details of the elastic holders are clearly shown in the illustration. When the release pin is pulled, the flowers expand. A cornucopia made from a double sheet of newspaper. It is about 18 inches high. One bundle of flowers is put in the bottom of this cone. It is covered with a small piece of newspaper, which is tucked around the flowers so that the cone can be shown directly to the audience as an empty cone. In fact, I hold the cone right up to a spectator, practically pushing it in his face. The release string attached to the pin is threaded from the inside through the bottom of the cone so that it hangs outside. On the reverse side of the girl's flower patterned apron up near the belt, which ties around her waist is sewn an eight inch wide strip of buckram. On the front side of the apron, over the buckram, are two secret pockets made from the same material as that used in the apron. Each pocket is attached so that the material blends perfectly with the overall pattern. The bottom of each pocket is sewn in place right through the buckram. The tops of the pockets are held in place with two snap fasteners for each. A bundle of flowers is enclosed in each of these pockets.

The routine begins when the girl brings the newspaper cone to the magician. He shows it empty, then at the right moment pulls the release string. The flowers expand and fill the cone. The assistant holds out her apron and the performer sprays it with flowers. With his free hand the magician, in helping the flowers to fall in the apron, is able to pull a load from one of the pockets and throw it into the cone. When the string on this load is pulled, more flowers are released and a further stream flows into the apron. The third load is obtained in the same way.

When the production is completed, the magician rips up the cone, and the girl exits.