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flower Reproductive structure of a
flowering plant. It has four sets of organs set in whorls on a short apex (receptacle). The leaf-like sepals protect the bud and form the calyx. The brightly coloured petals form the corolla. The stamens are stalks (filaments) tipped by anthers (pollen sacs). The carpels form the pistil, with an ovary, style and stigma. Flowers are bisexual if they contain stamens and carpels, and unisexual if only one of these is present. Reproduction occurs when
pollen transfers from the anthers to the stigma. A pollen tube grows down into the ovary where
fertilization occurs and a seed is produced. The ovary bearing the seed ripens into a
fruit and the other parts of the flower wilt and fall.
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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FLOWERS THAT JOIN A SPICE RACK.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/18/2000; 700+ words
; ...cocktails. Attach a flower's stem to a...punches. Larger flowers can be used...sells crystallized flowers through her company...2.50 per flower, $30 minimum...sugar stick to the flower. (If you plan to serve these flowers to children...
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Flowers for our dead.(Society)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...the most popular flower market in Manila, or import flowers from abroad...based on Japanese flower arrangement. "Ikebana uses less fresh flowers, more leaves...beauty, the love of flowers and the story behind each flower."
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Flowers put the bloom in your food; Edible varieties add flavor and beauty to the dishes you serve
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 2/20/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...FlowerCookery and Flower Cookery, The Art of Cooking with Flowers, prompted Schertz...Schenck said. Flower boxes will be constructed...planted with edible flowers next summer. Schenck...From The Edible Flower Garden. SAVORY NASTURTIUM...to 18 nasturtium flowers 2 to 4 fresh ...
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Flowers.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 3/24/2000; 700+ words
; ...important job to do, too. Flowers' Attraction A flower's colors and its sweet...flower's work is done. Flower Power Flowers have many other uses...Challenge Make a dried flower bookmark. You need: small, flat flowers like pansies or violets...
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Flower Power
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 9/14/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...and carnations. Most flowers are shipped to flower auctions in Holland...Crops Department of the Flower Board in Israel, flowers now in season for the...fresh. l When choosing flowers, check that the flower buds are just opening...
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Steelers' Flowers stirs battle of the words.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 1/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Patrick McManamon BEREA, Ohio _ Lee Flowers is the Mouth of the Golden Triangle...Sunday's playoff game in Pittsburgh. Flowers, the Steelers' strong safety, said...lot better than Tim (Couch) does," Flowers said on a conference call with the Cleveland...
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Flowers Industries 'breaks ground' for Bradenton, Florida bakery.
PR Newswire; 1/11/1989; 700+ words
; FLOWERS INDUSTRIES 'BREAKS GROUND' FOR BRADENTON...THOMASVILLE, Ga., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowers Industries (NYSE: FLO), a Fortune 500...20 million, 95,000-square-foot Flowers Baking Co. of Bradenton with a presentation...
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Flower power: with an entrepreneur's jump start, the organic market blossoms.(Currents)
Magazine article from: E; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...no surprise that flowers are the most pesticide...intensive crop and that flower workers pay a heavy...were wary of organic flowers because there was...two years visiting flower farms in the United...boycott of imported flowers. Within a few years...were a half-dozen flower ...
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 "Courier-News (Elgin, IL)")
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Outside in Flowers add touch of spring to any room COPLEY NEWS
Newspaper article from: Courier-News (Elgin, IL); 1/23/1999; 700+ words
; ...fast rules about flower arranging, experts say that the type of flowers you select should...book "The New Silk Flower Book" (Lark Books...When creating silk flower arrangements, try to keep in mind how the flowers grow in nature...
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FLOWER SHOWS CULTIVATE INTEREST IN GARDENING THOUSANDS ATTEND ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...loosen up and let go.'' Flower show gardens are put...millions of trees, shrubs, flowers and amazing garden ornaments...interpretations of garden style. Flower shows are worlds unto...shirts, pergolas, cut flowers, books, garden antiques...get the most out of a flower show, wear ...
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Flowers
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...pleasure of eating. Flowers have long been an...The joining of flower pollen with flower...birth and growth. Flower Biology Flowers are the blossoms...Edible and nonedible flowers alike have a common...the base of the flower and proceeding up...
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Flower
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...External whorl of a flower that is typically...reproductive organ of flowers that is composed...ovary. Parts of the flower There are considerable...the many species of flowers. Flowers can develop...example of axillary flowers. There are four...organs in a complete flower. ...
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Flower, State
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
272. Flower, State (See also .) American pasque flower of South Dakota. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul, 642] apple blossom of Arkansas and Michigan. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul, 626] bitterroot of Montana. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul...
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Flower Or Plant, National
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
271. Flower Or Plant, National (See also .) almond blossom of Israel. [Flower Symbolism: WB , 7: 264] blue anemone of Norway. [Flower Symbolism: WB , 7: 264] blue cornflower of West Germany. [Flower Symbolism: WB , 7: 264] cantua...
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Flower Remedies
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...remedies are specially prepared flower essences, containing the healing...patients themselves. Purpose Flower remedies are more homeopathic...is that they encapsulate the flowers' healing energy, and are...widely used system is the Bach flower remedies. This system originated...
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