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flowers no flowers by request an intimation that no flowers are desired at a funeral; the writer and humorist Alfred Ainger (1837–1904) used the phrase at a dinner for contributors in 1897 to sum up the principles on which the
Dictionary of National Biography was being compiled.
see also
hearts and flowers.
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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 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 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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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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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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Flowers all year 'round.(how to make and use dried flowers)
Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 8/1/1994; ; 652 words
; ...against the window, but you have hot chocolate to keep you warm, a cozy chair, and flowers to look at to remind you of spring. Flowers in winter? Yes! Dried flowers, that is. Drying flowers in spring and summer is fun. It is free. It lets you...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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FLOWER POWER! They lift the spirit and inspire hope in us all. So why on earth has a hospital banned bouquets?
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/28/2005; 700+ words
; ...without seeing a flower would be a kind of prison sentence. Flowers are not only an everyday...country, because flowers can be expensive...the days when the flower girl on the street...apologise to them. No flower should be beyond...we collected wild flowers, either drying or...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Flowers for moms endure long trips; Elaborate network: Most are grown in Colombia, Ecuador
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...telling Mom you love her with flowers, that message arrives courtesy...network designed to deliver flowers thousands of miles before they...moved into the forefront of the flower-flying trade with its acquisition...bringing 110 million pounds of flowers to the U.S. each year...
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 "Sunday Life (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Flower power.(MORE2LIFE)
Magazine article from: Sunday Life (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 4/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...ideas about the perfect flower. "There are some flowers that just look good...included specific vase to flower proportions, flowers had to be in certain...follow are to use the flower food often accompanied with flowers, display them away...
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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Flower girls shine in dresses with pretty details
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 1/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...medieval times. Bouquets of flowers were popular in the Elizabethan era before flower-filled baskets and...with glittering stars, flowers or poufs of feathers...flights of fancy with flower-woven headbands, jeweled...decorated hats or plump flowers pinned in the hair also...
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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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