Category Archives: Flowers

A million dollars wasted on flowers

Posted on November 15, 2011 by George Nava True II

It’s nice to have flowers around to brighten up your day. But spending a million dollars on flowers to decorate government offices is a big waste of taxpayers’ money. Continue reading →

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Roses cause pleasant dreams

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tracy Anderson

Want to have a good night’s sleep? Smell some roses in your garden and you’ll get rosier dreams. Continue reading →

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Mysterious flowers found in Egyptian coffin

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Tracy Anderson

When archeologists opened a coffin in the famous Valley of the Kings in Egypt, they expected to find a mummy. Instead, they got flowers. Continue reading →

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Pollution reduces flowers’ fragrance

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Tracy Anderson

Air pollution is decreasing the fragrance of flowers around us and making it difficult for insects to find them. Continue reading →

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Jew’s Ear

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rick Shawn

The Jew’s Ear likes to grow on the common elder and on false acacia. Its very supple fruit-bodies are bone hard when dry, but become pliable again when moistened. Some related species which grow in Asia arc used in cooking. Tremella mesenterica is often found on the dead branches of deciduous trees, usually hornbeams and oaks. Continue reading →

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