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  2. Flower preservation - Wikipedia

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    Preserved rose blossoms and silk flowers. Flower preservation has existed since early history, although deliberate flower preservation is a more recent phenomenon.In the Middle East, the bones of pre-historic man were discovered with delicate wild flowers probably as a tribute to a passing loved one.

  3. Oshibana - Wikipedia

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    As early as the 16th century, samurai were said to have created oshibana as one of their disciplines to promote patience, harmony with nature and powers of concentration. [citation needed] Similarly, as botanists in Europe began systematic collection and preservation of specimens, art forms with the pressed plant materials developed, particularly during the Victorian era.

  4. Rosa californica - Wikipedia

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    Rosa californica, the California wildrose, [1] or California rose, is a species of rose native to the U.S. states of California and Oregon and the northern part of Baja California, Mexico. The plant is native to chaparral and woodlands and the Sierra Nevada foothills, and can survive drought, though it grows most abundantly in moist soils near ...

  5. Rosa rubiginosa - Wikipedia

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    The tea made from the hips of this rose is very popular in Europe and elsewhere, where it is considered a healthy way for people to get their daily dose of vitamin C and other nutrients. A cup of rosehip tea will provide the minimum daily adult requirement of vitamin C. [ 7 ] During World War II the British relied on rose hips and hops as the ...

  6. Inflaton hits Rose Bowl floats as prices for flowers soar ...

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    Higher costs and rising inflation has meant that float builders have been looking for ways to cut costs for the Rose Parade on New Year's Day. Inflaton hits Rose Bowl floats as prices for flowers ...

  7. Baking - Wikipedia

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    Baking needs an enclosed space for heating – typically in an oven. Formerly, primitive clay ovens were in use. The fuel can be supplied by wood, coal, gas, or electricity. Adding and removing items from an oven may be done by hand with an oven mitt or by a peel, a long handled tool specifically used for that purpose.

  8. Rosaceae - Wikipedia

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    Rosaceae generally have five sepals, five petals, and many spirally arranged stamens. The bases of the sepals, petals, and stamens are fused together to form a characteristic cup-like structure called a hypanthium. They can be arranged in spikes, or heads. Solitary flowers are rare.

  9. Rosa canina - Wikipedia

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    The riddle contains an effective way of identifying the differing roses of the canina group, where the brethren refers to the five sepals of the dog-rose, two of which are whiskered on both sides, two quite smooth and the last one whiskered on one side only. [33] The flower has also been used as an image on many postage stamps across Europe.