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Making spirits happy: To please the spirits of the dead many rich Romans grew huge rose gardens to provide petals for their grave sites.
Medicinal poinsettia:During the middle ages people used the poinsettia flower as a purgative to aid in the elimination of black bile and melancholy. Flower theme in a Hollywood hit: Doris Day sang the popular tune “Que sera sera” in the movie “Please Don't Eat the Daisies”
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