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Planting roses: To plant roses which have been obtained from a nursery first water the rose, and then remove it from the pot. If the rose is in a paper pot cut off the bottom and remove the sidewalls so that the fine, new white feeder roots of the growing plant might be preserved.
Hair coloring with flowers:Ancient Assyrians had a technique for turning gray hair dark again by mixing crushed daisies with oil and applying it to the hair. Symbols of purity: The old and the new testaments of the Bible mention lilies as symbols of chastity and virtue.
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