So it must have given Gabriel a contemporary appeal to viewers at that time, and the fabric is dominated by an enormous dianthus flower, said to be the flower of God.

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The same to be true of flower arrangers (yes, some States do require licenses for this), morticians and yes, even doctors.

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When the yet-to-be-hired Knight-sponsored fellows have wrapped up their investigations and sit down to draw up those best practices, will they conclude that most of what the Tribune has accomplished can be exported, or is it a flower that can only thrive in the soil of the Lone Star state?

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Gateshead Flower Show is to be axed, as part of the council's budget cuts.

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After a street-side banquet, cap the day with a midnight tour of the riverside flower market and be struck anew by Bangkok's unexpected grace.

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The echinacea sold in drugstores comes in a wide range of liquids, pills, powders, and tinctures, which can be derived from some combination of the plant's root, flower, or stem.

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The delicate flower, which, appropriately, can be found in a rainbow of colors, was named after her since every time she set foot on terra firma, a field of them would instantly spring up.

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However in other media interviews given by Flower, the England assistant coach conceded "there might be an element of truth" in suggestions the team had been distracted by the fall-out between ex-captain Kevin Pietersen and former coach Peter Moores as well as the IPL auction.

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But there was a lot of work to be done, she added, to create an atmosphere in which co-operation could flower.

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