Telephone calls would follow and, if the target was female, flowers.

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Pollen from male plants must be dusted by hand onto the flowers of female plants.

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But has since apologised and sent the female staff member a bunch of flowers.

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Every April, female silkworm farmers adorn themselves with colourful flowers made of silk or paper and make harvest offerings as part of the Silkworm Flower festival.

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