Floral 2008 Flashcards
All foliage plants must be __________ prior to installing in an interior area.
Acclimated
Three types of designs found in American flower arranging are line-mass, mastoid and lunar.
False
The most influential and important person in all the ancient arts of China was __________.
Hsieh Ho
Confucius taught that real enjoyment consists of __________ and __________.
Simplicity, contemplation
Good mineral or garden soils have about _____ percent of pore space.
50
True bulbs are classified as tunicate or non-tunicate.
True
Bird-of-Paradise is a common name, what is the Genus-Species?
Strelizia reginae
The Easter Lily crop is difficult to grow because……….?
Easter falls on a different date each year
The Retail Florist business has been in existence for over _____ years.
100
The width of an arrangement is less than __________ the height, except in a horizontal (centerpiece) design.
Twice
Odd numbers should be used in arrangements when fewer than _____ flowers of one kind are used.
10
_________ is a term used to describe the practices that get bulbs to grow and produce flowers.
Forcing
Green plants do not have the ability to produce their own food.
False
A tunicate bulb has a dry, papery covering called a __________.
Tunic
Humans breathe _____ and release _____. Plants use _____ and release _____.
O2, CO2, CO2, O2
Foliage plants are __________ and __________ plants, either woody or herbaceous(non-woody), that are successfully grown indoors.
Tropical, subtropical
__________ is the art and science of selecting, placing and maintaining plants to improve and enhance the appearance of the indoor environment
Interiorscaping
__________ is the art and science of selecting, placing and maintaining plants to improve and enhance the appearance of the indoor environment.
Interiorscaping
__________ is the unit of illumination that equals the light of one candle at a distance of one foot.
Foot-candle
Double potting is the act of placing a pot next to an identical pot with the same plant and displaying the two pots together.
False
The interpretation of Chinese flower arrangements deal with three important principles: the art of contemplation as practiced by Confucius, the principle of the preservation of life as taught by Buddhism, and the floral symbolism which has developed as a form of folklore.
true
The Oriental country best known for its floral art is __________.
Japan
__________ is a greenhouse designed for the display of plants.
Conservatory
The importance of the growing medium rests with four basic functions, they are as follows; holds water for plant use, provides nutrients for the plant, permits the exchange of gases of gases to and from the plant roots, and provides __________ for the plant.
Support
