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In order to keep potted plant leaves clean, florists should:

• Water with a sprayer hose in the store

• Use leaf shine regularly

• None of the above

• Wipe leaves with a soft damp towel

A design that uses a complementary color scheme is one that:

• Uses colors that are opposite to one another on the color wheel.

• Uses flowers in various tints and shades of one color.

• Uses colors closely related to one another on the color wheel.

• Combines all colors.

Japanese style of floral arrangement is known as:

• Yin

• Ikebana

• Yen

• Ikenobo

A 'stretched' plant is one that:

• Is a vine

• Produces flowers beyond its natural flowering time

• Has taken too long to reach marketable size

• Has grown excessively long stems

To insure blue color in hydrangeas, you would:

• Expose the crop to short days and cool nights

• Fertilize with aluminum sulfate

• Fertilize with magnesium sulfate

• Raise the pH level in the soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

When cutting roses to use indoors or to remove spent blossoms:

• Cut directly below the first strong, three-leaflet leaf

• Cut directly below the first strong, five-leaflet leaf

• Make the cut above the first strong, three-leaflet leaf

• Do not leave at least two good leaves of the stem

The function (s) of floral preservatives is (are) to:

• Supply a bactericide

• Provide a sugar

• Acidify the solution

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The principle of total compatibility of all parts of an arrangement with each other is termed:

• Texture

• Proportion

• Rhythm

• Harmony

To create a strong focal point, a designer should _______ at the focal point.

• Space the flowers farther apart

• Place flowers closer together

• Use flowers with a bright camera

• Use right buds so the flowers will last longer and make a more dramatic effect.

The hook method of wiring for floral arrangements is used for _______.

• Flat headed flowers

• Delicate flowers

• Tubular flowers

• Roses