[pbs] Bulbs and Bouquets
James Waddick
jwaddick at kc.rr.com
Sat Jun 17 11:14:15 EDT 2006
Dear Judy;
I agree with Kelly that the answers are more anthropological
than horticultural. Even birds and lower primates are attracted to
bright colors Maybe it is in the genome. I suspect some brightly
colored flowers ended up in a pile in a cave or around a camp fire
with the gathered bulbs and roots for dinner and set aside.
Which came first the bouquet or the vase? Just joking.
Best Jim W.
> > Does anyone have any idea of when
>> posies were first brought indoors? Curiouser and curiouser.
>
>I don't know, however, I'm sure the early cavepeople (aka
>cavemen) brought 'em in. I do wonder when they started
>keeping them in water:-).
> Flower Power is as Old as Flowers, KellyO
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