| Flowers have been part of natures beauty for | | | | Flowers have also been used as body decorations |
| many thousands of years. Flowers have been | | | | through out the ages not just during the sixties |
| used medicinally for many years, and some | | | | and early seventies. Flowers also have special |
| flowers, their roots, and leaves are still used in | | | | meaning associated with them which has been |
| pharmaceutical application such as deadly | | | | very popular during the middle ages and Victorian |
| nightshade by common name is belladonna atropa | | | | era. Victorian folk lore had a lot of faith in flowers |
| and is common wild flower although poisonous it is | | | | hence the saying "he loves me, he loves me not" |
| used for medicinal purposes by pharmaceutical | | | | Think about when you were a child and you went |
| manufactures all over the world. Flowers are also | | | | tromping through the forest and stumbled on |
| used in natural healing for their medicinal healing | | | | some daisys and their happened to be a fairy ring |
| properties. Such as dandelion for an astringent, | | | | close by if lore has been passed down through |
| prunes for constipation, red raspberry leaves to | | | | your family your parent or grandparent would |
| bring on menses. Anyone who is interested in | | | | have told you to pick a daisy and make a wish on |
| flower and herb lore can find information in any | | | | it before laying in the fairy ring as a gift to the |
| alchemy publication. A good source of information | | | | fairies. Flowers have been used in nature religions |
| for beginners is at your local Co Op, health food | | | | for thousands of years as well. Flowers in recipes |
| stores are another place to look, your local library | | | | which you eat are now considered a delectable |
| or bookstore can also show you to books that | | | | salad item especially at a very expensive |
| can teach you how to use flowers and herbs in | | | | restaurant. I was very surprised when I had seen |
| everyday life. Flowers have been used for | | | | a salad served with flowers because most of the |
| decoration for thousands of years as well today | | | | people I had known had no idea people could even |
| we think of flowers as a gesture of love or | | | | eat flowers. Most people thought they were gross |
| friendship. We enjoy flowers and their scent from | | | | and couldn't imagine them as food. There are so |
| out gardens and flower beds. We think of flowers | | | | many different ways flowers have played a part |
| during weddings, funerals, and other special | | | | in history and in the world its hard to even think |
| occasions. | | | | of all the ways. Next time you walking through |
| We also use flowers to decorate our homes in | | | | the park or your yard take notice how your |
| special arrangements whether the flowers are silk | | | | flowers are homes for spiders. I know your think |
| or real. Flowers are also used in many different | | | | yuck... but those spiders eat harmful insects in |
| crafts. Ancients from all over the world have | | | | your yard. So in the delicate balance of life even |
| used flowers as paint or ink. Flowers have been | | | | flowers have their place. |
| used to dye material, yarn, thread, even wool. | | | | |