FLOWER CARE N HANDLING

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Across
  1. 2. lack of__
  2. 4. ships by air or truck to wholesalers
  3. 7. receives flowers from brokers and growers; conditions flowers and sells to retail florists
  4. 8. add__solution to water after harvesting plant material
  5. 9. use a __ or an acidifier
  6. 13. given with growth ___
  7. 14. Stem diameter and ___
  8. 15. used to inhibit___growth
  9. 16. receives flowers from wholesalers and local growers; conditions flowers and sells and delivers flowers to consumers
  10. 17. receives large quantities from foreign countries and domestic growers
  11. 19. improve ___ during shipping & storage to extend the ultimate vase life of the flowers
  12. 20. naturally occurring plant hormone
Down
  1. 1. harvest flowers and ship them to an auction
  2. 3. cut__ off the bottom of the stems
  3. 5. conditioning in which fresh cut plant material is in a particular solution for a certain time
  4. 6. angle cut the plant stem at a__ using a knife
  5. 10. receives flowers as a gift or purchases them for personal enjoyment
  6. 11. ___of the stem to absorb water
  7. 12. __ immediately upon flowers arrival
  8. 18. outer cells surrounding cut that dry out-preventing uptake