Flower ID and Processing

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Across
  1. 2. process of converting nutrients, water, carbon dioxide and sunlight into foods for plants
  2. 3. small blooms or clusters of flowers used to add depth and fullness to an arrangement; completes arrangement
  3. 6. process in which cut flowers and foliages have been tested to extend their
  4. 9. also known as scientific name
  5. 12. citric acid solution which causes flowers to rapidly take up water to prevent dehydration after flowers have been dry packed
  6. 13. include species of plants placed and cared for indoors or outdoors
  7. 16. cutting flower stems properly and providing proper treatment at any stage of the distribution process
  8. 18. shipment of flowers out of water; also referred to as dry stored
  9. 19. flowers used to establish the skeleton; outline height, width and form of an arrangement; usually a long stem with a single bloom
  10. 20. subdivision of family in the classification of organisms
  11. 22. subdivision of genus in the classification of organisms
  12. 23. Latin for the genus and species of a specific plant which individually identifies the
  13. 24. process of plants losing water through stomata in their leaves
Down
  1. 1. single stem with large rounded heads used inside or along lines established by line flowers in an arrangement
  2. 4. cell process in which stored food reserves are converted to useful energy for the plant
  3. 5. supplies, methods and materials which designers use to place and hold flowers and foliage in an arrangement
  4. 7. used to extend the shelf life of the flowers by lowering the water pH
  5. 8. used to create focal point; usually possess unusual and distinctive shapes
  6. 10. used as a group or individually in floral arrangements to add depth and cover the mechanics of an arrangement; also referred to as greenery
  7. 11. inability of water to enter the stem; also referred to as stem blockage
  8. 14. chemical compound most commonly found in a gaseous state which decreases the shelf life of cut flowers by causing them to wilt rapidly
  9. 15. length of life of cut floral materials after being received by the customer
  10. 17. division of one bacterium into two daughter cells; increases when foliage is present below the water level
  11. 21. amount of light received on a plant surface