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True or false? Tick the correct column.

TFDaisies have a central white disc floretIt is a very

popular flower which grows in parks, fields and
Daisies are very popular flowers. balconies.
They are very decorative. Their petals are long, white and thin
The flower and the plant have the They only blossom in Winter
same name. They have a yellow disc The plant and the flower didn’t have the same
floret surrounded by long thin white name
petals. Romans didn’t know these flowers
Daisies are herbaceous plants
what can reach between forty and sixty
cm high
They blossom from Spring until
the beginning of Winter.
Daisies grow wild in the field but
we can find them in flowerpots and
window boxes.
In ancient Rome, the surgeons who
accompanied Roman legions into battle
ordered their slaves to pick sacks full of
daisies in order to extract their juice.

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TFRose is known as the “ princess ”

of the flowers
Rose is considered the “queen” They are the most sold flowers.
of the flowers and it is the most sold Rose is the real name of the plant
flower in the florist’s . They only blossom in Summer
The plant is called rosebush, the All the roses have the same size
flower is the rose and the fruit is a fleshy Romans didn’t know these flowers
berry which contains many small seeds.
They blossom all over the year.
There is a wide variety of them.
Roses do not only vary their colour, they
can have a different number of petals
and even you can find big, medium, small
o very tiny roses.
From them we can get oils for
perfumery or medicinal and gastronomic
uses. Romans already knew these
flowers : they have blossomed since
Stone Age