Flowers are the most beautiful creation of God. Their sight is a joy forever.

They are a subject of poetry and no Natural description is complete without

reference to flowers. Their beauty is sung by some of the best poets of the
world.

They are of various colours and hues. Even the same species of flowers exist
in several forms and tinges. They look picturesque and are a thing of beauty.
One is lost in the sight of flowers and thinks of that invincible Power which
has created them.

The sweet smell of flowers makes the air pleasant to breathe. The scent of
flowers is extracted and preserved as perfume. People apply it on their
clothes to make them sweet smelling. Water of certain flowers is sprinkled in
gatherings.

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Flowers are used in making sweet smelling hair oil. They are strung into
garlands and with certain people it is a fashion to wear sweet smelling
garlands in the evening. Flowers are offered to gods and goddesses. Some
rich people spread them near about their bed at night.

A lover offers flowers to his beloved as a token of his sweet and pure love for
her. Women love to hang them in their coiffeurs to look more attractive.
Some gentlemen hung them in the button-holes of their coats.

The late Pt. Nehru always hung a red rose in the buttonhole of his Achkin.
The bee extracts honey from flowers. Honey is a tonic and a great purifier of
blood. A bridegroom garlands his bride and she also does so in return at the
time of their first meeting just before the actual marriage ceremony.

We shower petals of flowers upon our revered leaders when they happen to
visit our city. When a great man dies, his dead body is laden with wreaths of
flowers. People shower flowers upon his bier as it is carried through the
bazars and streets as a mark of their love and re