The three critical responsibilities of a manager in a flower shop include all of the following except 

• Controlling the buying, use, and sale of products
• Advertising and networking the shop
• Oversee the flow of money into and out of the business
• Supervise people

The most important cut flower crops in the US are: 

• Gladiolus, orchids, gardenia
•  Mum, rose, carnation
• Rose, snapdragon, gladiolus
• Carnation, rose, orchid

All of the following processes will help speed the opening of buds, except 

• Placing stems in water with bud opening solutions
• Stems should be placed in an environment with 60-80% humidity 
• Stems should be placed in warm temperatures between 70-80 degrees
• Misting stems with cold water 

Hydrangeas are forced for the following holidays:  

• Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day
• Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day
• Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day
• Secretary's Day, Sweetest Day, President's Day 

An organism capable of causing a disease is called: 

• A cambium
• An enzyme
• A pathogen
• A systemic

The term "texture", as it applies to plants, includes such adjectives as: 

• Entire, serrate, and lobed
• Smooth, fuzzy and spiny
• Corymb, umbel and panicle 
• Fine, medium and coarse 

Which of the following describes a good plant watering practice?  

• Allowing water to penetrate throughout the pot
• Waiting until plant leaves wilt to water
• Allowing the plant to stand in water
• Keeping soil constantly wet 

Mass marketing is the sale of floral products: 

• In large discount stores
• All of these
•  In high-traffic locations
• In the supermarkets

The reason for putting irregularly shaped stones or broken pieces of pottery into the bottom of a pot containing flowering plants is:  

• It helps the soil to drain after being watered
• They allow the roots to grow out of the bottom of the pot 
• Its just an old tradition passed down from person to person and does not help the plants
• They let air into the pot from the bottom 

Potted plants can be dressed up to add value to an order by using all of the following, except.  

• cellophane
• baskets
• speed covers
• polyfoil or florists' foil