Floral Design Area 22-23

The production and marketing of floral crops is known as

• floriculture
• viticulture
• olericulture
• pomology

The material and color of a floral container affects its visual weight. Which of the following containers would appear the lightest weight visually?

• pastel porcelain vase
• navy-colored pottery vase
• cast iron vase
• clear vase with thick glass

Which of the following methods used by florists to keep individual stems from faling out of place in a clear glass container can add bacterial build-up and should only be used on short-term displays?

• stones
• grids
• interlaced stems
• floral foam

___ are the best tool for cutting stems because they make clean cuts and not pinch the stem's water-conducting vessels

• floral knives
• floral shears
• floral snips
• multipurpose shears

The pin used to secure a body flower onto the groom at a wedding is called a

• boutonniere pin
• greening pin
• anchor pin
• t-pin

Which type of wire would best be used when creating garlands?

• paddle wire
• paper-covered wire
• cut wire
• chenille stems

Which of the following tools may be used to curl and crimp wires for special effects in arrangements

• needle-nose pliers
• pruners
• sheras
• picks

Identify the term used for the part of the stem indicated in Figure 1.

• node
• sepal
• meristem
• rhizome

The term ___ refers to both the objects and methods that are used to fix materials in place

• mechanics
• grade
• condition
• device

Fresh floral foam is hydrated by the ___ method.

• free-float
• full submersion
• hypersaturation
• hydro-misting