Flower Trivia And History: The Tulip by www.sosflowers.us

Tulip Trivia By Marianna's SOS Flowers www.sosflowers.us

More than ten centuries ago, tulips grew wild in Persia, and near Kabul the Great Mogul Baber counted thirty-three different species. The word tulip is thought to be a corruption of the Turkish word for turbans. Persian poets sang its praises, and their artists rendered them so often, that all of Europe considered the tulip to be the symbol of the Ottoman Empire.

Tulips are also edible. Some cultures eat varieties tulip bulbs, and Japan makes a flour from them. The Dutch have eaten tulip bulbs when no other food was available.

Wealthy people began to purchase tulip bulbs that were gathered in Turkey by Venetian merchants. In 1610, fashionable French ladies wore corsages of tulips, and many fabrics were decorated with tulip designs. In the seventeenth century, a small bed of tulips was valued at 15,000-20,000 francs. The bulbs became a currency, and their value was quoted like stocks and shares.

Tulip-mania remained from1634-1637…almost analogous to the Dot.com bubble, people abandoned jobs, businesses, wives, homes and lovers to become tulip growers. The frenzy spread from France, through Europe to the Low Countries.

It is recorded that a Dutchman paid thirty-six bushels of wheat, seventy-two of rice, four oxen, twelve sheep, eight pigs, two barrels of wine and four of beer, two tons of butter, a thousands pounds of cheese, a bed, clothes, and a silver cup… for one Vice-Roi bulb! History does not record if it was for food or decor.

The crazed population was obsessed beyond reason. Records show one buyer paying twelve acres of land, another buyer paying with his new carriage and a dozen horses. Another well-known story was after paying for a bulb with its weight in gold, the new owner heard that a cobbler possessed the same variety. He bought the cobbler’s bulb and crushed it, to increase the value of his first bulb.

The Dutch shipped hundreds of thousands of tulip bulbs to Ottawa, Canada, after World War II to show their gratefulness to Canadian soldiers for freeing Holland from the German occupation, and for welcoming Queen Maria to reside in Ottawa while the war raged on.

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Rutgers Study On Depression/Anxiety & Flowers

The presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed, according to a recent behavioral research study conducted at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Nature provides us with a simple way to improve emotional health in a high-tech, fast-paced lifestyle.

Researchers exploring the link between flowers and life satisfaction found that:

•Flowers have an immediate effect on happiness, a universal reaction that occurs in all age groups.

•Flowers have a long-term positive effect on moods. Study participants said they felt less depressed, anxious and agitated after receiving flowers.

•Flowers make intimate connections. The presence of flowers led to increased contact with family and friends.

"Common sense tells us that flowers make us happy,” said Dr. Jeannette Haviland-Jones, professor of psychology at Rutgers and lead researcher on the study. "Now science shows us that not only do flowers make us happier than we know, they have strong positive effects on our emotional well-being.”

Popular flowers this year are pale pink or green hydrangea, fragrant peonies combined with tree ivy, and, bright, cheerful Gerbera daisies in yellow, orange, white, pink or red.

Many customers like to pick their own vase rather than order the vase with flowers and give separately; a popular one being a simple square, clear vases give a contemporary look to arrangements. Tulips or other flowers are used as fillers in place of greenery, and foam is not widely used as a base. If floral foam is needed to stabilize heavier arrangements, it is available in colors other than the once-common dark green.

It's really not necessary to spend $80 or $100 for a floral bouquet. Even quality glamorous, arrangements are available for $29 to $49. They can be delivered for an additional charge.

Professional florists help share the milestones of people's lives through flowers, and we help the sender choose the right bouquet. A seasoned florist with a web site offers flower history and trivia to allow the sender to know what the "Language Of Certain Flowers" actually means.

Flowers come from all over the world — fresh, showy flowers that will last a long time.

Plants that keep giving
"This Old House” contractor Roger Cook offers some suggestions outside of traditional cut bouquets.

"It's the height of spring, and there are gifts that have all the fragrance, variety and style of cut flowers but will come back year after year,” Cook said.

His top picks:

•Rose garden gifts. Create a rose garden gift instead of giving a bouquet of cut roses. Your local garden center can provide you with everything you need for a beginner's rose garden.

•Ivy. For this nice, low-maintenance option, choose from indoor and outdoors varieties with lush green leaves for a clean, fresh look.

•Herb garden. Create your custom-picked herbs. Imagine what your mom likes to cook and eat, and go from there.

•Geraniums. These are bright and beautiful in red, coral or white. You can fill hanging baskets or pots.

Marianna's SOS Flowers co-owner Rick London says that red or pink roses remain an all time
favorite, but close runners-up include irises, tulips, carnations and geraniums.

SOSFlowers.US Adds Ruth London's Gourmet Coffee Gift Baskets To Inventory

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May 17, 2007

For Immediate Release

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E-entrepreneur Rick London of Hot Springs, Arkansas announced today that Marianna's

SOS Flowers has added Ruth London's Exquisite Coffees Gift Baskets to their inventory.

The flower delivery service is a one-of-a-kind in that it offers 24/7 365 same day delivery

service or roses, irises, tulips, sunflowers, and many other genres, (generally delivered within

3-6 hours of service).

SOS Flowers has a toll-free customer service number 800-565-6057 or email at

info@sosflowers.us.

The service is available nationwide and guarantees it's same day delivery service. Customers

may order online using any major credit card or Paypal.

Marianna's SOS Flowers also delivers any day (or night) of the week, but specializes in

after-hours, holidays, Saturdays and Sundays same-day-service.

Founders Rick London and Michael Lvovich say that too their knowledge, no other

floral delivery service offers this.

Unlike the flowers, delivered same day, the coffee gift baskets are expedited by

mail, Fedex, UPS, or DHL (the customer's choice) but will arrive in one to two days if

requested.

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Marianna's SOS flowers was founded (like so many businesses) merely by accident. Co-owner

Rick London-Stetelman (Rick London) received a call from his girlfriend from Los Angeles in the

summer of

2006. (London is well-known on the Internet for owning one of the largest if not the largest

cartoon properties Londons Times Cartoons). www.londonstimes.us

His "better half" was frantic. It was her beloved niece, Marianna, living in North Carolina, and

Rosy, a busy lawyer, simply forgot the date. She called Rick in a bit of a panic.

“It is past noon, we have to call every florist in their town and surely one will deliver”. But it

was not to be. They called hundreds of florists, possibly every one in the vicinity.

Suddenly a light bulb went off and with a little legwork and technological ingenuity, London

found a way to deliver top quality FTD flowers in a refrigerated truck to Marianna.

A few weeks later, after London discovered this streamlined method, he had talks with the

persons who really made it happen. He briefly discussed that it might make a wonderful

business, that is, flowers 24/7 including holidays.

London put it on the back burner.

But it kept coming back.

Then he briefly mentioned it to a good friend, a real estate investor on the west coast, Mike

Lvovich, who felt also it might be a viable business and was willing to give it a shot.

London, known to love research, found a way to streamline and deliver the freshest flowers

whether it be Saturday at midnight, or same day for the Christmas dinner table.

Marianna's SOS (Same Day Delivery On Sundays And Holidays) was born in Hot Springs,

Arkansas with the help of Mike Lvovich in Los Angeles, Ca.

No more worry of forgetting a birthday, an anniversary, or any other occasion. Remember it,

make a toll-free call or order online at www.sosflowers.us and the flowers will be there within

hour, delivered in a refrigerated truck with white-gloved delivery persons.

Nobody else in the United States offers this service. We hope it is a solution to your problem.

We know it has been for us, and it was worth every penny to find a way to get the flowers to the

right person at the right time. No more worry about forgetfulness of dates and then

remembering them on the same day.

Mariann's SOS Flowers is the answer to your emergency last minute floral needs.

Our 800 number is open 24/7. You may order any time, ahead of time, or that same day, even

Sundays and holidays.

As of today, we only deliver on weekends and holidays but you may call the same day and your

order will arrive in perfect condition, guaranteed. Thanks for thinking of us (even if you forgot

that special day!) We extend our thanks to everyone who tries Marianna's SOS Flowers. We will

bend over backwards to make it an experience the recipient will not forget for a long time (if

ever). Even if it is 3 am The flowers will arrive.

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1-800-565-6057