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Tri-City News Friday, February 7, 2014, A35
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Flowers & happiness IN THE GARDEN Brian Minter
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alentine’s Day is just one week away, and if you really want to make your special person happy, here is something you may find interesting. The Society of American Florists partnered with the world renowned researcher, Jeannette HavilandJones, Ph.D., of Rutgers University, on some ground-breaking research to examine the effect of flowers on human emotion and well being. Over a 10-month period, some very interesting results were discovered. Haviland-Jones and her research team found that the presence of flow-
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