Ria Leonard (left), scientific lab manager in environmental horticulture research for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and Andrew Macnish (right), post-doctoral researcher with the same department, examine the size and health of three-week-old roses in a UF greenhouse on Feb. 10, 2006. They are part of a group studying the longevity of cut flowers with a goal of extending it.

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