Ohana Gingergrass Bamboo Scrub, from the line Red Flower, may not be pretty (overlook its resemblance to dirt) but the crushed bamboo is both gentle and effective in sloughing off dead skin, while the ginger and bergamot work to increase circulation.

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Mr Mitterrand may regard Mr Mabanckou as an exotic flower in France's literary garland, but the author is convinced that metropolitan France is no longer the centre of French literature.

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Another potential duel: TNT Post Group in Europe, which Flower says both UPS and FedEx may go after.

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The Romans celebrated Flora, the flower goddess around the first of May.

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Finishing touches are now being made to Leeds City Council's entry for the 2011 Chelsea Flower Show which starts on 24 May.

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Onions, 26, impressed against the West Indies in May and is widely tipped to make Andy Flower's squad to face Australia later this summer.

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In May, three specimens held at Kew Gardens in London burst into flower.

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At Le Domaine de Manon, outside of the Grasse city limits, tours of flower fields are given during the harvest, which is generally May for roses and August through mid-October for jasmine.

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Gough may not play every match because of the knee problem that saw him retire from Test cricket last year, but Flower still expects him to make an impact.

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