GREEN GIFT BASKETS

Here are 16 facts about the color green:

1. Only one national flag is a solid color: the green flag of Libya . 2. Ancient Egyptians colored the floors of their temples green BASKET . 3. In ancient Greece , green symbolized victory. 4. In the highlands of Scotland , people wore green as a mark of honor. 5 . Green is the national color of Ireland . 6. A “ greenback ” is slang for a U.S. dollar bill. 7 . Green means “go.” When “all systems are green, ” it means everything is in order. 8. The green room of a concert hall or theater is where performers relax before going onstage. 9. The “ green -eyed monster” is jealousy. 10. A green horn is a newcomer or unsophisticated person. 11. Green is youthful. 12. Being “ green around the gills” is looking pale and sickly. 13. “ Green baskets with envy” means full of envy or jealousy. 14. A person with a “ green thumb” is good at making plants grow. 15. A green, or common, is a town park. 16. Green is a healing color, the color of nature.