My brother sent me a bouquet following my car accident, but I could have cried when they arrived as they were well past their best. The bouquet comprised white roses - outer leaves brown. White stock - limp and unattractive, green chrysanthemums - also going brown at the edges and several sprigs of green foliage which were also limp. I wouldn't take a bouquet like this to my worst enemy. The cut end of the stalks was really brown, as though they had been sitting around for a couple of days. It would upset my brother to know how awful these flowers were, and of course I shan't tell him, but I'm telling you that I was very upset when I got them.