Love-in-a-mist is a flower that speaks to "perplexity" (Language of Flowers, Kate Greenaway). Misty eyes, misty memories, and bewilderment are eternally linked to love. Yet mist, which is comprised of water particles 50 to 100 microns in diameter, is exceptionally functional. It is used in agriculture to promote plant propagation and in lumber drying kilns to temper wood. Mist is used to spread small amounts of mosquito-combatting chemicals into the air and to cool potentially reactive or combustible surfaces.
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