A daisy is a mix of two flowers called a disk floret and a white ray floret. The ray florets are at the periphery and the disk florets are at the center. It is the arrangement of these florets that gives it an appearance of a single flower. This arrangement on daisy is a type of inflorescence known as a capitulum.
Robert M. Gates, the president of the Boy Scouts of America and former secretary of defense, called on Thursday to end the Scoutsâ ban on gay adult leaders, warning the groupâs executives that âwe must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be.â.
Lone Scouting provides a way for boys 8 to 10 years old to be Cub Scouts and those 11 to 17 to be Boy Scouts, with the help and guidance of an adult Lone Scout friend and counselor, usually a parent. The BSA has an estimated 400 Lone Scouts, including a few in other countries, Fruehan says.