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| | | Bridal white means happy love. | | I hope that while so many people are out |
| | | | | smelling the flowers, someone is taking the |
| | | The most popular rose holidays in the U.S. | | time to plant some. |
| | | are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and | | |
| | | Christmas. | | Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and |
| | | | | calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. |
| | | Red roses of any hue say "I love you". | | |
| | | | | This bud of love, by summer's ripening |
| | | Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty. | | breath, May prove a beauteous flower when |
| | | | | next we meet. |
| | | Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It | | |
| | | has been a long tradition to send flowers at | | Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing |
| | | the time of bereavement. White flowers are | | people together, drawing them from their |
| | | the most common, typically roses or lilies. | | homes. |
| | | Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. | | |
| | | Consult your local florists for more ideas. | | Just living is not enough, said the Butterfly. |
| | | | | One must have sunshine, freedom, and a |
| | | George Washington, our first President, was | | little flower. |
| | | also our first U.S. rose breeder. | | |
| | | | | A thorn defends the rose, harming only those |
| | | Anniversaries: One of the most popular | | who would steal the blossom. |
| | | occasions to celebrate with flowers. A dozen | | |
| | | red roses in a vase is the classic anniversary | | In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the |
| | | gift. Roses of mixed colors or multi colored | | sweetness of the rose depends upon the |
| | | mixed bouquets also do the trick. | | name it bears. Things are not only what they |
| | | | | are. They are, in very important respects, |
| | | White roses signify spiritual love and purity. | | what they seem to be. |
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| | | The rose is the state flower selected by | | To see a world in a Grain of Sand, And a |
| | | Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and | | Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the |
| | | the District of Columbia. | | palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. |
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| | | Birthday: There is no better way to say | | He is happiest who hath power to gather |
| | | happy birthday than with roses in any color. | | wisdom from a flower. |
| | | Another great option is an assorted | | |
| | | arrangement in a vase or basket combining | | |
| | | flowers such as lilies, iris and tulips. | | |
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