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Famous Quotes:

The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose. (Heda Bejar)

Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes. (Clare Ansberry)

Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. (Lewis Mumford)

To see a world in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. (William Blake)

This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet. (William Shakespeare)

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. (H. L. Mencken)

The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers. (Lewis Thomas)

Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower. (Jean Paul Richter)

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Anniversaries: One of the most popular occasions to celebrate with flowers. A dozen red roses in a vase is the classic anniversary gift. Roses of mixed colors or multi colored mixed bouquets also do the trick.

Birthday: There is no better way to say happy birthday than with roses in any color. Another great option is an assorted arrangement in a vase or basket combining flowers such as lilies, iris and tulips.

Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It has been a long tradition to send flowers at the time of bereavement. White flowers are the most common, typically roses or lilies. Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. Consult your local florists for more ideas.

The oldest fossilized imprint of the rose was left on a slate deposit found in Florissant, Colorado. It is estimated to be 35 million years old.

The rose is the official National Floral emblem of the United States. This legislation was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 7, 1986.

George Washington, our first President, was also our first U.S. rose breeder.

Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.

In 1994, over 1,200,000,000 roses were purchased by U.S. flower buyers. This works out to a per capita consumption of 4.67 roses per person.

Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.

Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic".

White roses signify spiritual love and purity.

The most popular rose holidays in the U.S. are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas.

Red roses of any hue say "I love you".

Three separate nationally conducted public opinion polls, dating from 1975-1986, found the rose to be the number-one choice of over 85% of those individuals surveyed.

Columbus discovered America because of a rose! It is written that on October 11, 1492, while becalmed in the Sargasso Sea, one of the crewmen picked a rose branch from the water. This sign of land renewed their hope for survival and gave the seafarers the courage to continue on to the New World.

Lavender roses mean love at first sight.

There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse dedicated to the production of fresh-cut roses in the U.S. One acre of greenhouse rose production in the U.S. is valued at about one million dollars, which includes the value of the plants, greenhouse structure and land.