Roses page 2

ROSES page 2
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'A rose is a rose is a rose' (Gertrude Stein).

And while it grows and slowly unfolds it becomes unique – each rose different from another.
‘Won’t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you’ (Sheridan)

Rose growers love them like pets and give them invented names.
We named our roses by numbers. Because:
'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet' (Shakespeare 'Romeo & Juliet')
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Some interesting rose facts can be found at https://www.perfume.com/article-the-rose
This site has also a most beautiful rose picture on its homepage (March 2019)