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A rose by any other name:History of chosen flower predates man
By JAN HAMPTON
Managing Editor
"The Rose distills a heallna
balm
The beating pulse of pain to
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B.C.
The rose has a long, enduring
history which dates back to the
time when dinosaurs roamed the
earth.
Paleobotanists have proved that
the rose flourished on earth at least
60 million years ago during the
Eocene Epoch. In comparison, man
did not arrive on the scene until
700,000 years ago.
Scientists believe the rose hasf
survived the ages because of ita
thorns. Plant eating dinosaurs andl
other animals found munching on]
the rose a bit disagreeable. Thus itl
was left to survive and grow.
Roses were cultivated by the
Chinese as early as the Shen Nung
dynasty in 2737-2697 B.C.
The Greeks adored roses. In the
writings of Homer, he used their
color to paint the rising of the sun
in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Herodotus, the Greek "father of
history" in the fifth century B.C.
mentioned the fragrant roses that
grew in Macedonia.
"Would Jove appoint some /lower
to reign,
In matchless beauty on the plain.
The Rose (mankind will all agree)
The Rose the queen of flowers\
should be."
Alexander the Great, the King of
Macedonia from 336 B.C. to 327
B.C. is credited with introducing
roses into Europe.
Several Biblical references sing
the glory of roses. King Solomon
wrote, " Let us crown ourselves
with rose buds before they be with
ered."
In the Song of Solomon, it was
written, "I am the rose of Sharon
and Lily of the Valleys." In the
book of Ecclesiasucus ( authored
700 years later) it says in one pas- ]
sage, "I was exalted like a palm tree!
in Engaddi and as a rose plant at
Jericho. Harken unto me, ye holy
children and bud forth as a rose
growing by the brook of the field."
In India, a legend was told about
the beautiful fragrance of the rose.
It goes as follows: "Once there was
a simple, ordinary lump of clay on
the potter’s wheel. It lived a dull
existence. But one day, the lump of
clay took on a new air and an ap
pearance of beauty. "What are
thou?" the potter asked the clay. ”1
am but a lump of clay but I was
placed beside a rose and I caught its
fragrance,"the lump of clay said.
Egyptians placed roses in the
tombs of their loved ones. A
Pharaoh's tomb which was discov
ered in 1888 revealed a wreath of
withered roses inside. They had
been placed there 1700 years before.
The Romans learned how to
make roses bloom in winter by
growing them in hot houses in
which warm water was circulated
through earthenware pipes.
Roman Emperor Nero spent
$150,000 for roses alone when he
threw a party held in the gulf of
Baiae.
The notorious Cleopatra spread
Caring for
roses can be
a challenge
By JAN HAMPTON
Managing Editor
It is best to be picky when
choosing rose bushes.
"Sometimes bargain roses just
don't pan out," Hershel Jones, a
plant specialist at the University of
Georgia said. "Reputable nurseries
sell two year old field grown roses,
ones that promise to be sturdy."
Roses are divided into different
grades. The grades are based on the
number of stems a plant has and the
length of the stems.
A hybrid tea rose has three or
more stems, 18 inches or longer
and the plant branches no more than
three inches from the bud union.
Floribunda has three or more
stems, 15 inches or longer.
Climbers have the same
characteristics as Floribunda except
the stems should be 24 inches long.
Roses need six hours of sun ev
ery day. The morning sun is more
favorable since it helps dry off
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rose petals throughout a banquet
hall to honor her lover, Marc
Antony.
The Roman Sybarite claimed he
could not sleep if any rose petals
were curled on his bed.
Because of Roman extravagances
with roses, early Christians
shunned the flower and associated it
with depravity.
Pliny, a Roman botanist, de
scribed 12 varieties in his writings.
During the Dark Ages in 1690,
14 varieties of roses were chroni
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cled. This number held constant
until 1799, when 39 varieties were
recorded. By 1832, the number had
grown to 205.
Empress Josephine is responsible
for a renaissance of the rose in
1804. She took great care to culti
vate a supreme rose garden at her
palace garden at the Chateau of
Malmaison.
Today's mpdem rose can trace its
ancestory back to four unrelated
wild roses: the Cabbage and
Provence rose which came from
Asia in 1596; the China or Bengal
rose which came from central China
in 1768 and the tea rose which
came from southern China in 1810.
Early American settlers found
wild roses growing .in America.
Captain John Charles Fremont
who explored the west wrote in his
diary, "Everywhere the rose is met
with and reminds us of cultivated
gardens and civilization. It is scat
tered over the prairies in small
bouquets and when glittering in the
dew and swaying in the pleasant
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breeze of early morning, is the
most beautiful of the prairie flow
ers."
When coming back to Pennsyl
vania from his trip to England,
William Penn was sure to include
18 rose bushes in his luggage.
The flowers were also a favorite
of George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson.
In 1800, Mrs. John Adams
established what is still today one
of the most famous spots at the
White Kouse-the rose garden.
Journal
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson shared
Adams love for the rose and made
the rose garden larger with a wider
assortment of varieties during her
stay at America's most famous
home.
Until 1900 there weren’t any yel
low hybrid roses. However, today
rose fanciers can find an endless
supply of colors and varieties from
which to choose.
The future looks bright for the
ageless rose, the enduring flower of
the ages.