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But, did she uncover these facts about roses, one of the world's most treasured flowers? * Egyptian Queen Cleopatra's palace is said to have been carpeted in rose petals. * Confucius had his own library of books on how to care for roses-there were at least 600 rose books in it! * Shakespeare's writings refer to roses more than 50 times. * The world's oldest living rose, still growing on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral of Germany, is believed to be 1,000 years old! * Roman mythology says that white roses bloomed where Venus' tears landed as she grieved for her son Adonis. * Another Roman myth holds Cupid responsible for the thorny stems of roses, saying that he accidentally loosed an arrow into a rose garden when he was stung by a bee. The arrow caused thorns to grow. Later, when Venus walked through the garden and her foot was struck by a thorn, it is said that her blood turned the roses red. * New York's state flower is the rose. * Legend has it that a Roman beauty named Rhodanthe was so sought after by a multitude of amorous suitors that she sought hiding in her friend Diana's temple. Diana became jealous of the attention Rhodanthe was receiving, so when Rhodanthe's suitors broke down the door, Diana turned Rhodanthe to a rose and her suitors to thorns. * A vibrant orange-red rose bears the name of a well-known country music singer and songwriter-Dolly Parton. * Greek Mythology holds goddess Aphrodite responsible for naming the rose. * Rose hips have more vitamin C than almost any fruit or vegetable. * The rose is the National Floral Emblem of the U.S. * French explorer Samuel deChamplain is credited with bringing cultivated roses to North America. * Fossilized roses dating back 40 million years have been discovered. * Josephine, the wife of Napoleon, grew more than 250 varieties of roses. * June is National Rose Month in the U.S. Perhaps it is the rose's gorgeous bloom that has captured the attention of people throughout the ages, or maybe it's the myths, legends, and history of the flower that keeps us interested. Whatever the case may be, Madonna was wise to choose roses for the title of her book-if she's fortunate, her book will remain a part of our culture for as long as the rose has. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wesley Berry is member of the American Academy of Floriculture (AAF) and President of Wesley Berry Flowers, a successful multi-million dollar floral business that was established in 1946. As a major sponsor of http://www.local-library.com and http://www.Localschoolfinder.com , Wesley Berry has worked hard on behalf of improving literacy. Visit Wesley Berry Flowers on the web at http://www.800wesleys.com . --- END ARTICLE --- Get HTML or TEXT Copy-and-Paste Versions Of This Article at: http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/db/b/rose-trivia.shtml#get_code ..................................... 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