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| Cambridge Florist Listing | | Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It | | Some people get angry because God put |
| Malden Florist Listing | | has been a long tradition to send flowers at | | thorns on roses, while others praise him for |
| Quincy Florist Listing | | the time of bereavement. White flowers are | | putting roses among thorns. |
| Revere Florist Listing | | the most common, typically roses or lilies. | | |
| Saugus Florist Listing | | Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. | | Just living is not enough, said the Butterfly. |
| Somerville Florist Listing | | Consult your local florists for more ideas. | | One must have sunshine, freedom, and a |
| | | | | little flower. |
| | | Anniversaries: One of the most popular | | |
| | | occasions to celebrate with flowers. A dozen | | Flowers are the sweetest things God ever |
| | | red roses in a vase is the classic anniversary | | made and forgot to put a soul into. |
| | | gift. Roses of mixed colors or multi colored | | |
| | | mixed bouquets also do the trick. | | Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and |
| | | | | calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. |
| | | Bridal white means happy love. | | |
| | | | | What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to |
| | | The rose is the state flower selected by | | humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; |
| | | Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and | | but, scattered along life's pathway, the good |
| | | the District of Columbia. | | they do is inconceivable. |
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| | | George Washington, our first President, was | | It is not growing like a tree in bulk doth make |
| | | also our first U.S. rose breeder. | | man better be; Or standing long an oak, |
| | | | | three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, |
| | | The oldest fossilized imprint of the rose was | | bald, and sere, A lily of a day is fairer in May |
| | | left on a slate deposit found in Florissant, | | Although it fall and die that night, It was the |
| | | Colorado. It is estimated to be 35 million | | plant of flower and light, In small proportions |
| | | years old. | | we just beauties see; And in short measures, |
| | | | | life may perfect be. |
| | | The rose is the official National Floral | | |
| | | emblem of the United States. This legislation | | Good taste is the flower of good sense. |
| | | was signed into law by President Ronald | | |
| | | Reagan on October 7, 1986. | | Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it |
| | | | | takes time - we haven't time - and to see |
| | | In 1994, over 1,200,000,000 roses were | | takes time, like to have a friend takes time. |
| | | purchased by U.S. flower buyers. This works | | |
| | | out to a per capita consumption of 4.67 | | |
| | | roses per person. | | |
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