Roses

Roses are Treasured for Many Reasons: their enchanting beauty and sweet fragrance, their fascinating history, their rich symbolic power, and their value as the most versatile of garden plants. Fossils of roses estimated to be between three and twenty-three million years old have been found in such diverse locations as Bulgaria, France, Germany, the western United States, China, and Japan. Ancient societies as varied as the locations in which rose fossils have been found, such as Egypt, Persia, and Rome, recognized the evocative power of this flower in their creation myths. From the earliest stories to modern-day romance, the rose is one of the most rich and pervasive symbols in painting, literature, and popular culture.Harkness, Peter is the author of 'Roses' with ISBN 9780810956247 and ISBN 0810956241.