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| Howard Johnson Altoona | | Bridal white means happy love. | | Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing |
| Ankeny Florist Listing | | | | people together, drawing them from their |
| Des Moines Florist Listing | | George Washington, our first President, was | | homes. |
| | | also our first U.S. rose breeder. | | |
| | | | | Flowers are the sweetest things God ever |
| | | There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse | | made and forgot to put a soul into. |
| | | dedicated to the production of fresh-cut | | |
| | | roses in the U.S. One acre of greenhouse | | Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. |
| | | rose production in the U.S. is valued at about | | |
| | | one million dollars, which includes the value | | To see a world in a Grain of Sand, And a |
| | | of the plants, greenhouse structure and land. | | Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the |
| | | | | palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. |
| | | Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It | | |
| | | has been a long tradition to send flowers at | | This bud of love, by summer's ripening |
| | | the time of bereavement. White flowers are | | breath, May prove a beauteous flower when |
| | | the most common, typically roses or lilies. | | next we meet. |
| | | Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. | | |
| | | Consult your local florists for more ideas. | | A cynic is a man who, when he smells |
| | | | | flowers, looks around for a coffin. |
| | | Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty. | | |
| | | | | Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a |
| | | The rose is native to the United States. | | fragrance as before a storm. When a storm |
| | | | | approaches thee, be as fragrant as a |
| | | Orange say "I am fascinated and | | sweet-smelling flower. |
| | | enthusiastic". | | |
| | | | | God gave us memory that we might have |
| | | About 60% of the roses grown in the U.S. | | roses in December. |
| | | are produced in California. | | |
| | | | | The most precious gift we can offer others is |
| | | The rose is the official National Floral | | our presence. When mindfulness embraces |
| | | emblem of the United States. This legislation | | those we love, they will bloom like flowers. |
| | | was signed into law by President Ronald | | |
| | | Reagan on October 7, 1986. | | It matters not what goal you seek Its secret |
| | | | | here reposes: You've got to dig from week to |
| | | | | week To get Results or Roses. |
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