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Show EVERY FLOWER I I HAS A STORY I ALL ITS OWN I THE ROSE. The rose Is tho queen of love and beauty. It Is the most eloquent of all In the language of flowers- The red rose Is a token of lovo and the white Mm of purity A moss rosebud Is a con- iH fi-sslon of love while a roseleaf says, LB "You may hope." A white rose says "I am worthy of you," and the yel-low yel-low rose asks "Are you Jealous''" A Roman custom was to paint a rose on the celling of the banquet hall, signifying that what was told at .M the feast was not to be repeated The 'M expression, sub rosa, originated from this custom. ROSE AND NIGHTINGALE. The Persians tell a story ubout the rose and the nightingale. One day W all the birds appeared before King Solomon, who understood their lan-gauge, lan-gauge, to accuse the nightingale of disturbing their slumber. The nightingale nightin-gale explained that the rose waited for his song to come forth from the bud and that he loved the rose so j much that he could not wait to see the beautiful flower unfold. He was acquitted und ever since thon. the song of the nightingale is heard In the summer night. oo |