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Roses The rose has always been valued
for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. The ancient
Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of
love referred to as Aphrodite and Venus. In Rome a wild rose would
be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters
were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means
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