The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
- Thomas Jefferson
Thou cannot stir a flower
Without troubling a star.
- Francis Thompson
The rose that lives its little hour
Is prized beyond the sculptured flower.
- Bryant
The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love,
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
- John Boyle O’Reilly