THE STORY OF THE MODERN ROSE 17 



The Rose is the one flower whose name is common 

 to the polyglot people of this land. In English, 

 French, German, Danish, and Norwegian its name is 

 Rose; in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and 

 Latin it is Rosa; in Swedish it is Ros, in Dutch Roos, 

 in Bohemian Ruze, in Hungarian Rozsa and in Greek 

 Rhodon. Is not this both remarkable and significant? 

 It is the national flower of one great race, but it is 

 loved by all and is the monopoly of no one race nor 

 creed. In one internecine war it was used as an 

 emblem by opposing factions. In this country's 

 Civil War the Cherokee Rose was often planted as a 

 memorial on the graves of fallen heroes by their 

 surviving comrades. And to-day, the sight of the 

 white flowers of this Rose wells up from the heart 

 of many a veteran scenes of carnage and strife and 

 brings back memories of comrades laid to rest be- 

 neath its shade. 



In this and other lands the Rose has societies de- 

 voted to encouraging its advancement, and rightly 

 so. But in some ways the Rose of al flowers least 

 needs the help of special societies. It is the one 

 flower which for some inscrutable reason has never 

 lost its popularity and by this same token never will. 



The story of the Modern Rose is a story of progress 

 and as such holds a peculiar fascination over all. 



