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Roses are valued for their romantic symbolism but their bloomsarealso edible. The flavors of the blooms are green applesandstrawberries. Their family also includes pears, apples,cherries,plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds. Mythology says thattheygrew thorns when Cupid accidentally shot an arrow into agardenfull of them.
The father of Botany Theophrastus (371-286 BC) first classifiedandidentified plants. In his classic books Enquiry into plants andDeCausis Plantarum (The causes of plants) he wrote aboutahundred-petaled rose and called it centifolia (literally:hundredpetals). Roman Emperor Nero liked to shower his guests withfreshpetals of this magnificent flower. According to the legend,thedense petal cloud nearly suffocated some of the guests. Inthemiddle Ages, it was customary for the wealthy to put petals andoilof these flowers in their baths. Many noblewomen carriedbouquetsof fragrant plants to cover body odors.
There is a legend that says that during the Roman empire, therewasan incredibly beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe. Her beautydrewmany zealous suitors who pursued her relentlessly. Exhaustedbytheir pursuit, Rhodanthe was forced to take refuge from hersuitorsin the temple of her friend Diana. Unfortunately, Dianabecamejealous. And when the suitors broke down her temple gates togetnear their beloved Rhodanthe she also became angry,turningRhodanthe into a rose and her suitors into thorns.