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Rose
Roses were greatly valued for their scent, used in perfumes and incense. Petals were liberally strewn for religious, civic and private gatherings from Rome to India. In ancient Rome, the rose became a symbol of decadence as slaves were made to grow roses rather than food crops to satisfy the endless appetites of the upper class for the fragrant flower. Pliny in his Natural History mentions that <a href=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D21%3Achapter%3D18 attar of roses is the most commonly used fragrance in perfumes in his time.
Rose
Roses were greatly valued for their scent, used in perfumes and incense. Petals were liberally strewn for religious, civic and private gatherings from Rome to India. In ancient Rome, the rose became a symbol of decadence as slaves were made to grow roses rather than food crops to satisfy the endless appetites of the upper class for the fragrant flower. Pliny in his Natural History mentions that <a href=http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0137%3Abook%3D21%3Achapter%3D18 attar of roses is the most commonly used fragrance in perfumes in his time.