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Typographical details of Michael Twyman's ephemera collection.

A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars.[citation needed] They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Their flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa.[citation needed] Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height.[citation needed] Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.

 

ETYMOLOGY

The name rose comes from Latin rosa, which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan, from Greek ρόδον rhódon (Aeolic βρόδον wródon), itself borrowed from Old Persian wrd- (wurdi), related to Avestan varəδa, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr.

 

BOTANY

The leaves are borne alternately on the stem. In most species they are 5 to 15 centimetres long, pinnate, with (3–) 5–9 (–13) leaflets and basal stipules; the leaflets usually have a serrated margin, and often a few small prickles on the underside of the stem. Most roses are deciduous but a few (particularly from Southeast Asia) are evergreen or nearly so.

 

The flowers of most species have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. Beneath the petals are five sepals (or in the case of some Rosa sericea, four). These may be long enough to be visible when viewed from above and appear as green points alternating with the rounded petals. There are multiple superior ovaries that develop into achenes. Roses are insect-pollinated in nature.

 

The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip. Many of the domestic cultivars do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The hips of most species are red, but a few (e.g. Rosa pimpinellifolia) have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an outer fleshy layer, the hypanthium, which contains 5–160 "seeds" (technically dry single-seeded fruits called achenes) embedded in a matrix of fine, but stiff, hairs. Rose hips of some species, especially the dog rose (Rosa canina) and rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa), are very rich in vitamin C, among the richest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings, which then disperse the seeds in their droppings. Some birds, particularly finches, also eat the seeds.

 

The sharp growths along a rose stem, though commonly called "thorns", are technically prickles, outgrowths of the epidermis (the outer layer of tissue of the stem), unlike true thorns, which are modified stems. Rose prickles are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in hanging onto other vegetation when growing over it. Some species such as Rosa rugosa and Rosa pimpinellifolia have densely packed straight prickles, probably an adaptation to reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown sand and so reduce erosion and protect their roots (both of these species grow naturally on coastal sand dunes). Despite the presence of prickles, roses are frequently browsed by deer. A few species of roses have only vestigial prickles that have no points.

 

EVOLUTION

About 50 million years ago, the first rose in the Americas were found in modern-day Colorado in the United States. Today's garden roses come from 18th-century China. Among the old Chinese garden roses, the Old Blush group is the most primitive, while newer groups are the most diverse.

 

SPECIES

The genus Rosa is composed of 140-180 species and divided into four subgenera:

 

Hulthemia (formerly Simplicifoliae, meaning "with single leaves") containing two species from southwest Asia, Rosa persica and Rosa berberifolia, which are the only roses without compound leaves or stipules.

Hesperrhodos (from the Greek for "western rose") contains Rosa minutifolia and Rosa stellata, from North America.

Platyrhodon (from the Greek for "flaky rose", referring to flaky bark) with one species from east Asia, Rosa roxburghii (also known as the chestnut rose).

Rosa (the type subgenus, sometimes incorrectly called Eurosa) containing all the other roses. This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections.

Banksianae – white and yellow flowered roses from China.

Bracteatae – three species, two from China and one from India.

Caninae – pink and white flowered species from Asia, Europe and North Africa.

Carolinae – white, pink, and bright pink flowered species all from North America.

Chinensis – white, pink, yellow, red and mixed-colour roses from China and Burma.

Gallicanae – pink to crimson and striped flowered roses from western Asia and Europe.

Gymnocarpae – one species in western North America (Rosa gymnocarpa), others in east Asia.

Laevigatae – a single white flowered species from China.

Pimpinellifoliae – white, pink, bright yellow, mauve and striped roses from Asia and Europe.

Rosa (syn. sect. Cinnamomeae) – white, pink, lilac, mulberry and red roses from everywhere but North Africa.

Synstylae – white, pink, and crimson flowered roses from all areas.

 

USES

Roses are best known as ornamental plants grown for their flowers in the garden and sometimes indoors. They have been also used for commercial perfumery and commercial cut flower crops. Some are used as landscape plants, for hedging and for other utilitarian purposes such as game cover and slope stabilization.

 

ORNAMENTAL PLANTS

The majority of ornamental roses are hybrids that were bred for their flowers. A few, mostly species roses are grown for attractive or scented foliage (such as Rosa glauca and Rosa rubiginosa), ornamental thorns (such as Rosa sericea) or for their showy fruit (such as Rosa moyesii).

 

Ornamental roses have been cultivated for millennia, with the earliest known cultivation known to date from at least 500 BC in Mediterranean countries, Persia, and China. It is estimated that 30 to 35 thousand rose hybrids and cultivars have been bred and selected for garden use as flowering plants. Most are double-flowered with many or all of the stamens having morphed into additional petals.

 

In the early 19th century the Empress Josephine of France patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison. As long ago as 1840 a collection numbering over one thousand different cultivars, varieties and species was possible when a rosarium was planted by Loddiges nursery for Abney Park Cemetery, an early Victorian garden cemetery and arboretum in England.

 

CUT FLOWERS

Roses are a popular crop for both domestic and commercial cut flowers. Generally they are harvested and cut when in bud, and held in refrigerated conditions until ready for display at their point of sale.

 

In temperate climates, cut roses are often grown in greenhouses, and in warmer countries they may also be grown under cover in order to ensure that the flowers are not damaged by weather and that pest and disease control can be carried out effectively. Significant quantities are grown in some tropical countries, and these are shipped by air to markets across the world.

 

Some kind of roses are artificially coloured using dyed water, like rainbow roses.

 

PERFUME

Rose perfumes are made from rose oil (also called attar of roses), which is a mixture of volatile essential oils obtained by steam distilling the crushed petals of roses. An associated product is rose water which is used for cooking, cosmetics, medicine and religious practices. The production technique originated in Persia and then spread through Arabia and India, and more recently into eastern Europe. In Bulgaria, Iran and Germany, damask roses (Rosa × damascena 'Trigintipetala') are used. In other parts of the world Rosa × centifolia is commonly used. The oil is transparent pale yellow or yellow-grey in colour. 'Rose Absolute' is solvent-extracted with hexane and produces a darker oil, dark yellow to orange in colour. The weight of oil extracted is about one three-thousandth to one six-thousandth of the weight of the flowers; for example, about two thousand flowers are required to produce one gram of oil.

 

The main constituents of attar of roses are the fragrant alcohols geraniol and L-citronellol and rose camphor, an odorless solid composed of alkanes, which separates from rose oil. β-Damascenone is also a significant contributor to the scent.

 

FOOD AND DRINK

Rose hips are high in vitamin C, are edible raw, and occasionally made into jam, jelly, marmalade, and soup, or are brewed for tea. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. Rose hips are also used to produce rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin products and some makeup products.

 

Rose water has a very distinctive flavour and is used in Middle Eastern, Persian, and South Asian cuisine—especially in sweets such as Turkish delight, barfi, baklava, halva, gulab jamun, kanafeh, and nougat. Rose petals or flower buds are sometimes used to flavour ordinary tea, or combined with other herbs to make herbal teas. A sweet preserve of rose petals called Gulkand is common in the Indian subcontinent. The leaves and washed roots are also sometimes used to make tea.

 

In France, there is much use of rose syrup, most commonly made from an extract of rose petals. In the Indian subcontinent, Rooh Afza, a concentrated squash made with roses, is popular, as are rose-flavoured frozen desserts such as ice cream and kulfi.

 

The flower stems and young shoots are edible, as are the petals (sans the white or green bases). The latter are usually used as flavouring or to add their scent to food. Other minor uses include candied rose petals.

 

Rose creams (rose-flavoured fondant covered in chocolate, often topped with a crystallised rose petal) are a traditional English confectionery widely available from numerous producers in the UK.

 

Under the American Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, there are only certain Rosa species, varieties, and parts are listed as generally recognized as safe (GRAS).

 

Rose absolute: Rosa alba L., Rosa centifolia L., Rosa damascena Mill., Rosa gallica L., and vars. of these spp.

Rose (otto of roses, attar of roses): Ditto

Rosebuds

Rose flowers

Rose fruit (hips)

Rose leaves: Rosa spp.

 

MEDICINE

The rose hip, usually from R. canina, is used as a minor source of vitamin C. The fruits of many species have significant levels of vitamins and have been used as a food supplement. Many roses have been used in herbal and folk medicines. Rosa chinensis has long been used in Chinese traditional medicine. This and other species have been used for stomach problems, and are being investigated for controlling cancer growth. In pre-modern medicine, diarrhodon (Gr διάρροδον, "compound of roses", from ῥόδων, "of roses") is a name given to various compounds in which red roses are an ingredient.

 

ART AND SYMBOLISM

The long cultural history of the rose has led to it being used often as a symbol. In ancient Greece, the rose was closely associated with the goddess Aphrodite. In the Iliad, Aphrodite protects the body of Hector using the "immortal oil of the rose" and the archaic Greek lyric poet Ibycus praises a beautiful youth saying that Aphrodite nursed him "among rose blossoms". The second-century AD Greek travel writer Pausanias associates the rose with the story of Adonis and states that the rose is red because Aphrodite wounded herself on one of its thorns and stained the flower red with her blood. Book Eleven of the ancient Roman novel The Golden Ass by Apuleius contains a scene in which the goddess Isis, who is identified with Venus, instructs the main character, Lucius, who has been transformed into a donkey, to eat rose petals from a crown of roses worn by a priest as part of a religious procession in order to regain his humanity.

 

Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire, the rose became identified with the Virgin Mary. The colour of the rose and the number of roses received has symbolic representation. The rose symbol eventually led to the creation of the rosary and other devotional prayers in Christianity.

 

Ever since the 1400s, the Franciscans have had a Crown Rosary of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the 1400s and 1500s, the Carthusians promoted the idea of sacred mysteries associated with the rose symbol and rose gardens. Albrecht Dürer's painting The Feast of the Rosary (1506) depicts the Virgin Mary distributing garlands of roses to her worshippers.

 

Roses symbolised the Houses of York and Lancaster in a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses.

 

Roses are a favored subject in art and appear in portraits, illustrations, on stamps, as ornaments or as architectural elements. The Luxembourg-born Belgian artist and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté is known for his detailed watercolours of flowers, particularly roses.

 

Henri Fantin-Latour was also a prolific painter of still life, particularly flowers including roses. The rose 'Fantin-Latour' was named after the artist.

 

Other impressionists including Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir have paintings of roses among their works. In the 19th century, for example, artists associated the city of Trieste with a certain rare white rose, and this rose developed as the city's symbol. It was not until 2021 that the rose, which was believed to be extinct, was rediscovered there.

 

In 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed legislation to make the rose the floral emblem of the United States.

Pests and diseases

 

Wild roses are host plants for a number of pests and diseases. Many of these affect other plants, including other genera of the Rosaceae.

 

Cultivated roses are often subject to severe damage from insect, arachnid and fungal pests and diseases. In many cases they cannot be usefully grown without regular treatment to control these problems.

 

WIKIPEDIA

Once brightly illuminated by the lights on the chinmey and floodlights on-site. The cooling towers of Cottam power station now sit silent and alone, barely visible to the naked eye.

Shape is an area enclosed by a line. It visually describes an object. It is two-dimensional with height and width. Shapes can be geometric with straight edges and angels, such as squares, rectangles, or triangles or circles; or they can be organic with irregular and curvilinear lines. Organic shapes are found in nature-seashells, flower petals, insects, animals, people!

 

Form looks like a three-dimensional shape. The object looks as if it has height, width and depth. Artists use shading to create the illusion of form. The shading indicates depth by creating shadows.

 

Now it's your turn to create shapes and forms.

This image forms part of the digitised photographs of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection. Ross Craig (1926-2012) was a local historian born in Stockton and dedicated much of his life promoting and conserving the history of Stockton, NSW. He possessed a wealth of knowledge about the suburb and was a founding member of the Stockton Historical Society and co-editor of its magazine. Pat Craig supported her husband’s passion for history, and together they made a great contribution to the Stockton and Newcastle communities. We thank the Craig Family and Stockton Historical Society who have kindly given Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, access to the collection and allowed us to publish the images. Thanks also to Vera Deacon for her liaison in attaining this important collection.

 

Please contact Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, if you are the subject of the image, or know the subject of the image, and have cultural or other reservations about the image being displayed on this website and would like to discuss this with us.

 

Some of the images were scanned from original photographs in the collection held at Cultural Collections, other images were already digitised with no provenance recorded.

 

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Picture taken after an ice storm in central Massachusetts (USA).

These are some Photographs from my final Photography piece I did In my first year of study In College. I feel they turned out pretty well, I like the fact that the photos are black and white, I feel that it exaggerates the shadows.

The beauty of geometry and repetitious forms in this bifurcated staircase .

Queen Victoria Building . Sydney .

Swans getting to know each other. From much earlier in the year

Artist/Student: Marni Smith

 

Media: Digital Photograph

 

Course: A Level Photography

 

South Downs College

Foto: Alexander Blumhoff

More bird forms in my etsy shop.

History of Spencer Shops.

•Ambos pasaron a formar parte de la “Sala Memoria Sindical”, que ya integran Monseñor Alfonso Baeza, María Rozas, Luis Emilio Recabarren, Tucapel Jiménez, Manuel Bustos, Clotario Blest, y el padre Alberto Hurtado, entre otros.

Santiago, 06 de marzo de 2018. Junto a familiares y representantes de los trabajadores, el reconocido actor Edgardo Bruna y el dirigente mapuche Segundo Ñanco pasaron a formar parte de la “Sala Memoria Sindical” de la Subsecretaría del Trabajo.

Bruna fue presidente del Sindicato de Actores y Actrices de Chile (SIDARTE), entre 1986 y 1990, además de contar con una larga trayectoria en el teatro y televisión. Mientras que Ñanco tuvo una extensa carrera como dirigente de la Confederación Nacional de Panificadores (CONAPAN), entre 1965 y 2004.

La ceremonia fue encabezada por el subsecretario de la cartera, Francisco Javier Díaz, quien destacó que “hemos querido hacer un sencillo, pero un muy sentido homenaje a dos grandes dirigentes y personas. Estamos contentos porque tanto sus familias y sus propias organizaciones han colaborado en esta recuperación de historia sindical, en la cual ha trabajado el Ministerio del Trabajo en los últimos 4 años”.

En la actividad también participaron los presidentes de SIDARTE, Ignacio Achurra, y de CONAPAN, Eugenio Paillalef, junto a la viuda de Edgardo Bruna, Verónica Fruns, y el hijo de Nañco, Mauricio, quienes agradecieron el reconocimiento y expresaron su confianza que este tipo de iniciativas perduren en el tiempo.

“Estamos contentos y orgullosos de tener un dirigente destacado en la historia de nuestra institución, como fue Edgardo Bruna, en la Sala Memoria Sindical, junto a grandes representantes de los trabajadores. Él fue un gran artista, un gran actor y director de teatro que desarrolló una actividad fundamental en los años más duros para el país, entre 1986 y 1990”, señaló Achurra.

Paillalef, por su parte, reconoció que “para nosotros es un hecho histórico. Nuestro gremio tiene mucha historia, que data de 1900, 1902, pero nunca había sido reconocida y que hoy sí se hace a través de un libro y de poner un cuadro de un gran dirigente en la galería”.

Junto a Bruna y Ñanco comparten la sala de reuniones de la Subsecretaría Monseñor Alfonso Baeza, María Rozas, Luis Emilio Recabarren, Tucapel Jiménez, Manuel Bustos, Clotario Blest, el padre Alberto Hurtado, Luis Figueroa y Exequiel Ponce. Además del el cuadro “El Cuarto Estado” de Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo.

 

Luminosos - Letras de Caja - Corpóreos - Formas con Volumen - Letreros - Rótulos exterior - Textos con relieve

(Rótulos Bia) Pamplona-Navarra

Rótulos Bia

Fine silver foldformed cuff

Two forms of Vaccinium globulare grow in the understory of Deep Creek coniferous forest (mostly Pinus contorta, lodgepole pine). The red-fruited form and light brown stems that seemingly regenerate from near ground level each year and the leaves are light green in color. The purple-fruited form has darker and more woody stems making up much of the above ground stature and the leaves are darker or grayer green in color. The two colored berries each have a distinct flavor.

De mon cahier a croquis

 

From my sketch book.

I'm ready for bed /

no energy for pictures /

so glad for corners

"Enexile" boutique in Fremont, Seattle.

The Azures are much more complex than I realized. I am told this is a "spring form" Summer Azure. I am not sure how to tell them apart....and from a side shot I believe it is impossible. The flight period would indicate this is a Summer in "spring form".

My dress form, Emma, that scares about 90% of the people that enter my house :)

CEIP Ildefons Cerdà. Centelles. Osona. Barcelona

Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins, forming on a tree on the Mineslope.

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