The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
An Apple is a Rose?
Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 28, 2017
1. An Apple is a Rose? Marker
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An Apple is a Rose?. Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden. , In the early 1900s, botanists reclassified the Spirea, Plum, and Apple families as subfamilies within the Rose family. This new categorization was embodied in Robert Frost's poem from 1927:,
The Rose Family , by Robert Frost , , The rose is a rose, , And was always a rose. , But the theory now goes , That the apple's a rose, , And the pear is, and so's , The plum, I suppose. , The dear only knows , what will next prove a rose. , you, of course, are a rose, , But were always a rose.
, In the past, botanists classified plants using plant morphology or the study of appearances and visual characteristics, such as how many leaves or petals a plant has. Today, botanists also use DNA to identify plant relationships. This has and surely will lead to more reclassifications. , ,
Rose Family Album. The Rose family is called Rosaceae. It includes several important crops such as: , . apples , . pears , . cherries , . peaches , . strawberries , ,
Are roses edible?. While not as delicious as pears or cherries, some rose hips (the seed pods of roses) and rose petals are edible. Only roses grown without insecticides or fungicides can be eaten. , , If spent flowers are left on a rose bush at the end of the growing season, rose hips will develop. These vary in size and flavor and must be processed to remove seeds and fine hairs. Rose hips are an excellent source of vitamin C and are often used to make herbal tea, jam, and jelly. They also provide food for birds.
In the early 1900s, botanists reclassified the Spirea, Plum, and Apple families as subfamilies within the Rose family. This new categorization was embodied in Robert Frost's poem from 1927:
The Rose Family by Robert Frost
The rose is a rose,
And was always a rose.
But the theory now goes
That the apple's a rose,
And the pear is, and so's
The plum, I suppose.
The dear only knows
what will next prove a rose.
you, of course, are a rose—
But were always a rose.
In the past, botanists classified plants using plant morphology or the study of appearances and visual characteristics, such as how many leaves or petals a plant has. Today, botanists also use DNA to identify plant relationships. This has and surely will lead to more reclassifications.
Rose Family Album
The Rose family is called Rosaceae. It includes several important crops such as:
• apples
• pears
• cherries
• peaches
• strawberries
Are roses edible?
While not as delicious as pears or cherries, some rose hips (the seed pods of roses) and rose petals are edible. Only roses grown without insecticides or fungicides can be eaten.
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spent flowers are left on a rose bush at the end of the growing season, rose hips will develop. These vary in size and flavor and must be processed to remove seeds and fine hairs. Rose hips are an excellent source of vitamin C and are often used to make herbal tea, jam, and jelly. They also provide food for birds.
Location. 38° 53.332′ N, 77° 1.493′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. Marker can be reached from Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Jefferson Drive Southwest, Washington DC 20560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
