| Edited by Frankie Hutton, Ph.D. with a team of global contributors |

| Categories of possible submissions for the amateur art competition to be held in Palm Beach County, Florida February 2009: unusual art & photography connected to the rose. Direct inquires to: Rose Project, Post Office Box 649, Little Silver, NJ, 07739, USA |
| Creative Support - Rose Work: Hisae Osawa - Osaka, Japan Margarita del Olmo - Madrid, Spain Dr. Daryl Dance - Richmond, Virginia, USA Celeste Whitehead (artist) - Maryland, USA Godfrey Okorodus (artist) - Nigeria and Belgium Alex Prodovikov - Moscow, Russia and New Jersey, USA Valerie Duke - August 2008 Rose Lore reception coordinator, MD, USA |
| Universal Rose art and photography |

| Garden of Joan B. Miller, Photo by Patricia Nielsen, West Palm Beach, Florida |
| Rose at Niagara Falls photographed by Lisa Cucciniello, Summer 2008 |
| Wild Rose photographed by Michael Wassegijig Price |
| Rose Hips photographed by Michael Wassegijig Price |
| Bernice Peitzer Floral Arts |
| Rose Meditative by Salvador Dali |
| Metaphysics under the Rose by Justin Cooper, Miami, Florida |
| Rose by Godfrey Okorodus, Nigerian artist |
| Precious Rose by Celeste Whitehead, artist |
| Rose Painting by Uma Swaminathan-artist, teacher, humanitarian |
| Rosette Nebula NASA Catalog: NG 2244 |
| Marina's Rose from Rose Ct., NJ by Frankie Hutton |
| Rose photographed by Justin Cooper |
| Mission of The Rose Project: to promote "Living the Rose" In partnership with community groups and 501(c)3 organizations: Considering the beauty, quiet perfection, fragrance, readiness for crossbreeding and other fine qualities of the rose such as super soft pedals and useful nutrient enriched oil, our mission is to: <> keep beauty alive in our lives through lovely creations <> serve others and community for the good of all <> work to Create Balance in our lives and in the universe <> encourage education about the rose, an important symbol that has had a presence in major religions and cultures globally for thousands of years. |
| The Rose Project: "Living the Rose" |
| ROSE LORE: Essays in Cultural History and Semiotics |