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12 MAR 03 by
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How long have people been growing roses in South Africa?
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[From Growing Old-Fashioned Roses, by Trevor Nottle, p. 9:] roses have been grown in Cape Province since 1658 when they were imported from Europe. Jan van Reinbeck noted in his Journal on 1 November 1659: "This day the first rose was plucked at the Cape from one of the rose trees that arrived here last year."
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