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ROSE FLOWER - The most common interpretation is that the rose symbolizes an immortal love or a union that will never fade, even through time or death.  Similarly in Christian lore, a rose bush was said to have grown at the site of Christ's death. His blood serving is often associated with a red rose, combined with its thorns is thus symbolized the ultimate sacrifice.

Each color offers a distinct meaning when you use fresh flowers:

ROSARY BEADS - The word rosary comes from Latin and means a garland of roses, the rose being one of the flowers used to symbolize the Virgin Mary.  The term “bead” seems to derive from the Saxon word “bede,” meaning prayer. In the Roman Catholic tradition, the term rosary refers to both the string of beads and the prayer said using that string of beads. To pray the rosary is to recite specific prayers corresponding with particular beads on the string.

ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA (RNA) - A non-profit fraternal membership organization that offers life insurance, annuities, and Medicare supplement for women.  Back in 1895 when women couldn’t vote, couldn’t own property, and weren’t allowed to own life insurance, nine women founded Royal Neighbors of America.  It is one of the largest women-led life insurers in the nation with a message that remains important and relevant today---empowering women to better their lives through financial protection solutions and opportunities to give back to their communities.  F.E.C.M.U.

PASSION FLOWER - Symbolizes Christ's Passion.  An evergreen climbing plant of warm regions that bears distinctive flowers with parts that  resemble instruments of the Crucifixion.  

PITCHER - Hebrew symbol for their Levitical Priest Line.  Typically, 19th century civil records do not identify Levite status (except to the extent that a surname identifies Levite status or that the records are signed in Hebrew with a name identifying Levite status).  Accordingly, tombstones (matzevot) will often be the most reliable evidence of Levite status. 

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (SAR) - A patriotic organization. Its members are male descendants of people who served in the Revolutionary War, or who contributed to establishing the independence of the United States.  The society is involved in historical research, raising funds for local scholarships and educational awards, and preservation of sites and documents related to the American Revolution.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN - The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown.  Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence.

POPPY FLOWER - Represents Eternal Sleep, consolation for a loss in the family and remembrance of the fallen in conflicts.  In symbolism Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red color of the red poppy in particular. In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead.  

PINECONES - The Ancient symbol for regeneration and everlasting or eternal life.  Conifer Pine Trees are one of the most ancient plants on the planet, having existed nearly three times longer than all flowering plant species.  The seed of the pine cone gives birth to trees that in turn outlive humans by hundreds or thousands of years.  In this way, a pine seed can represent the Fountain of Youth or the Fountain of Forever. 

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY (GRANGE) -  The Grange, officially referred to as The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a fraternal organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture. The Grange, founded after the Civil War in 1867, is the oldest American agricultural advocacy group with a national scope. Major accomplishments credited to Grange advocacy include passage of the Granger Laws and the establishment of rural free mail delivery.