| Roses | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | German: Rosen |
| Deck | Swiss-suited playing cards |
| Invented | 15th century |
Roses or Flowers is one of the four playing card suits in a deck of Swiss-suited playing cards. This suit was invented in 15th century German speaking Switzerland and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits. It is equivalent to the Hearts suit in German and French decks.[1][verification needed] It is equivalent to the German Leaves (suit),[2][3][4] as both the roses and leaves suits have a central stem on their pip patterns so that they can make a pair with the Swiss-German Acorns (suit). It may have derived from the floral patterns on the North-Italian Coins (suit).[4]
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