With the retail industry supporting 1 in 4 American jobs (per the NRF 2013 Annual Report), it stands to reason that the color and size codes enjoy widespread use across the country and are a vital tool for retailers and suppliers of all sizes.
heirloom noun [C] uk / ËeÉluËm / us âº a valuable object that has been given by older members of a family to younger members of the same family over many years:
Old Fashioned Roses Bear One Flush of Flowers. Heirloom garden roses are very old garden roses that have gone through the process of mutation, selection and crossing over. They are usually colorful and have an intense fragrance with thorns and attractive dark green foilage.