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by any other name the newsletter of the World Federation of Societies’ Heritage Rose Group July 2012, issue 8

Contents reports from the 12th International Heritage Rose Conference, Sakura, , 2012 BY SUE ZWAR, AUSTRALIA page 3 from Argentina: fi nding in Argentina BY RAFAEL MAINO page 14 from : revisited: Austria’s contribution to the restoration and preservation of Geschwind’s Rose Heritage BY DR. JOHANNES REITTER page 20 from Australia: report to the WFRS at Sakura BY DI DURSTON page 31 from : report to the WFRS at Sakura BY FRAN RAWLING page 32 the Timaru Rose BY PETER THOMSON page 35 the Trevor Griffi ths BY PETER THOMSON page 37 from Russia: the fi rst Russian rosarian 2010 – 155th anniversary of Ivan Vladimirovich Michurinn BY ALEKSANDR & SVETLANA UKOLOVY page 42 from South Africa: news from the South Africa BY BARBARA LONG page 41

JulyJuulyy2 20120122 | 1 from from Australia The city of Sakura Rose Garden opened in 2006 in time for the Osaka WFRS international conference. It covers 13,000 square metres and boasts a collection of about 2,500 roses. a few words from 12th International There were fascinating areas such as the “World the WFRS Heritage Rose Group Heritage Rose Species Rose Garden” where I could see many I had only read about previously. Similarly, Communicators Conference, the “Japanese Rose Garden” was very exciting especially as the species roses visited on the pre and post conference tours were there under BY CRENAGH AND DAVID ELLIOTT Sakura, Japan, 2012 cultivation. Then there was the “Yellow Rose BY SUE ZWAR, AUSTRALIA Garden” where Rosa banksiae lutescens was a huge mound over a small gazebo - what a pity Dear All, At lunch time of Thursday May 31st an excited it had fi nished fl owering. (This is a rose I haven’t group of 160 heritage rose enthusiasts from as yet seen fl ower, but have just acquired for my Sakura Conference publications 14 countries gathered at the Wishton Hotel in own garden in Coonawarra). Sakura, all fi red with the pleasure of meeting old We have heard from Dr Yuki Mikanagi the following, which may be of “La Bonne Maison Garden” held special friends, making new ones and discovering more interest to those who could not attend the Conference at Sakura last signifi cance as Odile Masquelier, who donated about the joys the old roses have to off er. month. the 200 roses in this area, was a Conference A highlight for me was undoubtedly visiting and speaker who held us spellbound with The Handbook and CD of the 12th WFRS International Heritage Rose exploring the Sakura Rose Garden, especially as photographs of her exquisite garden in , Conference in Sakura, 2012 are now on sale. its director and chief protagonist is Mr Katsuhiko La Bonne Maison. Similarly, the “Dreams of The number of copies we have are 25 copies of the handbook and 15 Maebara, the Chairman of the Sakura Conference, Garden” was named for Viru and Girija copies of the CD. someone who’d personally done so much to help Viraraghavan, also speakers at the conference when they described their dream of creating If you would like to buy the handbook and/or CD, please visit our website: John and me as we prepared for our fi rst visit to Japan. Here on our fi rst evening the volunteers unique roses suited for warm climates. As Viru http://www.heritageroses.jp/conference-sakura2011/paypal/order_attention.php working at the garden welcomed us with drinks said “strive as you might, nothing can be as real and a light meal after which we wandered at as the roses of one’s dreams” - perhaps, instead of Newsletter distribution leisure through the many rooms of this garden. “roses”, we could also substitute “”!! This newsletter is distributed only by e-mail. As communicators we would appreciate it getting the widest distribution possible. There are plans to get it available through the WFRS website. In addition anyone who wishes to receive their own copy should send their postal address and preferred e-mail address to [email protected]. Back issues are also available from the same e-mail address. With Rosy Greetings Crenagh & David, Communicators for the WFRS Heritage Rose Group, Victoria BC Canada

Sakura Rose Garden

2 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 3 A new garden covering a large area meandering The next day after a morning of stimulating varieties are released every year. Entry was and a bus load of us headed off to a delicious down a slope and intersected by a long stepped lectures we headed off to La Maison des through the nursery where extremely healthy lunch washed down with rose liqueur. After an board walk under which water trickled, is the Coquillages, a French restaurant with a massive roses were all displayed in large pots. Then a extensive tour of the Iinuma House Sake Brewery “Santa Maria Valley Garden”, named after Helga of completely covering its magical vista suddenly opened before us - acres the Iinuma family very kindly allowed us to Brichet’s residence in Perugia, . Helga was roof. What a shame we were a month too late of bushes, groundcovers, climbers and ramblers wander through their family garden, a traditional another speaker at the conference, describing to see it in bloom! Here we were given a very up poles, trellises, walls, gazebos and all manner Japanese style, making great use of rocks, water, Rudolf Geschwind and Louis Lens, two rose pleasant boxed lunch and I had my fi rst taste of of structures all in full fl oriforous bloom. Central azaleas and trimmed conifers and being designed breeders with a passion for wild roses, using snail, very attractively presented in its shell. Then were modern roses in attractively laid out beds up a steep slope with a backdrop of Japanese them extensively in their breeding programmes. we walked from the restaurant over a wooden divided by gravelled and grassed pathways. cedars, Cryptomeria japonica. She has donated 184 diff erent varieties of foot bridge attractively lined with pots of pansies Further out up embankments came the older From there we went to the private garden of roses including many rare Chinas and Hybrid and into the extensive garden planted in a breeds - Bourbons, Portlands, Teas, Hybrid the Hanei family, a beautifully laid out garden Giganteas. Included here is the exquisite Helga series of terraces leading up the hill. Tall growing Musks. Interspersed were pillars and archways begun 40 years ago by the present owners. Pierre Brichet, a pale chance seedling of Complicata perennials and annuals - salvias, veronicas, of ramblers while the piece de resistance was de Ronsard welcomed us at the entrance with and found in John Nieuwesteeg’s garden. foxgloves, verbascum, linaria, kniphofi a, Angela, a large archway of solid pink from top to Ballerina and other pink roses beyond, both Geschwind’s Orden formed a spectacular large rudbeckia and lavenders - gave a very attractive bottom. and climbers. A climbing Papa Meilland pink and was a highlight and one I was and colourful vertical line. Steps were in wood A relaxing walkway around a lake and stream with its fragrant crimson blooms nodded very interested to see as I have recently been while large rocks were placed strategically with contained species arching their way down the in welcome to Matthias Meilland (his great given this rose and didn’t know anything about it. small giving structure, one of them being grassed slopes. A magical afternoon. grandson, one of the participants on our bus). A large central lawn was a very eff ective foil to a very healthy purple leafed Cootamundra The next afternoon we had to choose between The driveway to the house divided the western emphasise the many magnifi cent structures wattle. Right at the top of the garden was a neat lunch in a herb garden or in a sake brewery - on the right from the traditional of wood and metal housing such delights as vegetable garden or “chef’s garden”. perhaps, on the left which encompassed François Juranville and Bleu Magenta growing From there we were not both the home and their private tea house. over a wooden canopy where a brass ensemble taken to the Keisei Rose surprisingly, This invited quiet contemplation as one walked entertained us, as well as ramblers such as Garden & Nursery, an John and I around the stone pathways winding between Bobby James, Treasure Trove, Veilchenblau, and area covering 30,000 chose the an array of conifers, camellias, maples, ferns and Seagull covering pergolas. Gardenia with its rich square metres and brewery rhododendrons. apple fragrance hung down over a rustic wooden growing 7,000 roses. arbour, a very attractive place to relax. It was in It was founded in this grassed area that the meal was served and on 1959 and is one of the the last afternoon of the conference we returned biggest rose gardens once more for a last nostalgic wander and a in Japan from where delicious afternoon tea. one to three new rose

Entertainment at Sakura Rose Garden

David & Tom at La Maison des Coquillages with the exquisite Katsura in the foreground Keisei Rose Garden & Nursery

4 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 5 In the cottage garden a dense yet delicate I’d That evening was the grand fi nale, the from Australia tiny deep pink fl owers teamed with the semi noticed in a garden the day before, was looking conference dinner and farewell, a sad time but double soft pink Apple Blossom. magnifi cent- the katsura or Cercidophyllum also one of giving grateful thanks to every one The “White Garden” was next with Sally Holmes, japonicum, native to Japan, with like our of the Conference Organising Committee for the Festival Dundee Rambler and Astra Desmond making a Cercis. Apparently in autumn the leaves turn everything that they’d done for us. Our Japanese grand central statement while a long Italianate a rich russet and smell like chocolate. Nearby, friends had excelled themselves in ensuring that Commemorative Park, water rill fl anked by two lines of standard arches over the winding pathways housed a the every wish of every delegate was catered Iceberg took central stage next door in the “Lawn variety of ramblers. Several areas with seating for with unfailing courtesy and goodwill. We will Kani, Gifu prefecture, Garden”. beckoned the visitor to relax and enjoy the views. never forget the 12th International Heritage Rose Species geraniums, hostas, hellebores, lavenders Conference in Sakura 2012. Japan Then it was into the “Friendship Garden”, probably and many spreading perennials ensured that my favourite section, a garden made in 2002 in every square inch of ground was covered. The association with the British National Rose Society. BY SUE ZWAR, AUSTRALIA largest gerbera fl owers I’ve ever seen fl ourished The structures here were all brick, walls and pillars, with maples, smoke bushes and golden in this garden. It was a warm sunny day on 7th June after the robinias giving variety and perennials fi lling Sunday was the fi nal day of the Conference International Heritage Rose Conference in Sakura gaps. Austin roses were planted en masse and and again we had a morning of fascinating that John and I were met by Mrs Teruko Nishida at huge shrubs of Teasing were especially lectures including that given by our own Di Tajimi railway station for our long anticipated visit showy. Phyllis Bide made a grand statement on Durston on the importance of preserving tea to this world acclaimed rose garden. a bricked archway and Ballerina was magnifi cent roses in our modern world. Mrs Nishida is a volunteer at the garden and she with its large trusses of soft pink single blooms, During the afternoon we headed off once very generously gave up a whole day to guide the individual fl owers seeming bigger than in more, this time to the Kawamura Memorial me around the garden introducing me to all the Australia. DIC Museum of Art situated on 30 hectares wonders it has to off er. of parkland where we could stroll around the “Josephines Rose Garden” was next door, The area covers 80 acres on undulating huge lake enjoying views across the water overfl owing with Albas, Damasks, Gallicas and country and surrounded by densely wooded and sit under the gigantic . The art species and I was surprised to see a few relatively hills. Planting began in 1995 with an eastern gallery itself housed some priceless treasures modern roses also featured here. Its centre piece section being added in 2005. This makes for a - Rembrandt’s Portrait of a Man in a Broad- consisted of three walkways overhung with feast of roses in every shape and form and the Brimmed Hat and several of Renoir, Monet, ramblers and converging at the entrance where huge colourful swags in the parking lot with a Picasso and Matisse as well as some exquisite Aviateur Bleriot was at its best. The old moss central giant sculpture covered by Snow Goose, botanical drawings. rose, William Lobb was a highlight in this “room” Félicité Perpétue and Francis E Lester was but a as it wended its way up a pillar smothered in forerunner to all I was to see inside. rich purplish crimson blooms and exuding its The “Rose Cascade Garden” and the “Terrace wonderful fragrance. Garden” the fi rst sections seen when one walks in We then climbed onto a long curved viewing through the West Gate reminded me of Bagatelle deck with an overview of the “Rose Breeders with its formality of boxed , standards Garden”, a huge circular area which used to in lawn areas and wide gravelled pathways for be a baseball ground but is now divided into easy walking. Multiple standards of every height the sections where major rose breeders are were displayed here with Ballerina, , represented. Cherryland, bred in Japan in 2008, New Dawn, The Fairy, and a beautiful Japanese really stood out – a huge mass of colour. It is single pink rose, Azumino, especially taking my here where a has been set up on the eye. Long borders of the same variety made huge southern side and old cover the swathes of cerise, red and white which cascaded northern boundary. They were planted in groups down embankments and over the low stone of three, beginning with Tea roses and Mme walls. Berkeley looked particularly lovely clothed in There were swagged walkways where most pillars masses of muddled pink-apricot blooms. Height were planted with two diff erent climbers, such as was given along this extensive walkway by a Katsuhiko Maebara, Chairman Dr Yuki Mikanagi with Dorothy Perkins at the Minamata Maria Lisa with huge clusters of cupped single long shady avenue of viburnums, very welcome addresses the Conference dinner Eco-park we visited as part of the pre-conference tour. on this warm day. Moss roses were next and we

6 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 7 were intrigued by Zoé, a rose within a rose. The Gallicas were displayed. They were all budded the viewing deck once more and to a long and me to visit after the post-conference tour. full gamut of historical roses fl owed on – Hybrid – no suckering here! - and given plenty of room tunnel opening out to an exquisitely landscaped Then to Mrs Nishida who took us to the garden Perpetuals, Chinas, Portlands, Bourbons, Gallicas to show off their voluptuous blooms. Shigyoku, Japanese garden of rocks, moss, alpine planting and gave up her entire day to show me around and a few species. the only Japanese bred Gallica, was covered with and water and from there up a lift to the “Flower (John as a non rose fanatic, found plenty to Next door was a small garden, moving in its rich purple fully double blooms and Sissinghurst Tower” for a panoramic view over the whole park. interest him in other sections of the Park). And simplicity, entitled “Annes Rose Garden” and Castle was coupled with the Multifl ora Apple What an experience and what a garden! fi nally to Mr Tomita who showed such generous featuring a bronze statue of Anne Frank, with the Blossom tumbling down overhead from a trellis My very grateful thanks must go fi rstly to Mr hospitality and courtesy in allowing us free access roses Nozomi and Peace. behind. The damasks were weighed down with Maebara, the Chairman of the Sakura Heritage to the great beauty of Kani’s Flower Festival the size and quantity of their blooms, especially Rose Conference who made it possible for John Commemorative Park. The “Fragrant Rose Garden” contained such the exquisite soft pink Ispahan and Celestial. roses as Chapeau de Napoleon, Rosa centifolia, Papa Meilland and the Delbard rose Nahema, At the end of this section were the Noisettes well displayed on a pillar and one of the most growing along the end fence and leading down fragrant roses I know. A lovely modern Hybrid Tea steps to the hybrid musks and other shrub roses. Japanese rose called “Damask classic” was also A steep slope behind was hedged with azaleas featured. and fading upwards into bushland. Another Japanese bred large Multifl ora type It was then onto the species, a special arrow shrub rose, Azumino, made a great rich pink shaped area leading down a valley with Rosa statement planted en masse near a large eating eglanteria trained over a wooden arched and sales area – where we headed for next to entrance. Here the species were shown off as they partake of some welcome refreshment. are meant to be grown, not restrained in a garden setting but tumbling down slopes in their natural After a delicious lunch of Japanese noodles we splendour. I was particularly impressed with Rosa headed off through a central park area where multibracteata, densely covered with attractive the long walkway was bordered with groups ferny foliage with small bright pink single blooms of Austins. We suddenly came across a second and prominent yellow . I’d noticed this Welcoming committee in Kyushu large rose area, the “World Rose Garden”, the rose several times in Japan, admiring it each time. entrance lined with a long row of soft pink A second wooden archway of Complicata and Summer Morning, a Kordes rose. This was the Rosa moyesii Geranium led to the rear of this original rose garden planted in 1995. It runs garden where white ramblers held sway tumbling down an embankment and the viewer can gain down the slope – R. sinowilsonii, R. helenae, an excellent overview before wandering down a R.sambucina, R. fugisanensis, R multifl ora, R long series of steps into the garden proper. Here brunonii and R laevigata – the earliest of roses there were many Austins grown in large groups to fl ower and in this case covered with fi nished and all exceptionally healthy and vigorous. A long fl owering bracts. I was very interested to see sweeping curve of Marjorie Fair was heralded by several small plants of R. anemenofl ora with a group planting of Laura Ashley, a fascinating its tiny anemone like blooms. This rose, found two tone pink Multifl ora style Polyantha. naturally in Japan, had been referred to several The piece de resistance, though, was a times during the conference. “presentation” of Mozart, backed with Marjorie At the very back of this area was R. roxburghii var. Fair backed in turn with General Testard and hirtula, one of the roses we’d viewed growing overhung with a huge frame on which grew in the wild during our post-conference tour, Rusticana, Pierre de Ronsard and City Girl all sometimes fl owering,sometimes not, depending interspersed with white ramblers – a magical on the altitude of the local provenance. Here it combination. was still fl owering along with R. roxburghii plena Lower down the slope Lavender Dream formed a and R. roxburghii normalis. long before the descent to the old garden After enjoying some Japanese tea in the Tea roses beginning with a small section of Rugosas. House with Mr. Hitoshi Tomita, the head director Breakfast on the Kuma River with the backdrop of Rosa multifl ora adenochaeta I was particularly impressed with how well the of management, Mrs. Nishida took me up along

8 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 9 from Australia It was then on to Kamakura where we viewed the Hasedera Temple housing a huge hollow Rosa multifl ora adenochaeta (photo: Daphne Whitfort-Smith) statue of Buddha which some of us were able to get inside. From there we sampled the fi rst of a from Australia However, this wasn’t always the case. 12th International delectable series of meals, a superb luncheon at Horticultural expansion, river debris and weeds, Heritage Rose the Kamakura Prince Hotel. especially bamboo and kudzu, a smothering During the afternoon we drove to Atami City, a Rosa multifl ora var. large leafed twining creeper that we saw Conference and the Japanese “French Riveria”, and it was here that frequently in forested areas of Japan, threatened I experienced what was for me and many others, the roses’ habitat. Concerned environmentalists, post-Conference tour the highlight of the tour. adenochaeta especially Dr. Yuki Mikanagi (who was part of our pre-conference tour and an invaluable source of We were taken to the Akao Herb and Rose and the BY SUE ZWAR, AUSTRALIA knowledge), were called in to give advice and in Garden on the outskirts of Atami City, a garden of 8.5 hectares meandering its way in a series 2006 the Kumagawa Tsukushi-ibara Association After the fabulous conference we’d just pre-Conference tour of gardens down a rocky hillside and nestled was organised and volunteers began their work experienced, we were delighted that the into the mountain, the area overhung with of removing weeds and cleaning the Kumagawa euphoria could continue as two bus loads of us BY SUE ZWAR, AUSTRALIA Japanese maples, camphor laurels, conifers and riverside. The area is now set up with a marquee enthusiastic rose lovers headed off towards Mt cherry trees. We began our tour at the top of When twenty-two eager participants in the from where food can be served and souvenirs Fuji via scenic stop overs. the slope with the restrained “Japanese garden” International Heritage Rose pre-conference sold and there are also extensive electrical cables We drove via the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Express where bonsaied conifers, rocks and raked gravel tour arrived at Kagoshima airport on Japan’s running along the ground with plants being Way where the ingenuity of Japanese engineers gave little hint of the riotous colour that was to southern island of Kyushu, little did we expect fl oodlit from various angles. A wide meandering and road builders was mind boggling. From come. It was then on to the “English rose garden” the marvellous welcome that awaited us. A band asphalt pathway makes viewing these plants very huge multi-storied viewing decks in the middle which was absolutely brimming with luxuriant of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers were easy. of Tokyo Bay we could look out over the bay voluptuous blooms. Large shrubs teamed with lined up at the entrance to the airport armed with Rosa multifl ora adenochaeta diff ers from the and back to the city of Tokyo bathed in brilliant simple hardy perennials and annuals squeezed a beautiful banner adorned with the rose we’d Multifl ora plants I have growing in my garden in sunshine. From there the buses continued in a into every gap; archways and trellises fi lled the come to see growing in the wild – Rosa multifl ora a few ways. It has some prickles, not many, on the tunnel under the harbour and Yokohama before heights. From there, the view over the “Wedding var. adenochaeta, or Tsukushi-ibara in Japanese. older branches. It also has burgundy glandular emerging into daylight once more. What an Garden” brought gasps of amazement from us These volunteers spent the entire three days of hair on its pedicels which looks very attractive. experience! all. Spread before us down a steep slope was an our tour ensuring that our every wish was catered It produces its blooms in huge panicles, the for. The banner was painted by artist Yukiko individual fl owers being larger than what I’m Ryugo, an exquisite rendition of this delicate and used to and the stamens being prominent and beautiful fl ower. We later went to an exhibition bright yellow. Most of the bushes had blooms of Yukiko’s work, delicate water colours featuring, that were mid pink with white centres, but there mainly, forms of Rosa multifl ora. was the occasional white bush as well as fl owers Tsukushi-ibara, because of its beauty and that were almost cerise all making for a very signifi cance in Japan, was chosen as the attractive display. symbol for the 12th International Heritage We later saw Rosa multifl ora adenochaeta in Rose Conference and when we saw it for the several garden situations where it was always fi rst time in its natural environment, we could a crowd stopper with its healthy green foliage, certainly see why. Stretching before us for miles attractive large rounded bush form and huge along the Kumagawa (River Kuma) was a mass panicles of soft pink blooms. of pink arching shrubs appearing out of the The next morning we returned to the Kumagawa natural vegetation. There were large arching River and Tsukushi-ibara, by local train this time shrubs, small dense thickets of plants and instead of our bus. Our band of volunteers, now colourful branches making their way up trees. personal friends, provided us with a scrumptious The tiny healthy plants near the walkways was breakfast which we feasted on amongst these confi rmation that Tsukushi-ibara was here to glorious fl owers. How heartening it is to see these stay. local species being so treasured and preserved. Wedding Garden

10 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 11 amazing array of roses in all shapes and sizes, of Delbards and oak leafed hydrangeas to give From here we travelled to the Hokone Botanical seen, and heard, to be believed. At 12 noon in the trained up pillars and along swags, trellises of some height and at the entrance were archways Garden of Wetlands, a unique place displaying garden an automated “conductor” played Rondo roses, bushes and shrubs. Dortmund covered of Pierre de Ronsard and Albertine. Ill never most of the aquatic plants seen in Japanese Alla Turca while the fountains moved in time to a long walkway, Lavender Dream was hedged forget the Akao Herb and Rose Garden for its wetlands and established in 1976. It was formerly the music. Water was everywhere, running in well along a winding pathway, Sally Holmes formed sheer exuberance and abundance of colour and a rice paddy area and is now a fascinating garden regimented streams around buildings, under a tall pillar and the signature rose that we came variety in both roses and other plants coupled traversed by a series of board-walks meandering bridges and into ponds. Topiarised conifers gave across in so many places – Angela – formed a with the ingenuity of design which made use of through a wonderland of swamp plants. It was structure and weeping cherries and willows gave bright splash of pink on much of the trellising. the diffi cult terrain so eff ectively. here at 650 metres above sea level that we fi nally added grace and softness. Then there were the Wandering our way down this steep slope was a The next day we headed north towards Mt Fuji came across Rosa hirtula in fl ower – it was much roses, mainly modern, adding colour and charm pure delight. Next came the “Cafe terrace” which in pursuit of the natural habitat of Rosa hirtula, a photographed that day!! to the whole design. Belle Story and was framed by an unlikely combination – the form of Rosa roxburghii normalis, with the same Our fi nal day took us high above the plains to Lass covered the wall of one building, Dublin scarlet semi-double Sarabande and the aptly crinkled pink single blooms and chestnut like 2,300 metres to “the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji” and Bay another and a bright single rose another. named yellow/orange Sahara. What a stunning buds and hips, but growing into tree dimensions. the only day we struck rain and cold weather. Rosa banksiae lutea in full fl ower smothered a picture this made. It was backed with white gazebo, while Rosa laevigata with its exquisite It was soon afterwards that our buses stopped at It was here that Yuki Mikanagi, our encyclopedia roses – swagged Summer Snow and White of knowledge, took the more intrepid of us up a white blooms fl owered nearby, showed the high Goose and bushes of Iceberg and Edelweiss. a lookout point and it was here that we got our altitude of the Forest Museum. fi rst (and only) view of Mt Fuji, just as it looks in all slope to see the tiny Rosa nipponensis struggling And all along the high sloping rock face of the away on that bleak cold mountainside. A tiny Sadly we couldn’t do this garden justice – it was entire garden, trained along wires, was a variety the pictures, a scene from a fairy story – a single, completely symmetrical, volcanic mountain peak suckering group of plants just coming into bud. off to the railway station after a sad farewell to all of ramblers. At the base of this inspired picture our wonderful rose friends and very hospitable was the “Herb garden”, set out in an Italianate covered with snow. We were all very excited We then returned part way down the mountain especially as we were told that at this time of to the fi nal destination for John and me as we Japanese hosts. Mr Maebara and his hard working style, geometrically designed with semi-circled committee are to be congratulated on the varied, hedges of green and gold conifers and Japanese the year the view is usually completely cloud had to leave the tour half a day early. This time covered. it was another unique and amazing experience, fascinating and uniquely Japanese itinerary they the Kawaguchi-ko Music Forest Museum at the chose for us, something we will always treasure. At 850m we We can’t speak highly enough of the courtesy, stopped at foot of Mt Fuji about 800m above sea level. The complex was designed to emulate a grand French kindness and overwhelming hospitality we were Shojin-ike shown at all times down to the smallest detail, Pond where we or German design (the castle of Versailles or mad King Ludwig comes to mind!) and the automatic to say nothing of the superb meals – a story in found clumps themselves! of Rosa hirtula grand pipe organ and musical complex had to be growing as tall as 4 metres and all in tight bud. (We’d seen quite a few plants growing in various gardens during the conference, Akao Herb and Rose Garden with Dortmund at the back but they had all fi nished fl owering). Our box coupled with low balustrades and off ering next stop was at Ashinoyu Flower Centre where a remarkable view over the rocky coastline far Rosa hirtula was growing in groves around the below. Here The Fairy was used extensively parking lot – again in tight bud. However, we with its white and cerise sports, along with took time out to wander through the centre lavenders and rosemary with simple annuals which housed magnifi cent hydrangeas of many and perennials fi lling in spaces – marigolds, varieties in all shades of pink, blue and white as begonias, dianthus, scabious, daisies, nepeta and well as brilliantly coloured single and double campanula. Planted here were large groupings begonias. Sarabande, Sahara and Ailsa Allen

12 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 13 roses. Some Tea Roses of huge development “Contessa Gambarotta” and perfect sanity grow in these estancias, even This is a found Rose in a old farm in Bariloche, from unknown though sometimes quite neglected. origin, fl ower only once, early summer, very fragrant, grows like The fi rst Tea rose I found was one which remains a Gallica or Damask?, 2m height x 2m spread, prickles like Gallica, I discovered that most of the rose varieties from Argentina unidentifi ed, so I have named it after the owner vigorous, totally healthy, sucker around the roots. The name of the growing vigorously in this place of long stormy of the land, Ms. Finita Ayerza. But then the original farm owner was Contessa Gambarotta, so I named this winters were of European origin, brought in fi ndings went on: a probable Souvenir de Mme. Rose “Contessa Gambarotta” fi nding Roses in by the fi rst German, Italian, Swiss, and Spanish Leonnie Viennot which covers about six square immigrants. They were mainly species roses: metres on a terrace of an estancia in Azul, Buenos Argentina Caninas and Rubiginosas mostly, but also Aires province; a probable Duchesse de Brabant Damask, Gallicas and Wichuranas. in the small town of Santa Coloma, also in the On the other hand, Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and province of Buenos Aires. BY RAFAEL MAINO, ARGENTINA Polyanthas arrived later on, more identifi able I am passionate about this search, but still alone Argentina, a land unexplored by rustlers of old as regards names and origins. That is to say, in the diffi cult task of identifi cation,for there are fashioned roses, a country that for its location the great mystery is raised by the former ones: precious few records of the times in which these on the planet is in the antipodes of the world fi elds hedged by Excelsa, Dorothy Perkins, and Tea Roses were introduced in Argentina, and we of roses, holds more than one surprise for those Félicité et Perpétue can be seen a hundred have no experts, so only guesses can be made who decide to travel its huge territory, which kilometres south of Bariloche, huge shrubs according to the existing bibliograpy. I must give with its great variety of climates and soils, has the of Duc de Cambridge grow wildly around, a thanks for the edition of the wonderful book possibility of growing all the varieties of roses Foetida Persiana sits at the humble gate of an made by the Australian Ladies1, which fi lled in a existing in the world. old crooked cottage, all of them of unknown gap of information, and became very important origin. Groups of Sericea Pteracantha (var. lutea) Forty years ago I chose to live almost to those of us who look at these forgotten can be seen around the Cathedral Church of permanently in San Carlos de Bariloche, a village treasures without being able to discover what it Bariloche; these are identifi able as regards their at the west of Patagonia, at the foot of the Andes, is, or its origins or characteristics. precedence, for they were brought and planted with beautiful big lakes and native woods. there by a pioneer of the city, of Swiss descent, This quest about Tea Roses has just started for I said “almost” because I also spend seasons in whose passion for species roses made her bring me, for, as I have said, the warm area of Argentina Buenos Aires, where I work as an art restorer. from not only the Sericea Pteracantha is vast, and there are many possibilities that these For more than ten years I have been able to fulfi l but also varieties of Moyesii, quite a few Rugosas roses grow, even in relative neglect, in old houses an old passion for roses in Patagonia, seeing how and Moschata. and estancias through the north and centre of the exuberantly they grow here. country. A long and patient pilgrimage lies ahead Then there are the unidentifi ed OGRs, of which I began to discover old roses growing, sometimes of me, trusting my intuition and the help of those four varieties have raised my interest since the in a semi-wild state, in the surroundings of my who still keep old family farms. beginning of my quest, being still unable to clear little cottage, in farms and houses of former their mystery. I really hope to miraculously meet settlers, sometimes besides a dusty road, always the knowledgeable expert who can solve this growing luxuriantly and blooming persistently dilemma. every summer and spring. The above refers to the exploration of the area I wondered at seeing these roses, the same that where I live. But then, a new chapter of my quest were shown in the Flemish pictures I had restored for unknown treasure begins in the warmer and more than once. I started planting cuttings in damper climate of the pampas, much milder all my garden, trying to preserve these scented in all: Tea roses. These, with their qualities and old beauties, and so was born my interest in defects, were unknown to me, for they don’t exist discovering their origin, their names, and their in Patagonia. The fi nding took place in some old variety, as if moved by the same inclination estancias (estates, old farms) in the province of that produced the anonymous paintings Buenos Aires, where I began to experience and that came to my atelier (studio). So I devoted 1 value this variety, which seemed so refi ned in its myself to portraying them in my watercolours Tea Roses. Old Roses for Warm Gardens by Lynne Chapman, Noelene shape, colours and : the big transition and, of course, acquiring the corresponding Drage, Di Durston, Jenny Jones, Hillary Merrifi eld, and Billy West. between the old European and the modern bibliography. Published in Australia, by Rosemberg Publishing Pty Ltd., 2008.

14 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 15 “Marta Pertile” “Mrs. Finita Ayerza“ “Josefi na Ocampo”: This Rose was given to me by a friend Marta Pertile, the only thing This Tea Rose I found in an old Estancia (old farm) of Buenos Aires Souvenir de Madame Leoníe Viennot? she knows about it is that came from Buenos Aires Province. Province, I give it the name of the owner, Mrs. Finita Ayerza. This This Tea Rose I found in an old Estancia in Buenos Aires Province. It fl owers only once, early summer, for a long period, strong rose changes a lot in colour and number of petals and shape, First I named the Rose “Josefi na Ocampo”, for the friend that Damask scent, 2m height x 3m spread, suckers, vigorous and depending of climate and time of the season. I have planted invited me to this farm owned by her relatives. I planted cuttings totally healthy, full of quilled petals, quartered sometimes, 10 cm cuttings of this rose in my Bariloche garden, and it fl owers in in my garden and it grew vigorously 2m height in three years, and diameter, fl ower lonely or in a group of three or four. Strong prickles fl ushes summer-spring still early winter. In Buenos Aires it fl owers fl ower splendidly. Now I think the rose is probably Souvenir de in old canes. Sterile, no hips (“C. Gambarotta” and “Gelainia” are almost all the year. Madame Leoníe Viennot. sterile too, no signifi cative hips). I call this one “Marta Pertile”.

16 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 17 not New Dawn “Gelainia” Duchesse de Brabant? This enormous Rose grows in a house of Bariloche City, in Tucumán This is a found Rose from an old farm of Bariloche, fl ower only once This is a young plant from cuttings planted in my garden. It’s a Tea Street, unknown origin, it fl owers early season and repeat a few early summer, Gallica or may be Alba? style, fragrant, 2m height x Rose founded in an old cottage in Santa Coloma, a little town from or nothing, later in the season. Medium to large fl owers, double 2 m spread, very healthy and vigorous, few prickles, like Gallica, it Buenos Aires Province. I don’t have photos of the original plant (I to semi-double. There are two plants, one back in the garden that grows out of the fence of the farm of a family of Swiss origin named lost my photos of it). I think it’s probably Duchesse de Brabant. covers the roof of the neighbouring house, and the other one at Gelain, so I call the rose “Gelainia” These photos are from last year, but now the plant has grown more the entrance of the house. Light fragrance, dark and glossy leaves, and is full of new buds, I can probably soon take new and better fi ve to seven leafl ets. Similar to New Dawn, but not the same rose, photos. more yellowish orange shadows in the inner petals of the open fl ower, and the leaves of darkest green.

18 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 19 Geschwind Roses which we do well to safeguard. They also provide at the Rosarium Baden rosarians with a gene pool of important garden roses and are important as objects of study. The Rosarium in Baden near , Austria’s from Austria Leopold’s view may be understandable from the National Rose Garden, is located in the former point of view of a son who watched the ups and park of Castle Weikersdorf. Opening its doors Comparative plantings to thoroughly downs of his father’s professional career and was in 1969, the Rosarium in Baden has more than examine Geschwind Roses familiar with the financial problems Geschwind 25,000 roses of nearly 1,000 varieties, which are Austrian rosarian Erich Unmuth, cooperating Rudolf Geschwind evidently faced until his dying day. grown in a spectacular park setting, complete with the Rosarium in Baden, has been interested with romantic walks, a pond, and historical in Rudolf Geschwind and his roses ever since revisited: Those of us who highly esteem the excellent buildings. roses Rudolf Geschwind created respect him all the late 1970’s. His passion has led him to many Austria’s contribution the more for his successful work as an “amateur The Rosarium belongs to the municipality countries and numerous rose collections and rose breeder.” One has to admire Geschwind as he of Baden, which has, from the beginning gardens, both public and private. He has pursued to the restoration pursued his work of rose breeding, undeterred by of the 1980’s, made ample room for Rudolf any clue or reference that might lead to more all the obstacles he encountered during his life. Geschwind’s roses, thanks to both the Rosarium’s information about Rudolf Geschwind and his and preservation of management and advisory board. Gerhard roses, and over time he has built a worldwide After Geschwind’s death in 1910, Countess Weber, director of the Rosarium since 1986, acts network of contacts, all unified by an interest in Geschwind’s Rose Marie Henriette Chotek purchased Geschwind’s on this commitment to Rudolf Geschwind. He is Geschwind and his roses. rose collection and seedlings and is credited responsible for expanding and maintaining one Erich Unmuth obtained cuttings and budwood Heritage as well with bringing a few of his seedlings of the most complete collections of Geschwind into commerce in the late 1920’s. Countess of hundreds of roses to propagate, grow and roses available to the public. In the summer there study. Early in his search for information about BY DR. JOHANNES REITTER, VIENNA, AUSTRIA Chotek had built a famous rosarium which was are special guided tours for those who want to considered one of the top rose gardens in Europe Geschwind and his roses, Unmuth realised learn more about the history of these roses and the importance of thoroughly examining, Two harsh winters in a row extensively damaged at the time. Sadly, in the aftermath of World War their remarkable hybridiser. many of my twentieth-century roses, but the I and the economic depression of the 1930’s she questioning and possibly confirming the twenty Geschwind roses which are grown in could not properly maintain her rosarium any Over the last 30 years about 45 varieties of roses identities of roses attributed to Geschwind. my garden remained more or less unimpressed longer. It was completely destroyed around the attributed to Rudolf Geschwind have been Further, he also realised it was important to fi nd by winter’s temperature fluctuations and end of World War II. collected, propagated and planted. Budwood for out more about Geschwind’s roses that had been the plants was obtained from collections in many introduced by nurseries without attributing them severe frosts. So sometimes I just cannot help Thankfully, after decades of neglect, Rudolf but wonder how the rose world would have countries, notably from the Europa Rosarium to Geschwind as the breeder. This concern for Geschwind’s legacy and his roses have been Sangerhausen in , from Pruhonice near correct identification is echoed by Charles Quest- profited had another rose breeder continued rediscovered, nearly 150 years after his birth. Rudolf Geschwind’s work of developing roses in the , and from Roseto Ritson who wrote about Geschwind: A number of eff orts began in the late 1970’s Botanico Carla Fineschi in Cavriglia, Italy. of great winter hardiness, vigour, health and to find and identify the Geschwind roses that And because his work was for so long neglected, it is difficult beauty, building on the remarkable rose lines had survived in rose collections in Europe and A portion of the Geschwind collection at the to be sure that all the names we give to Geschwind’s roses are he had created. Sadly, there was no one after elsewhere in the world. Rose lovers in Germany, Rosarium in Baden is located prominently in correct. More than any other breeder, it is open to question 2 Geschwind’s death to continue his work, which (the then) Czechoslovakia, and other the centre of the park, across from the rose trial whether the right names are attached to the right roses. was nearly lost in subsequent years. countries set out to learn more about this garden. Surrounded by a patch of Nordlandrose Unmuth developed a tedious but promising Apparently there also were none from outstanding hybridiser of roses. That a number and a bed of the famous Gruss an Teplitz, there practical approach to researching Geschwind’s Geschwind’s family that desired to continue his of Geschwind’s roses are now available to grow is a large granite monument which was erected roses. He started extensive comparative plantings rose legacy. Geschwind’s own two sons were in our gardens is due to much eff ort over the last in 1983 to commemorate Rudolf Geschwind and using roses from various world-wide sources to not interested in raising roses. His younger son, few decades. his accomplishments in the rose world. The other observe and examine them over a few years. Leopold, reportedly even wrote late in his life that part of the Geschwind collection is found on a This method of comparing living plants with From the beginning of these eff orts, individual in the front of Castle Weikersdorf. Quite he had Austrians as well as institutions such as the their historical descriptions and integrating a number of these roses are large specimens, this information with the observations and an antipathy to rose breeding since in my youth I saw it as Austrian Horticultural Society and the Rosarium breathtaking when in flower. the reason for my father’s lack of success, despite his vast and City of Baden contributed to the cause of experiences of others requires time and knowledge.”1 restoring Geschwind’s nearly-lost heritage and to The Geschwind roses at the Rosarium in Baden persistence. It has paid off in its results, however. re–establish the reputation and honour Rudolf give much pleasure to the visitors to the garden, Geschwind deserves for his achievements. but they are important for other reasons as well. These roses are a part of our cultural heritage,

20 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 21 Erich Unmuth’s Rosenkultivarium is possible to do so, he includes the supposed or Article on Geschwind in the 2011 long time. However, I believe that Buchmann (“Rose Cultivarium”) known parent varieties. This way he creates ideal Annual of the German Rose Society and Unmuth’s article is an important step to conditions to compare roses in vivo. better understanding and appreciating Rudolf Erich Unmuth’s research and comparative The recently published 2011 Annual of the Preservation of rare roses is also a goal of Erich Geschwind’s work. plantings of Geschwind’s roses began in his GRF contains an exhaustive article on Rudolf Unmuth. Quite a number of “back-up copies” private garden. When it eventually became too Geschwind by Andrea Buchmann and Erich of roses only grown in collections such as small for all the planting projects, the City of Unmuth.3 The authors present a new appraisal identities of Geschwind Roses Sangerhausen are given a home at the Rose Baden off ered to provide land for the creation of the life and work of this outstanding thoroughly examined Cultivarium. of a new study rose garden. In 2007 Unmuth central European rose breeder, based on their Based on broad literature research and years of transferred his roses to the new location in Baden collaborative research eff orts. observations of the , Buchmann and and has since then expanded the collection Collaboration and Cooperation A large part of the article deals with Geschwind’s Unmuth consider the following Geschwind roses further. The new garden is known as the “Rose As important as the dedication and perseverance theoretical and practical work as a plant breeder. as correctly identifi ed: Cultivarium.” of individuals who research and preserve His innovative views and goals as well as his Gruss an Teplitz (Hybrid Tea; 1897) The Rose Cultivarium is located on the outskirts roses is, collaboration and cooperation among inventive methods of rose hybridising are Wenzel Geschwind (Hybrid Tea; 1897) of the City of Baden among fields. Surrounded individuals and organisations is vital in order explored. Using meticulous archival research Dr. Hurta (Hybrid Perpetual; 1867) This is the by a deer fence, it might not look as impressive for various projects to be both substantive and drawing extensively on Geschwind’s books, oldest of Geschwinds creations still available from the outside as the nearby Austrian Rosarium and successful. Over many years of working articles and available diaries, the authors have today with its park features, buildings and ponds. Once with roses, Mr. Unmuth also has collaborated shed new light on Geschwind, the “amateur rose Erinnerung an Brod (Hybrid Setigera; 1886) you enter and take in the sights and scents of the with others. He works closely with the Europa breeder,” and his work. Forstmeisters Heim (Hybrid Setigera; 1886) vast number of rose varieties grown in an area Rosarium Sangerhausen in Germany, the Austrian Additionally, Buchmann and Unmuth show how Geisha (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1913) of several thousand square metres, however, it Rosarium, Roseto Botanico Carla Fineschi in Italy, specific historical conditions during Geschwind’s Siwa (Hybrid Canina; 1910) certainly is spectacular. French rose collectors and nurserymen Raymond life time as well as circumstances of the ups and Astra (Hybrid Tea; 1890) This garden is a rosarium in the literal sense of the and Therese Loubert, German nurseryman downs of his sometimes stormy professional life Erinnerung an Schloss Scharfenstein (Hybrid word. There are a few bulbs, annuals and some Martin Weingart, as well as Austrian nurseries as a forester in the then Austro-Hungarian Empire Tea; 1892) perennials in the upper part of the garden among and numerous rosarians world-wide. The City of are connected with his achievements and the Ännchen von Tharau (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1886) the roses as well as a few solitary small native Baden and the Baden Garden and Park Authority, problems in the rose world of the latter years of Alpenfee (Hybrid Setigera; around 1890) trees. The purpose of the garden is preservation headed by Director Gerhard Weber, have been the 19th and early 20th centuries. Meteor (Hybrid Noisette; 1887) and research, however, so it is filled almost especially supportive of the Rose Cultivarium. A primary part of the article is devoted to more Corporal Johann Nagy (Hybrid Setigera; 1890) exclusively with roses. The excellent health of An important collaborative eff ort has been the than thirty portraits of confirmed Geschwind Futtacker Schlingrose (Hybrid Multifl ora; c.1900) these roses is striking, inasmuch as they are never work that Erich Unmuth has done with Andrea roses which are still available today. These unique Wodan (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1900) sprayed. Buchmann, an Austrian historian. Mrs. Buchmann, portraits present the authors’ comments and Zigeunerblut (Hybrid Bourbon; 1890) also a rose lover, is very interested in the life notes on the cultivars, which are drawn from their Eurydice (Hybrid Setigera; 1887) The Rose Cultivarium: and work of Rudolf Geschwind who was not considerable research and personal observations Caecilie Scharsach (Hybrid Perpetual; 1887) focus on Rudolf Geschwind only a hands-on rose breeder but a theorist and of the roses over many years. Information and Anna Scharsach (Hybrid Perpetual; 1890) important author of several monographs as stories about the introduction and creation of Marie Dermar (Hybrid Noisette; 1889) Erich Unmuth’s main interest is growing roses well. He also wrote scores of expert articles for the roses also are included. All of this is skilfully Josephine Ritter (Hybrid Multifl ora; around 1890) from breeders that have a connection to Austria. magazines as well as comments, letters to the combined with many quotes from original Leopold Ritter (Hybrid Multifl ora; around 1890) Although his focus is on Rudolf Geschwind, roses editor, profiles and other types of writing. Quite material such as rose and garden periodicals Antonie Schürz (Hybrid Perpetual; 1890) from other important breeders such as Michael a number of these texts which heretofore were and nursery catalogues. Geschwind’s own words Eugenie Marlitt (Hybrid Tea; 1900) H. Horvath, Franz Praskac, Elsa von Württemberg- unknown were located by Mrs. Buchmann and are most importantly included, selected from Geschwinds Schönste (Hybrid Multifl ora; c.1900) Schaumburg-Lippe and Dr. Felicitas Svejda are have been instrumental in the identification of his published works and diaries. This synthesis Geschwinds Nordlandrose I (Hybrid Multifl ora; collected and grown in the gardens. some cultivars. Thanks to Andrea Buchmann’s makes for a vivid and fascinating read. Andrea 1884) Another of Erich Unmuth’s goals is to grow a literature and archival research, it also has Buchmann’s splendid rose photos illustrate the Asta von Parpart (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1909) comprehensive range of garden roses with plants been possible to re-evaluate certain periods of roses beautifully, and add to the value of this Trompeter von Säckingen (Nordlandrose/ from the important varieties of all rose families Geschwind’s life. The cooperative work between article. Northland rose; around 1890) as well as all the species roses of the eastern Buchmann and Unmuth has led to an extensive Further studies about Geschwind and his Prinz Hirzeprinzchen (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1912) 3 Alpine regions. In order to compare specific rose article revealing the results of their research, contemporaries in the rose world may reveal Zigeunerknabe (Hybrid Bourbon; 1909) cultivars from diff erent sources, Erich Unmuth which was published in the 2011 Annual of the even more about this extraordinary hybridiser of Parkfeuer (Hybrid Lutea; 1906; often wrongly groups these roses together. In all cases where it German Rose Society (GRF). roses who has been underestimated for a very attributed to P. Lambert)

22 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 23 debatable Identities Schneelicht (Hybrid Rugosa; 1886) Zacharula rubrifolia: Hybrid Canina, Geschwind In 1991 Erich Unmuth heard about a rose in of Geschwind Roses Theano (Hybrid Cinnamomea; 1895) 1895, was thought to be lost. Charles Quest- the Brooklyn labelled as Virago (Hybrid Setigera; 1887) Ritson pointed out Rubrifolia flore plena from Eugenie Marlitt and very similar to the found Problems of accurately identifying and Walküre (Hybrid Tea, clbg.; 1909) the Europa Rosarium Sangerhausen to Erich rose “Maggie” widely spread in the USA.7 When confirming quite a number of Geschwind roses Unmuth. Researching this rose Erichs findings nurseryman Martin Weingart from Germany later in public rose collections and in commerce today indicate that it might indeed be Geschwinds saw “Maggie” growing in the Rose Cultivarium he are addressed in another section of the article. mix-ups, lost-and-found cultivars Zacharula rubrifolia. However, this has yet to be thought it also exactly resembled the Geschwind Debatable identities are discussed by Buchmann and a mysterious “World Rose” further confirmed as the rose has been growing rose Julius Fabianics de Misefa grown in the and Unmuth for cultivars like Freya, Creme, Buchmann and Unmuth’s article does an at the Rose Cultivarium for only a few years. Europa Rosarium Sangerhausen. This was later Schneelicht, Geschwinds Orden and Walküre excellent job of introducing us to many Freya: The rose available as Geschwinds Freya con-firmed by comparative plantings in Baden. in detail. Others are discussed in a more cursory marvellous Geschwind roses that have survived way. is not in accordance with historical descriptions Interestingly, Peter Lambert in 1923 had their breeder for more than 100 years. They also and has turned out to be Rosa sancta. The Europa Eugenie Marlitt and Julius Fabianics de The authors present the case of El Ariana (found answer in great part whether the right names are Rosarium Sangerhausen has identified this rose Misefa as synonyms. Contrary to that, A. Jägers in Norway) as a “most probable but not entirely attached to the right roses. as R. x richardii Richards. Rosenlexikon and Countess Choteks catalogues confirmed” creation of Geschwind. Based on In my opinion, some of their findings, such Schneelicht: Roses grown under this name have entries and descriptions for both roses. their study of connections between Rudolf as confirming Parkfeuer to be a creation of According to Jäger both also were part of the Geschwind and Peter Lambert and Geschwind’s usually have semi-double flowers. However, Geschwind, are downright exciting. Additional according to Geschwinds description Schneelicht Sangerhausen collection. So it is safe to assume own descriptions of his seedlings, Buchmann and information gleaned from their article and that the two roses must have been mixed up at Unmuth suspect that the hybrid moss Goethe should be a climbing shrub with large, single conversations with the authors about various flowers. There are clues that the correct one time and one, Julius Fabianics de Misefa, (attributed to P. Lambert) might eventually be other rose cultivars follows4: must have been lost eventually. identified as a Geschwind rose. Schneelicht might be the one still grown in the Geschwinds Orden: This rose has been observed Rosarium Sangerhausen in Germany. This has yet There still are more surprises to be told. It had There still are many questions about the fate of for years together with Gem of the Prairies to be confirmed. been suspected for some time that “Pacific”, a roses and seedlings Geschwind sold to nurseries (Hybrid Setigera, Burgess 1860, introduced 1878 Eugenie Marlitt: The rose was dedicated by found rose from the , “Kakinada Red”, in diff erent countries. The two authors intend to in Europe by Schwartz as Bijou des Prairies) in a rose grown throughout India and a found rose make these issues part of their future research. Geschwind to the author Eugenie John (1825- Baden. Buchmann and Unmuth consider the rose 1887) who used “Eugenie Marlitt” as her pen from Taiwan and Japan, “Zi Yan Fei Wu”, also According to the findings of Buchmann and available today as Geschwinds Orden to be Gem name. This rose has been involved in a number were identical to Eugenie Marlitt. In 2009 DNA Unmuth the following roses in commerce as of the Prairies. They also say that the “wrong” of mysteries. Even the name is a puzzle. There analyses at the University of Montreal confirmed Geschwind’s creations do not correspond with Geschwinds Orden is identical with other are two entries in A. Jägers famous Rosenlexikon.5 these observations. Geschwind’s own descriptions and/or other wrongly-identified Geschwind roses: Nymphe One is for Marlitt, Eugen E., 1900 and the Last year genetic analyses via RAPD-PCR were historical descriptions: Tepla, Gilda and Aurelia Liff a. other for Eugenie John, 1902. The spelling performed at Florida Southern College8 with Aurelia Liff a (Hybrid Setigera; 1886) There also is a beautiful found rose available of Marlitt, Eugen E. seems to be the result samples of “Kakinada Red” and “Pacific”, two Caroline Bank (Hybrid Multifl ora; around 1890) under the name Aurelia Liff a which is diff erent of a typographical error. And it also is highly samples of “Maggie” from diff erent locations and Creme (Hybrid Canina; 1895;) from Gem of the Prairies. But according to improbable that Geschwind dedicated two rather R. laevigata (as negative control). According to Erlkönig (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1886) both Buchmann and Unmuth, it also does not similar roses to the author within two years. So Ashley Wilson the Ernst G. Dörell (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1886) resemble Geschwinds description of his Aurelia Buchmann and Unmuth assume that the cultivars ... results indicate that “Kakinanda Red”, “ Pacific Rose” and Fatinitza (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1887) Liff a. correct name is Eugenie Marlitt. both “Maggie” samples are genetically identical. 8 Freya (Hybrid Canina; 1910) Himmelsauge: Observations of roses in What is really striking, though, is how far Eugenie The study will be continued this year and most Geschwinds Nordlandrose II (Hybrid Multifl ora; ?) commerce under this name suggested they Marlitt (in the USA introduced and sold as Mme. Gilda (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1887) probably will include samples from a confirmed might be identical with Russeliana. To prove this, Eugene E. Marlitt) actually has been spread. Mme. Eugene E. Marlitt from as well Griseldis (“Nordlandrose/Northland rose; 1895) Geschwinds Zigeunerknabe (Gipsy Boy) which is Gregg Lowery sums this up quite well: Herzblättchen (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1889) as samples from Julius Fabianics de Misefa and reported to be a descendant of Russeliana, was a Known by many names, and found around the world, Eugenie Marlitt, both from the Rose Cultivarium Himmelsauge (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1895) valuable link. Comparative DNA analyses done by Julius Fabianics de Misefa (Hybrid Tea; 1902) “Maggie” in the USA, “Pacific” in , “Kakinanda Baden. Results should be available by the end of Prof. Anne Bruneau at the Université de Montréal Red” in India, “Julius Fabianics de Misefa” at 2012. Mercedes (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1886) not only confirmed Zigeunerknabe parentage Nymphe Egeria (Hybrid Multifl ora; 1893) Sangerhausen, this is a rose for the world, adapted to more but also showed Himmelsauge and Russeliana climates than perhaps any other old rose. ..6 Ovid (Hybrid Setigera; 1890) to be genetically identical. Rotkäppchen (Hybrid Bourbon or Hybrid Polyantha; 1887)

24 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 25 Roses of Rudolf Geschwind (Photos by Andrea Buchmann ©)

... growing in Baden at the Rose Cultivarium (C) and Rosarium (R), e.g. ‘Futtacker Schlingrose’, (R) ‘Gruß an Teplitz’ (R) and ‘Geschwinds Nordlandrose I’ (R) – from top

Gruß an Teplitz, R

Erinnerung an Brod, C Forstmeisters Heim, C

Erinnerung an Schloß Scharfenstein, C Ännchen von Tharau, R

Futtacker Schlingrose, R Wodan, C

26 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 27 Zigeunerblut, C Geschwinds Schönste, C

Leopold Ritter, R Anna Scharsach, C

Theano, R – Debatable identity Geschwinds Nordlandrose I, R

Eugenie Marlitt, R – wrongly labelled ‘Julius Asta von Parpart, R Fabianics de Misefa’ at Sangerhausen

Bred by Rudolf Geschwind, not created by Peter This rose has been wrongly identified as Lambert: ‚Parkfeuer’, C ‘Himmelsauge’, C Most probably Geschwind’s ‘El Areana’, C

28 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 29 from Australia recent trend in to use spiky plants and pebbles to give a dry garden look. With this in mind it is very important to establish Heritage Roses old rose repositories for future budwood distribution. Ruston Rose Repository has Australia report 2012 established a collection for Teas, Noisettes, and roses. In Victoria there is also a repository for Alister Clark Roses, and in Western Australia BY DI DURSTON, AUSTRALIA there is a collection of Australian Bred Roses. Heritage Roses in Australia has an active Regional groups hold meeting usually every Executive that changes its base from one state month, and have displays of heritage roses at Zigeunerknabe, R Wrongly identified as ‘Ernst G. Dörell’, R to the next state in the sequence every two Spring and Autumn Rose Society Shows. years. The responsibility of the executive state My main worry is that our participants and is to publish four journals each year, to run a helpers are gradually getting to the silver haired conference at the end of their term and to make stage of life and younger members need now to decisions for the smooth running of the society. be encouraged to join heritage rose clubs. There is a six state rotation. The conferences are very popular and well Numbers have always been static at 1,200 in the attended, with pre and post conference garden past, but there seems to be a slight change in tours and usually international speakers are recent times with numbers falling to 936. I think invited as keynote. This year is a conference that younger are at this time not year and a very interesting program has been attracted to growing old roses. The reason being organized for the enjoyment of those who high density city living and more time spent at register. This years conference will be held in the work place. Another component is that our South Australia and if anyone would like further Rose Nurseries are not stocking old roses in large details they could go to the HRIA website. numbers. Consequently the lists of available roses is shrinking, with only the most popular dozen or so surviving the chop. In addition there is the

Notes associated with ‘Rudolf Geschwind revisited’ article: 1) Quoted from the translation of an article by Laszlo Czobor, In: Servais Lejeune, Rosenalmanach 1979-1980, Lübeck: Weiland, 1989, p. 60 2) Quest-Ritson, Charles, Climbing Roses of the World, Portland, Cambridge: Timber Press, 2003, p.55 Debatable identity: ‘Mercedes’, C Above: Zacharula ‘Rubifolia fl.pl.’ – debatable 3) Buchmann, Andrea - Unmuth, Erich, 2011. “... bis zur Ueberreizung gelangte Sucht, der Blumenkönigin zu huldigen ...“ too; Mercedes & Zacharula, C Rudolf Geschwind (1829-1910). In: Rosenjahrbuch 2011, Gesellschaft Deutscher Rosenfreunde e.V., Baden-Baden: Aquensis Verlag, 43-133 4) These notes are mainly based on the text of the essay in the GRF 2011 annual and on interviews I conducted with A. Buchmann and Erich Unmuth recently. 5) Jäger, August, Rosenlexikon, 1936; Leipzig: Zentralantiquariat, 1970, p. 458 6) Quoted from a text about ‘Mme. Eugene Marlitt’ on www.vintagegardens.com 7) See, for example: Lowery, Gregg, Maggie – A Rose Mystery, 2006. In: Rosa Mundi, volume 21, number 1, Autumn 2006, Richardson, Tx: Heritage Rose Foundation, 28-39. 8) DNA research program of Dr. Nancy Morvillo, initiated by Dr. Malcolm Manners; The study was/is done by Ashley Wilson; This rose is wrongly identified as ‘Erlkönig’, C This rose seems not to be ‘Griseldis’, C Information from Ms Wilson/quote from unpublished paper of 2011 study.

30 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 31 from New Zealand recognising excellence action a plan to save roses. Although this group has met just a few times, progress has been very Our HRNZ objective of recognising valued heartening. There are three major goals to our members in the form of awards or presentations rescue plan: discovery, rescue, and distribution. Heritage Roses is again being actioned. Members have been asked to nominate a member who has made New Zealand an outstanding contribution to the promotion Goal 1. The register of heritage roses of heritage roses for the prestigious Nancy To these ends our fi rst endeavour has been to report delivered to Steen Award. The previous recipients are Sally establish a ‘New Zealand Register of Heritage Allison and the late Trevor Griffi ths. Two other Roses’ to record roses known to be in New the WFRS awards, recognising a planting of ‘a signifi cant Zealand, currently or historically, along with their at Sakura 2012 collection of heritage roses in a public garden’ current locality, where known. our fi rst National Conference and members who have contributed in an Progress has been excellent. All members have Firstly, planning is well under way to host the outstanding manner to promote the society, are been canvassed through our journal, the problem BY FRAN RAWLING, PRESIDENT HRNZI fi rst HRNZI National Conference. Surprising as also awaiting nominations. These awards will be outlined and support requested. To date most of announced and presented at the conference. Heritage Roses New Zealand Inc. continues to be this may sound, New Zealand has hosted three the rose collections in the South Island have been an active society, consisting of seventeen regions International Heritage Roses Conferences in catalogued, or are scheduled to be recorded, by and 660 fi nancial members, each receiving four Hawera, Christchurch and Dunedin, but never a HRNZI Scholarship the end of this year. Some private collections national conference. have been catalogued as well. We have already Journals per year. Included in each Journal over The current HRNZI Scholarship recipient is The 2012 conference is to be hosted in Dunedin discovered a large number of roses that are rare the last eighteen months have been surveys Ann Chapman. This scholarship was set up to from 30 November through to 2 December. The and commercially unavailable. which encouraged members to express their promote research into aspects of heritage rose focus of the conference is on the heritage roses thoughts to help guide the decisions made by growing in NZ. Ann’s research has targeted New Zealand has lost in the past 200 years (our the Executive Committee. In turn the Executive the work of the late Ken Nobbs, a founder of Goal 2. Rescue rare roses entire rose growing history), what we can do has encouraged regions to commit to planting HRNZI and breeder of many ramblers. Ann has Our second goal is to rescue the rare roses. Our about this, and to establish ways members can heritage roses in public gardens. This necessitates been tracking his lost roses and researching philosophy is that we don’t want any roses to track down and save our forgotten beauties. regions working alongside city councils and local the missionaries he named his roses after. This be rare and endangered in New Zealand. We A forum is planned to debate this issue and bodies to ensure that roses remain a feature of research will be presented at the Conference. aim to achieve this by ensuring rose varieties registrants are invited to forward their questions public plantings for people to enjoy for many are growing in a number of locations around years to come. Interest from our investments has to the panel. Project Rescue the country. We have made great progress this been targeted for the project, with many regions Our conference opening features David Ruston season by collecting budwood from more than taking up the challenge. Next summer we expect with his highly acclaimed fl oral demonstration. ‘Project Rescue’ has been initiated in the form one hundred rare varieties and sending them to heritage roses to give pleasure to many. Gregg Lowery and Peter Boyd are the key of ‘the NZ National Register of Heritage Roses’. be propagated. The budwood has been donated speakers and their attendance has our members In recent years heritage rose lovers in New from public collections, nurseries, and individuals. Changes to constitution buzzing with excitement. Two other main Zealand have become increasingly aware of a speakers are Murray Radka, a passionate collector looming crisis in the supply and security of the Changes to the HRNZI Constitution objects were of heritage roses, especially those no longer plants they love. For many years New Zealand Goal 3. Make rare roses less rare undertaken at the last AGM. available through the catalogues, and Fiona has been blessed with a rich source of supply The third goal of our plan will be actioned down The two important additions were that the Hyland, our and your editor, who will speak from numerous propagators and the knowledge the track when new plants of rare varieties have executive undertake activities to ensure members on the collections at the Dunedin Northern and experience from our own internationally been propagated, and are made available to are given the opportunity to learn more about Cemetery. recognised rosarians. In our complacency it has members and the general public. heritage roses, i.e. education. And secondly A pre-conference tour, a two day tour to taken some time to accept that both the supply To ensure that we don’t fi nd ourselves in another that conservation of heritage roses becomes an Southland, includes Invercargill’s Jessie Calder and the experience are no longer as robust crisis of supply in a few years time HRNZ has acknowledged focus of the society. Garden, winner of the prestigious HRNZI plaque or secure as we have come to expect. Nursery adopted a new role. We will take control of our businesses have closed down, import biosecurity In celebrating its thirty-second year Heritage for a signifi cant collection of historic roses in a roses. Propagators who are off ered our budwood measures have tightened dramatically, Roses New Zealand Inc. under the current public garden. A post-conference tour to Central will agree that it has value to us and we have a collections have disappeared, and many of our National Executive based in Otago, has taken up Otago will visit Murray Radka’s vast heritage rose claim to it. They will be asked to agree that they respected rosarians have retired or died. these two challenges with enthusiasm. collection. do not delete any of our varieties or destroy the The programme and the registration form are on In response to this crisis in 2011, the National mother plants without informing us and allowing our website http://www.heritageroses.org.nz Executive set up a group to formulate and set in us to take the plant material back.

32 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 33 To ensure that less commonly grown varieties in conclusion from New Zealand Garden (), De Nancy, Monaco survive we will choose designated people and and Nantes (), Lucca and Pisa (Italy), I feel Heritage Roses New Zealand is in good locations around the country to grow these Shanghai Botanic Garden (China), Santa Barbara heart. By keeping our members informed and varieties, and request Convenors within each area Botanic Garden and Berkley (United States of involved, by using publicity at every opportunity, monitor their health and survival. the Timaru America), Geneva Botanic Garden (Switzerland), and by continuing to plant heritage roses in RJMB (), Montreal (Canada), Lisboa Finally, we recognise that our greatest security public gardens, I believe this surge of interest Botanic Gardens (Portugal). lies in the health and variety of roses within will spark the public’s enthusiasm to save our public collections and so are building strong treasures. Species Rose Garden Today the garden contains 57 of the 100 to 150 relationships with Botanic Garden and City species known, and further beds have been And lastly, I wish to acknowledge the assistance Council staff throughout New Zealand, with developed during this period to accommodate of Murray Radka to prepare this report. BY PETER THOMSON, PARKS AND RECREATION UNIT, the aim of encouraging wider rose plantings OFFICER, TIMARU DISTRICT COUNCIL them without having to restrict their natural and mutual support to maintain the health and growth habits and form vigour of the collections. The gardens address is King Street, Timaru, and has been declared a Recreation Reserve in Excellent progress towards this goal has already Where to from here? been made in the South and the managers of accordance with Section 17 of the Reserves Act several collections have shown real gratitude, and 1977 and administered by the Timaru District ¬ Continue to source new species as and where even relief, to have our support and expertise. We Council. The gardens area totals 19.7439 hectares. available. look forward to the day when we can place and ¬ replace rare roses in public collections where they History ¬ Promote as an Educational resource. can hold our budwood. The Species Rose Garden was developed at the ¬ Act as a supply for the production of these We believe this project will be ongoing. top of a north facing lawn on the south side of plants. The rose register will be a living document which the lower pond and by an internal through road. we expect will continue to grow. Over time we The garden is open to the public all the times and hope to see many more public collections of One rose species was planted in the area in vehicles from 8:00am to dusk. roses throughout New Zealand and are also October 1989 as well as in the Top Pond Bed; The garden was acknowledged as a Signifi cant hopeful that, with the added information and the plants were grown from seeds exchanged Planting in 2005 by Heritage Roses New Zealand publicity this project brings, our members can be with other overseas botanic gardens. The Parks Incorporated. encouraged to become more adventurous with Director was Graeme Paterson from 1982 – varieties they themselves choose to grow. 1988, the Parks Foreman was Harry Travaille; Nurserymen were Graham Hollows and later Rose species, hybrids and cultivars Alistair Davey. in the four beds. The fi rst themed planting was completed on the Rosa acicularis Lindl. 10 August 1992. These plants came from Trevor Rosa x alba L. Semiplena Griffi ths Roses, a local grower who specialized in Rosa x anemonoides Rehder old and species roses. The planting contained Rosa banksiae Ait. var. banksiae fourteen types of rose species and two specie Rosa banksiae Ait. lutea hybrids. The garden was further developed in Rosa banksiae Ait. lutescens conjunction with Heritage Roses New Zealand. Ait. Bill Steans was Parks Director with Gary Foster as Rosa brunonii Lindl. Horticultural Development Offi cer from 1989 - L. Present. Rosa canina L. subsp. canina var. dumalis Baker. Other Nurseries to supply roses were Tasman Bay Rosa canina L. subsp. canina Roses, Karmea Wine & Herbs, D & S Nurseries, Rosa canina L. subsp. subdumetorum E. Schenk Trinity Farm Roses, several donations and seeds Rosa carolina L. the Timaru Botanic Gardens from many Botanic Gardens including, Goteborg Rosa x centifolia L. Species Rose Garden, (), Bonn, Gruga Park, Oldenburg and Rosa corymbifera Borkh. New Zealand Palmengarten (Germany), Barnsley, Bristol, Rosa corymbifera Borkh. subsp. corymbifera Cambridge, Harlow Carr, and Liverpool Botanic Rosa davidii Crepin. var. elongata Rehd. & Wils.

34 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 35 Rosa deseglisei Boreau Rosa x odorata (Andrews) Sweet. Park’s Yellow Tea from New Zealand The landscape plans date from 1999 for the Rosa ecae hybrid Helen Knight -scented China 1824 Garden and November 2000 for the Gazebo, both Rosa elegantula Rolfe. Rosa x odorata (Andrews) Sweet. Slater’s Crimson designed by Sir Miles Warren. Rosa elliptica China 1792 the Trevor Griffi ths The Parks Manager is Bill Steans; Parks Liaison Rosa fi lipes Rehd. & Wils. Sir Cedric Morris Rosa oxyodon Boiss. forma haematodes Offi cer is Gary Foster; Record keeping by Rosa fi lipes Rehd. & Wils. Treasure Trove Rosa x paulii Rehd. Rose Garden Peter Thomson; Rose Dead Headers volunteer Rosa foetida Herrm. L. var. setosa (Cremli) R. Keller group leader Frances Glasby; and the Garden Rosa foetida Herrm. bicolor Rosa phoenicia Boiss. maintenance contractor is Sicon Ltd. Rosa foetida Herrm. Lawrence Johnston L. Falkland BY PETER THOMSON, PARKS AND RECREATION UNIT, Rosa foetida Herrm. persiana Rosa pimpinellifolia L. subsp. spinosissima HORTICULTURE OFFICER, TIMARU DISTRICT COUNCIL Honors and Awards received – New Zealand Rosa foetida Herrm. Rosa pimpinellifolia L. Double Yellow Gardens Trust Garden of National Signifi cance. The address of the garden is 1 Virtue Avenue, Rosa foliolosa Nutt. & Torr. Rosa pimpinellifolia L. Robbie Burns The website has some information on the garden. Timaru at Caroline Bay. The garden is Rosa x fortuneana Lindl. Rosa pimpinellifolia L. Single Cherry administered by the Timaru District Council, Rosa gigantea Collett. ex Crepin. Rosa pimpinellifolia L. subsp. spinosissima PO Box 522, 2 King George Place, Timaru, Where to from here? Rosa giraldii x moyseii Rosa pimpinellifolia L. Stanwell Perpetual telephone 03 6877200. Pourr. Rosa pouzinii Tratt. & Rosac. ¬ Continue to maintain the garden and keep Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. x Torr. & A. Gray. Rosa prattii Hemsl. the theme of the beds design. Rosa x harisonii Rivers. Harison’s Double Yellow Rosa x reversa Waldst.& Kit. History of Rose Garden ¬ Promote as an Educational resource and as Rosa helenae Rehd. & Wils. Rosa x richardii Rehd. part of the Festival of Roses. (taken from information boards in the gazebo). Rosa henryi Boulenger Rosa roxburghii Tratt. forma normalis ¬ Act as a supply for the production of these Rosa hirtula (Reg.) Nak. Rosa roxburghii Tratt. plena This Garden was established by the Timaru Beautifying plants should the need arise. Rosa horrida Fisch. L. Society to honour renowned South Canterbury rose grower, Open all the time to pedestrian access. Rosa iberica Sennen & Elias 1928 Thunb. alba world authority on old roses and author, Trevor Griffi ths. Nan No vehicle access. Rosa laevigata Michx. Rosa rugosa Thunb. Schneezpwerg Raymond, President of the Timaru Beautifying Society 1992 Rosa laxa Retz. Rosa sempervirens L. – 2002 envisaged the original concept believing that the life Rosa x macrantha hort. non Desp. Rosa sericea Lindl. subsp. omeiensis f. pteracantha long work of Trevor Griffi ths and his love of old roses should be Roses in the garden Rosa x macrantha hort. non Desp. Raubritter Rosa setigera Michx. celebrated n this way. Christchurch architect, Herrm. Rosa soulieana Crepin. Sir Miles Warren designed the garden, and Trevor’s son and Rose family cultivars Rosa micrantha Sm. Rosa species (canina like) daughter-in-law, Bevan and Liz Griffi ths, planted all of the Noisettes 8 Rosa x micrugosa Henkel. Rosa sweginzowii Koehne. 1200 roses. For two years they had prepared and nurtured Rosa x micrugosa Henkel. Alba Rosa sweginzowii Koehne. Macrocarpa 600 rose cuttings donated by Trevor Griffi ths from his own Ramblers 73 Rosa moschata Herrm. Rosa tomemtosa Sm. collection. Modern specimens bred by English Rosarian, Climbers 20 David Austin, grow with the early varieties. Generous support Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wils. Eddie’s Crimson L. subsp. pomifera Bed roses 262 Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wils. Sealing Wax Rosa webbiana Royle. from the local community has contributed to the completion Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wils. Denise Hilling Rosa wichuraiana Crepin. of the garden which has been gifted by the Timaru Beautifying Total 327 Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wils. Rosa wichuraiana Crepin. potereiifolia Society to the citizens of the district for all to enjoy. Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wils. Geranium Rosa wichuraiana Crepin. Variegata The Trevor Griffi th Rose Garden was opened by Her Excellency Roses plants Rosa moyesii Hemsl. & Wils. Eddie’s Jewel Rosa woodsii Lindl. var. woodsii the Governor General of New Zealand, Dame Silvia Cartwright, Noisette 16 Rosa mulliganii Boulenger Rosa woodsii Lindl. var. fendleri (Crepin) Rydb. on 10 December 2001.” Rambler 119 Rosa multifl ora Thunb. & Murray. Rosa xanthina Lindl. forma spontanea Rehd. At the time of planting Bevan Griffi ths was var. cathyensis Rehd. & Wils. Rosa x xanthina x pimpinellifolia continuing to operate Trevor Griffi ths Roses at a Climbing 20 Rosa multifl ora Thunb. & Murray. Rosa x polyantha Grandifl ora new site in Pages Road, Timaru following the sale Bed 931 Rosa nitida Willd. Rosa viridifl ora of the original nursery site at Arowhenua. Total 1,068 Rosa nitidula Besser Rosa cooperi The business has subsequently ceased trading. C. Presl. People and organizations involved in donations Rosa nutkana C. Presl. subsp. melina (Greene 1899) roses in beds H.W.Lewis & Ertter and labour: Major Sponsors – 20; Major Rosa obtusifolia Desv. Contributors – 28; Donations of Labour – 24 Rosa x odorata (Andrews) Sweet. Old Blush 1793 Rose Contributors – 116; Arbors and Rose Beds – 59; Committee Members – 32

36 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 37 A Shropshire Lad Darling Frau Cecilie Walter Ispahan Madame Eugene Resal Nancy Steen Radox Bouquet Abraham Darby De Meaux Fred Loads Jacqueline du Pre Madame Hardy Nestor Red Coat Adam Messerich Brother Cadfael Descemet Fritz Nobis Jacquenetta Madame Isaac Pereire Noble Antony Redoute Agathe Incarnata Buff Beauty Deuil de Paul Fontaine Fru Dagmar Hartopp Jacques Cartier Madame Knorr Nuits de Young Reine de Saxe Agnes Burbank Dorothy Howarth Fruhlingschnee James Mason Madame Lauriol de Barny Nur Mahal Reine des Centfevilles Alba Burgundy Rose Dove Fruhlingsgold James Mitchell Madame Lombard Nymphenburg Reine des Violettes Alchemist Buttercup Dr Grill Fruhlingsmorgen James Veitch Madame Louis Laperriere Nypels Perfection Rene D’Anjou Alfred de Dalmas Caporosso Dr Jackson Frunlingtunde Jane Austin Madame Louis Leveque Nyveldts White Reve d’Or Alice Hoff man Captaine Basroger Duc de Cambridge General Gallieni Janet’s Pride Madame Melanie Soupert Oeillet Flamand Rival de Paestum Aloha Captaine John Ingram Duc de Fitzjames General Kleber Jean Ducher Madame Moser Offi cinalis Rivers George IV America Cardinal Hume Duchesse d’Angouleme General Schablikine Jeanne d’Arc or Amelia Madame Pierre Oger Old Blush Robert le Diable Amy Robsart Cardinal de Richelieu Duchesse de Montebello Geoff Hamilton Jeanne de Montfort Madame Plantier Omar Khayyam Robin Hood Anais Segales Celestial Duchesse de Verneuil Ghislaine de Feligonde Jenny Wren Madame Zoetmans Oratam Rose a Parfum de Angela Celina Duke of Edinburgh Giuletta John Clare Magnifi ca Othello Rose d’Hivers Angelina Celine Forestier Duke of York Glamis Castle Jubilee Celebration Maid Marion pale pink tea Rose de Rescht Anna Olivier Celsiana Dusky Maiden Gloire de Dijon Jude the Obscure Maiden’s Blush, Great Pallida Rose du Maitre d’Ecole Annie Vibert Centifolia Eglantyne Gloire de Ducher Juno Maiden’s Blush, Small Papa Gontier Rose du Roi Antonia d’Ormois Ceres Ellen Gloire de France Katerina Zeimet Maigold Papa Hemeray Roseraie de L’Hay Applejack Cerise Bouquet Ellen Willmot Gloire de Guilan Kathleen Manning’s Blush Papillon Rosette Delizy Archiduc Charles Champion of the World Elmshorn Gloire de Rosamanes Kathleen Harrop Marechal Davoust Parfum de L’Hay Rosy Cushion Archiduc Joseph Champlain Else Poulsen Gloire des Mousseux Kathryn Morley Marechal Niel Pat Austin Rote Max Graf Arethusa Champney’s Pink Cluster Emanuel Gloire Lyonnaise L D Braithwaite Marie Bugnet Paul Crampel Rugspin Ash Wednesday Chapeau de Napoleon Emilia Plantier Goethe L’Ouche Marie Jeanne Pax Rushing Stream Ausonius Charles Albanel English Elegance Golden Celebration La Reine Victoria Marie Louise Peach Blossom Safrano Autumn Delight Charles Austin English Garden Golden Moss La Ville de Bruxelles Marie Van Houtte Pearl Drift Sally Holmes Autumn Sunset Cl. Charles Darwin Erfurt Golden Wings La Virginale Penelope Sammy Baby Faurax Charles de Mills Escapade Grace Lady Curzon Mary Rose Perle des Blanches Santa Rosa Ballady Charmi Etoile de Hollande Graham Thomas Lady Hillingdon Mary Rose Permanent Wave Sappho Ballerina Chaucer Euphrates (Persica) Great Western Lady Penzance Mayor of Casterbridge Petite de Hollande Scarlet Fire Baron Gonella Chianti Evelyn Gros Choux d’Hollande Lavender Lassie Meg Merriles Petite Lisette Scepter’d Isle Baroness Rothchild Chinatown Everest Gruss an Aachen Lawrence Johnston Foetida Menage Petite Orleanaise Seafoam Baronne Henriette de Snoy Chloris Eye Opener Gruss an Teplitz Leander Menja Pink Grootendorst Semi-plena Baronne Prevost Christopher Marlow F J Grootendorst Hansa Leda Minette Pink Leda Setina Belinda Clytemnestra Fair Bianca Happy Child Leonie Lamesch Mme Legras de St Germain Pink Prosperity Sharifa Asma Belle Amour Commandant Beaurepaire Fairyland Heavenly Rosalind Leverkusen Molineux Pompon de Sir Edward Elgar Belle de Crecy Common Moss Falstaff Hebe’s Lip Lilac Charm Monsieur Tiller Portland Rose Sissinghurst Castle Belle Story Complicata Fantin Latour Heideraslein Lillian Austin Moonbeam Prairie Harvest Sophie’s Perpetual Bengale Rouge Comte de Chambord Felicia Heinrich Conrad Soth Little Gem Moonlight Prairie Sunset Sophy’s Rose Benjamin Britten Comtesse de Murinais Felicite Parmenter Little White Pet Morgengruss Prince Camille de Rohan Souvenir de la Malmaison Blanc Double de Coubert Comtesse Doria Fellemburg Heritage Louis Gimard Morning Mist Prince Charles Souvenir de St Annes Blanche Moreau Comtesse du Cayla Ferdinand Pichard Hermosa Louis XIV Mousseline Prince Napoleon Souvenir de Philemon Cochet Blanchefl eur Cornelia Fimbriata Heroine de Vaucluse Louise d’Arzens Mozart Princess de Sagan Souvenir d’un Ami Blush Hip Cottage Maid Financial Times Centenary Hippolyte Louise Odier Mrs B R Cant Professor Emile Perrot Sparrieshoop Botzaris Cottage Rose Florence Mary Morse Honorine de Brabant Lucetta Mrs Doreen Pike Prolifera de Redoute St Cecilia Bouganville Country Living Fortune’s Double Yellow Ilse Krohn Superior Lucia Mrs F F Prentice Prosperity St Nicholas Boule de Neige Country Music Four Seasons White Moss Incarnata Macrantha Raubritter Mrs Oakley Fisher Prospero St Swithun Bow Bells Damascena Bifera Francesca Indigo Madame Alfred de Rougement Mrs Paul Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseau Suaveolens Bredon Danae Francine Austin Ipsilante Madame de Wattville Munstead Wood Queen of Denmark Surpasse Tout Brennus Dapple Dawn Francis Dubrieul Irish Firefl ame Madame Ernst Calvat Mutabilis Queen of the Musk Suzanne

38 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 39 Sweet Juliet Windrush Albatross Georg Arends from South Africa Ludwig Nursery, another benefactor donated 250 Symphony Worcestershire Albatross Goldfi nch old roses to kick start the garden and he has since Teasing Georgia Yellow Button Alberic Barbier Gruss an Zabern donated a further 250 roses. Tess of the d’Urbevilles Yellow Charles Austin Albertine Jacotte news from the We also have possible benefactors in Daniel The Alexandra Rose Yellow Dagmar Hastrup Amethyste Jersey Beauty Boulens, Lyon and Helga Brichet, Italy, donating The Alnwick Rose York & Lancaster Anne Marie Cote Kew Rambler bare-rooted roses. The Bishop Yvonne Rabier Aristide Briand Lady Godiva Heritage Rose Society The Countryman Zenobia Aryshire Splendens Lilliput of South Africa Thanks to Wendy Kroon our World Representative The Dark Lady Auguste Gervais Lime Kiln for organizing the trust etc for the Rosarium. The Herbalist Ayshire Splendens Little Compton Creeper Rose beds will be planted in families, starting Roses on arches BY BARBARA LONG, CHAIRMAN. The Mayfl ower Blairi No 2 Long John Silver with the Chinas, the smaller varieties forming Gloire de Dijon The Miller Bleu Magenta Madeline Selzer hedges on the path sides and the larger varieties Claire Jacquier The South African Rosarium was offi cially The Pilgrim Bloomfi eld Courage Maxime Corbon forming a backdrop. Similarly, other rose families Maréchal Niel launched in 2009.10.21 and we were very The Prince Blush Rambler Madame Alice Garnier will be confi ned to the following beds, again Blanc Pur privileged to have the World President Sheenagh The Prioress Blushing Lucy Paradise Harris and Dr Gwen Fagan as guest speakers. using the smaller rose varieties as path edgings. The Reeve Lamarque Bonfi re Paul Transon Along the old river edge there are clumps of Thisbe Madame Alfred Carriere Buttercup Paul’s Himalayan Musk Sheenagh Harris’ opening speech of the S.A. indigenous shrubs and trees already in place to Till Euhlenspiegel Desprez a Fleur Jaune Carissima Phyllis Bide Rosarium in Bedford, read as follows: This is which Species roses can be added. Titian Chevy Chase Pink Mermaid probably the most exciting happening in the rose Tour de Malakoff Climbing Roses City of York Princess Louise world of South Africa since Gwen wrote her book The one boundary fence is already clothed in Roses at the Cape of Good Hope. Tradescant Adam Crème Purity climbing roses. Trevor Griffi ths American Pillar Crimson Shower Queen Alexandra Dr Gwen Fagan travelled up from Cape Town To-date, we have planted Species, Gallica, Alba, Trier Awakening Donna Marie Rosa forrestiana especially for the launch and gave a talk on the Damask, Centifolia, Moss, China, Bourbon, Triomphe des Luxembourg Blossomtime Dorcas Rose Marie Viaud tenacity of Old Roses. By the way she has just Noisette, Old Tea, Rugosa, Hyb. Perpetuals, Tuscany Cecile Brunner Dorothy Perkins Sanders White had the third edition printed that is absolutely Pimpinellifolia, Wichurana and Barbier climbers. Tuscany Superb Dundee Rambler Seagull magnifi cent. Chaplins Pink Climber In 2011.09.20, Gwen planted the fi rst rose in the Typica Cupid Ealseas Golden Rambler Sir Cedric Morris Dr Gwen Fagan designed the garden and her Ulrich Brunner Eisenach Tausendschon Rosarium, an Alba Celestial, surrounded with the Dainty Bess architect husband designed the necessary Rosarium Committee. Unica Alba Etoile de Hollande English Wedding Day Tea Rambler buildings for the Rosarium. Vanity Ethel Thalia Thereafter, we were kept busy all day carting Guinee I quote Gwen in saying “Bedford is a beautiful Variegata di Bologna Felicite et Perpetue The Garland roses and placing them for planting, the Lady Hillingdon little town where roses thrive and where a group Viridifl ora Fernand Tanne Thiona camaraderie was fantastic! Lady Waterlow of very enthusiastic young people are ready to Wenlock Francis E Lester Veilchenblau Meg work hard to fulfi ll a dream that a number of keen White Cecile Brunner Francois Juranville Weetwood Nancy Hayward South African rose enthusiasts have nursed for a White Duchesse de Brabant Francois Poisson New Dawn number of years.” White Grootendorst Richmond Climber Frau Albert Hochstrasser A suitable site was identifi ed where the soil is White Gruss An Aachen Shot Silk Frau Octavia Hesse deep and water is available, the surrounding White Sparrieshoop Sombreuil hills and the old river-bed, form picturesque White Wings Souvenir de la Malmaison boundaries. Wichmoss White New Dawn Wife of Bath Dr D.J. Comyn one of our benefactors has kindly Wild Eve Rambling Roses divided his own property to sell us a suitable erf Wilhelm for a very reasonable price. He generously made Will Scarlet available a shed where donations of roses can William Allen Richardson in the meantime be nursed, as well as an ample William Lobb donation of daily water. The S.A. Rosarium would dearly like to own the Winchester Cathedral property and will have to seek ways and means Windfl ower to raise funds in order to achieve this goal.

40 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Roseosse Group,GGrououpp, No.Noo.. 8 July 2012 | 41 A.V. Antsiferov, Baronne Prevost (Desprey, 1843) Candidate of agricultural sciences, Very hardy, abundantly blooming, double, corresponding member of АНИРР, dendrologist. polished, pink. Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (1855-1935) is a Belle Poitevine (Briant, 1895) from Russia worker – Alexandra Vasilievna Petrushina – who world famous breeder of many varieties of apple, Middle high, pink fl owers, semi-double. became an unselfi sh friend and assistant to the pear, sweet cherry, plum and other (apricot, Abundant blossom from spring to late autumn; future great naturalist. In 1875 Ivan Vladimirivich sweet cherry, grape, raspberry, gooseberry, all in all, the suitable rose for northern and central the fi rst Russian started his fi rst experiments on the breeding currant etc.). However not many people know parts of Russia. and selection of plants. The family’s income was that he cultivated some varieties of lilac, mock spent on purchasing new seeds and up-to- Celine Forestier (Frouillard, 1860) rosarian orange, white acacia, lily, and about 30 varieties Hardy, abundantly blooming, very fragrant, date editions on . In order to explore of roses. the condition of gardening in Central Russia, double, yellow, the most beautiful and rewarding. 2010 – 155th anniversary of Ivan visited gardens in the Voronezh and Orlov Unfortunately, all of them are lost now (as well Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin regions, southeastern Byelorussia, a number of as most of varieties of other ). Nevertheless southern and southwestern districts of Russia, the name of I.V. Michurin is the fi rst name in the Russian history of selection of the Queen BY ALEKSANDR AND SVETLANA UKOLOVY and some regions in Siberia. After ten years of intense work on selection Michurin created of . Just on roses, he worked through Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin was born on valuable varieties of apple tree – Antonovka some aspects of the theory and practice of October, 28, 1855, in Vershina estate, not far from Polutorofuntovaja (one-and-a-half-pound (in particular, the doctrine of the Dolgoje village in Pronskij dis-trict of Rjazansky Antonovka), Renet Sugary, Renet Bergamot, selection of the initial forms for hybridization, the province, Russia. He was the youngest of seven Slavianka, Truvor; pear tree – Beree kozlovskaja; elements of technology of remote crosses, etc.). children although all his brothers and sisters plum – Renclod zolotisty (goldish), Renclod On his site he had collected, for the times, a died in early childhood. His mother, Maria shelonsky, sweet blackthorn and others. Winter- very rich collection of species roses: Rosa alba, Petrovna, died too, when he was less than fi ve hardy varieties of cherries, almonds, grapes, R. berberifolia, R. centifolia, R. cinnamomea, years old. Michurin spent his childhood in the cigarette , oil-bearing roses, etc. were fi rst R. leucantha, R. lucida, R. lutea, R. lutescens, R. wild. The estate was situated in the heart of created in Central Russia by Michurin. By 1920, rubrifolia, R. pimpinellifolia , R. rugosa, etc. and the picturesque Russian stream-side forest, he had bred 154 new varieties of , and had a rose cultivars: Bourbon, Nuazetovye, Poliantovye, amid birches and oaks, alders and hazel groves, large nursery at his disposal. Tea, etc. Initially, the roses were tested in the General Jacqueminot (Roussel, 1853) codlings, tall grass and fl owers. The whole place, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin died on June 7, 1935. conditions of Central Russia, before the best of Hardy, semi-double, shining velvety red, with its numerous brooks, gullies and ravines, Until the last moments of his life he dreamed of a them were included in the selection process. abundantly blooming, sweetly scented. hills, glades and margins, washed by Vershinovka wonderful garden where happy people from all The concise characteristics of foreign varieties of and Viazovka rivulets, abounded with migratory over the world would live, he sought to bring the roses, given by I.V. Michurin after testing them in birds and small animals. fruits of his creativity to millions of people. his nursery, are of some practical and historical Ivan’s father – Vladimir Ivanovich – subscribed to interest. Here are some of them: the published works of the Free Economic Society Baronne Adolphe de Rothschild (Vernet, 1868) (Free Economic Society for the Encouragement Ivan Vladimirovich Hardy, high-quality, white-pink. of and Husbandry), and received Michurin seeds and vegetable seeds as well as seeds of fruits from the Society. He carried out various experiments on fruits and ornamental plants and worked diligently on the crops in his garden. Michurin became interested in plant growing while quite young. His favourite activity was collecting and sowing seeds, and the cultivation of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. While studying at home and in college in Pronsk Ivan Michurin spent all his spare time studying botany and working in the garden and in the apiary. In 1874 he married a daughter of a

42 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 JulyJlJulJuly2y 20122012012 | 433 Horace Vernet (Guillot, 1867) Safrano (Beauregard, 1839) I suggest taking a closer look at the Michurin’s foreign lover of roses to the nursery, luckily I had Winter hardy, sweetly scented, double, velvety Bright yellow, semi-double, abundantly varieties of rose (the originator’s data were used gathered the fi rst fruits of it. “ purple. blooming. Outstanding, both in hardiness and in their descriptions): Cream abundance of bloom, compared to other Teas. Bicolorous Origins: a seedling of R. lutescens. Origins: R. lutea Persian Yellow × R. damascena “Of middle height. Flowers are cream-coloured, Kazanlyk. quite double, perfectly-formed, medium sized. Plants of this sort are “... although not double Abundantly blooming. Buds are yellow, good fl owers, but very beautiful in their dual colour - rose for the northern areas due to its hardiness. “ Chinese pink inside, the purely yellow outside. Mother of Yellow A very suitable rose as a pendant [here - in Origins: R. lutea Persian Yellow × R. lutescens addition – A.A.] to the well-known R. lutea bicolor “First blossomed in 1899, has dark foliage shaped Zarya Vostoka like Persian Yellow. Growth is strong, upright Origins: R. tusnelda × R. kamshatica plena. and tall. Thorns and their arrangement resemble “Low in height, abundantly blooming, buds are R. lutescens. Bloom is very abundant. Fragrant, long, pale-pink. Blooms are large, semi-double, not double, of bright deep yellow colour, darker Jules Margottin (Margottin, 1853) very pale pink, turning into a completely pure than that of Persian Yellow. Fruits are bright red, Fragrant, cherry-red, though in many aspects white, blooms in the second half of June until bulb shaped, each contains from 5 to 15 perfectly it’s worse than the fi rst one [Triomphe de frost, of course, enduring. “ Exterior (habit) of the round seeds, diff ering in good germination, and L’Exposition – А.А.], nevertheless should be plant is close to R. kamshatica, weak fragrance. fi nally, what is most important, this rose accepts considered the second. Prince of Varangians pollination from almost all the known (by me) species of roses. Next, a new variety is not subject La Reine (Laff ay, 1843) Origins: R. rugosa Comte d’Eprem × R. bifera Souven de William Wood. to disease, like and rust... Hardy, abundantly blooming, fragrant, double, Also, the roots of new roses, as I noted, did not Souvenir de Dr. Jamain (Lacharme, 1865) “bud is long, black-slate-red; big semi-double purplish-pink. suff er from fungus Asteroma. Multifl orous, double, fragrant, purple-bluish. blooms. Of beautiful velvety dark-red colour Louise Odier (Margottin, 1850) scheme not found in R. rugosa. Blooms not so Neptune Triomphe de L’Exposition (Margottin, 1855) Bourbon, fragrant, fully double, bright pink, readily. Origins: a seedling of Prince Rurik variety. Fragrant, carmine-red, velvety, the best of winter abundantly blooming till autumn, hardy. “Habit is quite similar to R. rugosa. Medium high. and wet hardy of all remontant roses. Prince Rurik Marshall P. Wilder (Ellwanger et Barry, 1885) Origins: a seedling of varieties Prince of Stems are thick; the foliage is of a beautiful pale Of the varieties of roses I. V. Michurin singled out Very hardy, double, very fragrant, shining-dark- Varangians, pollinated with own pollen. green colour. Blooms abundantly from spring wrinkled rose (Rosa rugosa). He wrote: cherry red, abundantly blooming. “The whole habit of the plant and blooms is until the snow in autumn. Buds are of a conic It is in all respects a beautiful species of roses for the middle quite similar to R. rugosa except for the dark shape of medium length, black-reddish colour. and northern parts of Russia. Undoubtedly hardy, blooming colour of its medium sized semi-double fl owers. Blooms are large, of reddish-blue- slate colour. profusely, with a remarkably beautiful, like shagreen, dark Currently, I don’t have this variety; in autumn Very rare unparalleled colour. The variety is green leaves, it also showed extremely admirable quality for 1896 it disappeared without trace after a visit of a “defi nitely hardy”. the fl ower-lovers - a continual bloom from early spring until the frosts of autumn. It is extremely resistant to powdery mildew, mould and rust, and if, though very rarely, the disease occurs, as could be seen, plants withstood these diseases very easily and the damage was almost invisible. Among the varieties of his selection (Noble, Rosa lutea Buketnaya, Bicolorous, Zarya Vostoka, Sister Persian Yellow of Dawn, Brother of Dawn, Double White, Kerb Pink, Kerb White, Lawny, Mother of blue, Mother of yellow, Mother of climbing, Svetlana, Tatyana Michurina, N.I. Kichunov, Neptune, Prince of Varangians, Prince Rurik, Cream, Fairy, Tsarina of Light, Ceres, etc.), many carried the genes of this species.

44 | Newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies Heritage Rose Group, No. 8 July 2012 | 45 N.I. Kichunov Ceres In the records of I.V. Michurin we can meet some 1893) and the album 300 Best Varieties of Roses Origins: R. lutea Persian Yellow × R. damascena Origins: R. rugosa Germanica × R. rugosa advice on agricultural methods of growing roses, (1911) Nikolai Kichunov (1863 - 1942), called Kazanlyk. Comte d’Eprem. which partly may be used by modern rosarians: Ivan Vladimirovich “the fi rst Russian rosarian”. Plants of this variety have a “beautiful double Medium high, shoots are very thick, very thorny. The best soil for roses is loam: clay admixed with river sand, blooms of light old-lace colour with a particularly Fine foliage. The buds are massive, long, of nourished with decayed cow manure and mould. fi ne fragrance. The plant is strong, three arshins dark purple colour. Blooms are very large, of a high, of course, quite hardy, abundantly beautiful regularity (that is a rarity in R. rugosa It is far better to plant in autumn; when planting, of course, blooming.“ and its varieties) vase shaped form, of pure the rose requires strong , leaving no more than 5 branches; before planting dip roots into clay with manure. Tatiana Michurina purple colour, almost full double. Blooms from spring until frost. No doubt, hardy.“ After planting it is useful to cover with a gray ground, leaving Origins: Mother of Yellow (R. lutea Persian Yellow open three vershka of the top. During the summer, one should Having learnt about the wonderful varieties of × R. lutescens) × R. polyantha Clothiede Soupert. 10 times water it with the fertilizer. “The variety bloomed magnifi cently with full, roses created by I.V. Michurin, Sophia Andreyevna perfectly-formed, double, strongly fragrant Tolstaya - the wife of Leo Tolstoy - came to visit In winter, roses need to be covered – be wrapped round with fl owers of gentle fl oral white, kind of old lace him. The great Russian writer and his wife were felt and straw, and shrubs – with some earth on top of straw shade. very fond of roses and Ivan Vladimirovich, out or spruce branches, and again a little earth, so that it would of respect and admiration for the personality not be scattered by wind. In the spring - open gradually. Fairy and literary talent of Leo Nickolajevich Tolstoy, Origins: R. tusnelda × R. rugosa Germanica. Ivan Vladimirovich’s tips on diseases of roses are presented them some planting stock of his best “Medium high, the shoots are thick ... Buds are still relevant: varieties of roses as a gift. long, of pure pink colour. Perfectly-formed, semi- The best antidote to [powdery mildew] is spraying plants double, beautiful pink blooms. Very abundant Ivan Vladimirovich considered rose with a solution of three zolotniks of copper sulphate and three bloom begins in mid June until the snow ... In all Mlechnotsvetnaya the best for varietal zolotniks of quicklime in a shtoff of water. respects it’s a beautiful rose. “ roses: R. leucantha Bieb. represents itself, in all respects, as an ideal rootstock for cultivated Rust on roses can be completely destroyed by my newly Tsarina of Light varieties of roses. Extraordinarily strong growth, discovered mixture, consisting of the juice of the... sow-thistle Origins: (R. lutea Persian Yellow × R. damascena even, smooth neck, and rare thorns, the complete (Sonchus oleraceus). Rust develops due to infection of plants Kazanlyk) × R. polyantha Clothilde Soupert absence of root off shoots and outstanding by parasitic fungi ( subcorticium), which can be “It has average growth, seldom reaching the stamina - are the main advantages of this type destroyed by the double or triple application of the milk of postscriptstscript height of three arshins; shoots a red-dark brown, of rose. Not to mention the fi tness/adaptability/ sow-thistle. The juice is obtained as a drop in the cut stem of I. V. Michurin intended a special place for dotted with a bit more thorns than the R. lutea, suitability for of stem rose, R. leucantha the plant, and the shape of the leaf and its segments is ornamental plants. He wrote: is simply irreplaceable for ordinary inoculation In other notes Michurin wrote about a similar more circular, much wider and duller serrated, into the collet. None species of roses accept eff ect when using wild lettuce, or Molokan “Our socialist cities should be beautiful… with more matte surface of the leaf plastins. inoculation of all types of roses on themselves so (Lactuca scariola). Milk of these plants, according Then, the foliage does not have a specifi c fl avour Our country possesses huge plant wealth even for decorative easily, and there is no stock for grafted roses to to Ivan Vladimirovich, is eff ective when directly as R. lutea’s leaves. Continuous abundant purposes... grow on so luxuriantly as on R. leucantha. applied on the aff ected areas and when sprayed blooming, every single bloom stays not fading as an aqueous milky solution. The most valuable and most beautiful breeds are in the deep for a very long time... Blooms are full, double, of woods on the far outskirts... regular shape; bright silvery-pink colour, have an Though the varieties of I. V. Michurin’s rose …the vast of our country has the world’s diversity of tulips, extremely strong and very pleasant fragrance. selection are lost, we still have his records and lilies, amazingly beautiful orchids, roses, hyacinths, gladioli. Harsh winters in our area this new variety stands several publications on various aspects of What a Lonicera – honeysuckle, jasmines, a velvet tree, a without protection. rose-growing, in particular, recommendations on selection of the initial parental pairs for Chinese ash! Or the most beautiful and enduring plant of During comparative experiments in distillation hybridization, on technology of pollination, Altai – red-colour maral [Rhododendron dahuricum - Dahurian (in an arranged by me indoor apparatus) of the planting seeds, caring for seedlings, etc. rhododendron - AA], blooming even in the snow... fl owers of this new variety and of Kazanluk There could be given multitude of such examples... oil-bearing rose it turned out that Tsarina gives It’s no wonder that a great friend of I.V. Michurin, Not only should the soul but the appearance of our country a better distillate [ - AA], both in quality the largest national expert on horticulture, should be the most beautiful in the world!” and quantity.“ ”This is the fi rst Russian oil-bearing gardening and ornamental horticulture, doctor rose.” of agricultural sciences, the author of the book Quick Reference of Russian weights and measures published in St. Petersburg Culture of Roses Grown arshin – some 71 cm; vershok (pl. vershka) – some 4, 5 cm; Rosa rugosa Germanica Out-doors and Under Glass (the fi rst edition in zolotnik – some 4, 3 gr; shtoff – some 1, 23 l.

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