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DR. I. R. SHOEMAKER is shown Just after cutting one of
his many choice roses. In this instance the rose is the
ethereal-looking 'Garden Party All-America selection for
1960. Dr. Shoemaker is one of the area's leading rose
'fancier and the Shoemaker yard on W. Elizabeth St.
bbounds with All-America roses along with old favorites
from years past. Currently he has four test roses in his
collection. As to cutting, Dr. Shoemaker says 'Make your
cut just obove o rhree-leof growth, and if possible pick a
spot where o budding shoot Is evident. Make the stem
about 12 inches long, which will also keep in effect a con
tinuol pruning process'. Hybrid tea roses should be dis
budded early to just one bud, according to Dr. Shoemaker
and other experts. (News-Review photo)
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he Jun I, 1 961 TIm Nawt
Make 'Month Of Roses' Occasion
For Visit To Public Rose Garden
June Is the "month of roses."
It's the time when the "queen of
tiowen" reigns supreme over all
gardeni i she bursts into her first
flower finery- of the season. With
oeauunu rose Dioomi everywnere,
home and public gardeni will be
premlerlng a colorful performance
that will run continuously for the
pen lew monuii.
While one prize rose bush dress
ed in its best bloom will steal the
scene in any garden, when hun
dreds of famous rosea Join the cast
to stage a show, the event is
scented spectacle.
Thousands of the world's prize
roses are the stars of rose spectac
ulars during June at the country'!
many public park! and gardens.
There are more than 120 munici
pal, itate and private gardens
across the nation that invite visit
ers to view the shows free.
Make Family Outing
A visit to the nearby public gar
densor those within short driving
distance makes a ploasant one
day'i outing the whole family will
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one spade and after North respond
ed with two clubs, South moved
happily to the spade slam.
West opened the king of dia
monds. South took dummy's ace
and after mentioning the tact
that he was glad he had not bid
seven South played dummy's deuce
of spades. East played low and
South went up with his ace. West
showed out and the Christinas tree
light! were thortcircuitrd. The
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enjoy. Some of the famous rose
gardens more distantly located will
make Interesting and resltui stops
on this iummer'1 vacation or motor
tour.
The show-stoppers of these spec
tacular, urn alwnva thn world's
prize roses the All-America Rose
Selections. Taking center stage this
year will be the newest recipients
of the country's highest garden
award, the 1964 All-America Hose
winners. Glorious displays of these
new prize varieties will give rose
lovers their first glimpse of the
blooms that will be in tho spotlight
in home gardens next year.
Other famous names in the all-
star cast include the 19G3 AARS
winners. Tropicana and Royal
Highness, and the 1962 title-holders,
Christian Dior, Golden Slippers,
John s. Armstrong and King a Kan
aom. Gardens are kept up-to-date
by contributions from the rose in
dustry through All-America Rose
selections. Its pre testing organiza
tion. AARS conducts its public gar
dens program in the puuno inter-
Trump Break
Always Unsure
By OSWALD JACOBY
(Written For NEA)
anything from the wreck. Ho had
to lose a club and a trump.
If South had done his thinking
before leading to the second tnek
he would have done all right, lie
would have seen that his only wor
ry was a fivciero trump break and
that he could handle it if Kast held
the five trumps.
I hen ho would have plaved dum
my's jack of spades. West would
show out and South would lead
a low spade. If East played low.
South would finesse the eight. If
tast played the ten or nine. South
would cover and go back to dum
my for a further finesse.
Improvt, yaur bridga gamil
ordtr your copy of "Win at
Bridge With Oiwald Jacoby."
Juit itnd your name, addroit,
and SO cents to: Jacoby Bridgt,
Ntwi-Rtvitw, p. 0. Box 1 248,
Roi.burg, Ortgon and a copy
will bo mailtd to you. Or if you
profor, coplti may bo purchased
at tha Nawi-Ravitw offlcs.
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Long-Awaited Choice Told;
Years Of Testing Involved
Two new and richly fragrant
roses were named today as win
ners of the country'! highest gar
den award.
The All-America Rose Selections
honor (or 1964 will be shared by
Granada, a blazing red, pink and
yellow hybrid tea, and Saratoga,
a pure white floribunda.
The new All-America winners
have proven under test that they
offer the amateur gardener dis
tinctive colors, fragrant, long-lasting
blooms and outstanding per
formances in gardens from coast
to coast.
Fragrant Nottd
Granada and Saratoga received
special commendation for their
rich and enduring fragrance. The
All-America Rose Selections judg
es, a panel of eminent profession
al horticulturists and master rus
arians, ranked the new winners
among the most fragrant of all
varieties selected for AARS hon
ors. Fragrance is one of the most
appealing attributes of roses to
gardeners and it figures promin
ently in the judges' scoring.
AARS, a nationwide testing or
ganization and educational group,
has conferred its coveted citation
annually since 1940 to the superior
performing new roses.
Both Granada and Saratoga
achieved notable triumphs in col
or. Granada appears on the rose
scene as the first multi-colored
hybrid tea to win the AARS title
in the history o( tne awards
Its color was descrilied by the
judges as startling. Blending an
extraordinary mixture of scarlet,
nasturtium red and lemon yellow.
which appears at the base of its
petals, Granada has been likened
to the blazing hues found in a ma
tador's cape.
Granada brings to tne garden a
color picture that is ever-changing.
In the bud stages the hues are
hot and intense. In the succeeding
quarter-open and fully-open bloom,
the multi-colored show becomes
even more spectacular as the vivid
hues take on a glowing, fluores
cent quality.
Othtr Winner Contrasts
Saratoga is in striking contrast
to its co-champion. While Granada
is praised for its compelling blend
of vibrant, hot colors, Saratoga
was singled out for its equally
commanding pure-white richness.
Pure while popular for the
est and In support of municipal
and slate projects of bcaulification
and landscaping.
Cardans Featured
During June, the month of roses,
and in the summer months that
follow, public gardens feature spe
cial ovents and clinics centered
about the care and culture of roses.
Special rose days, guided tours
and instruction are some of (the
highlights. Check on the scheduling
of ovents before you set out.
Here ere some of tho nearby
public rose gardens that Invite you
to visit the free show now and in
the next few months: Corvallis
Community Hoso Garden, Avery
Hark, Corvallis; George Owen
Park Municipal Rose Garden on
Jefferson St. in Kugene; and In
ternational Rose Test Garden, at
Washington Park at 228 SW Wright
Ave. in Portland.
Law Protects
Wild Flowers
Them Is a spot In your garden
that is just right for one of those
native rhododendrons growing
along (he highway nglu-of-way and
maybe you could get sonic of those
lady's slippers to grow.
Hands Offl
Don't be tempted to dig them
or even pick them.
The Oregon Department of Ag
riculture points out that plants,
lowers, shrubs, bushes or fruit
growing on the right-of-way of pub
lic highways in the state are pro
tected by law.
That same law applies to those
growing within 500 feet of tho cen
ter of any public highway unless
you have written permission of (lie
owner.
However, the owner of the land
is not prevented from removing or
trimming those plants, trees or
flowers growing on his property
along the roadside.
Neither does the law apply to
anv shrubs, plants or vegetation
declared by law to be a public
nuisance.
it also is unlawful for any per
son to exixirt from the state, sell
offer for sale or transport bulbs.
conns, rhizomes, roots or plants
of the follow ng: wild lilies; mart-
misa tulip or butterfly lily; mis
sion hells or snake lily; adder's
ongue, dogtooth violet or ava
lanche lily; lady's slipper; purple
ady s slipper; bitter root; and
Douglasia or native rhododendron
or azalea
None of the export or sale re
striction applies to commercial
ly propagated plants or shrubs men
tioned above, provided the ap
proval of the Oregon Department
of Agriculture is received.
Persons violating the law protect
ing Oregon's wild flowers and
shrubs are subject to a tine not
te eaoeed 100.
Winners
beauty it gives the garden as well
as the home in lovely cut flowers
is difficult to achieve in rose
breeding. Saratoga, which cap
ture, this fresh. unblemished
whiteness in addition to all the oth
er traits necessary to receive All
America Rose laurels, is consider
ed a distinct achievement in rose
breeding. It is only the fifth white
variety ever to earn an AARS hon
or.
Fragrance, an important consid
eration in the AARS judging pro
gram, played a prominent role in
the selection of Granada and Sara
toga as the prize roses for next
year s gardens.
The scent of Granada is remin
iscent of the "old fashioned" ros
es. Its flowers impart a spicy,
penetrating and rich aroma. Only
one or two blooms will fill a room
with fragrance.
Saratoga's sweet, gentle frag
rance has been described as typi
cal of the old Damask roses.
Whether on the bush on in home
arrangements, the perfume of its
blooms is always evident.
Performance Brilliant
Both Granada and Saratoga per
formed brilliantly to achieve their
singular success over hundreds of
the best varieties entered into the
AARS trials by the world's lead
ing rose breeders. The AARS trials
are considered the most thorough
and accurate program devised for
testing and evaluating plants prior
to their introduction to gardeners
In their two years of testing at
the 24 official gardens in the AARS
system, Granada and Saratoga bet
tered all competition in the judg
es scoring for hardiness, flower
and bud form, color, . vigorous
growth, flower production, foliage,
disease resistance and adaptability
to all sections of the country. Of
ficial AARS judges continually ob
serve, evaluate and score candi
date plants on these traits during
the 24-month test period.
In addition to their unsurpassed
color and fragrance, the 1964 win
ners outscored the other entries
in the quality of their blooms and
bush. They proved to be complete
ly attractive garden plants and
easily maintainable by the aver
age gardener.
Blooms Are Largo
Granada's flower is semi-double
and classically formed with grace
fully rounded petals. They aver
age 4 inches in size, with spring
blooms as large as 5 or 6 inches
common in some areas.
Buds are produced generously
and arc exhibited in exquisite
form, long and urn shaped.
Bloums arc abundant throughout
the season and appear individually
on single stems, typical of the
aristocratic hybrid tea class. Cut
flowers will last as long as a wecK
in arrangements,
A floribunda, Saratov bears
blooms freely in attractive can
delabra clusters. It is usual, also,
to find beautifully formed blooms
born singly on a stem.
Blooms arc fully double, nign
centered with about 35 petals.
They open to 4 to ii inches across
with petals that are rcmaiKame
stiff and long losting. The sub
stance of the petals enables the
blooms to resist wind and rain
damage, lengthening the ihow In
the garden considerably.
Adding immeasurably to tne
charm of Saratoga are its open
ed flowers which fold back so fully
that they assume a stunning gar
denia - like appearance. In this
stage they show golden stamens
and red stigma similar to the All
America floribunda, Ivory Fashion,
a 1958 AARS winner.
Medium Height
The plant is always full, vigor
ous and of excellent habit. The
bush is covered with dark green,
glossy foliage that serves as an
attractive frame for the pure
white gardenia - like blossoms.
Plants may bo expected to reach
a height range of 2l to 3 feet.
When cut, Saratoga's blooms are
extremely durable, lasting up to
eight days.
cataloguo rose specialists and the
leading nurseries and garden cen
ters. Plants of Granada and Saratoga
will he available for the first time
for America's gardens this fall.
Thev will be wearing the green
and white oval tag that distinguish
es them as the All-America Roses
for 1904.
Automobiles Call For
Landscaping Ingenuity
Automobiles and their passen
gers aren't notably kind to gar
dens. Parking strips and driveway
areas are subject to much abuse,
says the June Sunset, yet are first
seen by guests and set the stand
ard for the entire street. In land
scaping plans, don't forget to al
low space for opening car doors
and the overhang between tire and
bumper. This means using low
ground covers and keeping taller
plants and trees well back out ot
ramte
Taller plants can provide priva
cy, screening ami shade and act
as a dust trap and noise barrier
around the house I'laintings will
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simole and predominantly ever
green with flower color only as an
extra bonus.
Sunset recommends speri'ir:
ground covers, snruns. and trees
that grow well in the various cli-'
mates to solve each of the prob !
leins discussed.
U IN U
Saratoga and Granada, the 1964
All-America Roses, are the sixty-
second and sixty third roses to
u.n the flower world's most ravel-
ed honor. The awards have been
PVM aonaiaiir since mmo.
Of 1964
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GRENADA FRAGRANT AND FIERY NEW CHAMPION:
A blazing blend of luminous scarlet, nasturtium red and
lemon yellow combined with a pronounced, spicy frag
rance captured the country's highest honor for Grenada.
This 1964 All-America Rose Selection is the first multi
colored hybrid tea ever to win AARS honors. Long, urn
shaped buds give way to flamingly colored, classically
shaped large flowers. Flowering generously, Grenada is an
excellent decorative and exhibition rose.
With The Garden Clubs
LOOKINGGLASS CLUB
The LookiiiBBlass Garden Club
held its May meeting at the home
of Mrs. A. A, Jacoby with 10 mem
bers present. Guests were Mas. El
ton Grass, Mrs. C. W. McGraw.
Mrs. Melvin Rcagles. Mrs. Earl
Jacoby and Mrs. William Strange.
Mrs. Jacoby demonstrated prun
ing of some of the spring-flowering
shrubs. Roll call was answered by-
naming garden problems and the
metnoa ot control.
The year book committee and
the Fairground committee report
ed progress on those projects.
Horticulture topics were chosen
and assigned to different ones to
write up for The Nows-Review for
tne month of July.
Mrs. Delbcrt Ollivunt. past pres
ident, installed new officers as fol
vice president. Lucille Smith: sec
retary, Maureen Garrick; treasur
er, Mildred Ollivant. Retiring pres
ident Louise Olivant expressed her
appreciation and thanked the mem
bership for their cooperation dur
ing her two-year term.
The new president appointed the
followin: committees: litterbu'j,
Louise Ollivant; bird study, Lucille
Smith: corsages, Gerry Dent; con
servation, Amelia Brenden; pro
gramyear hook, Maureen Gar
rick, Aurelia Brenden and Mildred
Ollivant; publicity, Aethel Ollivant;
historian, Bessie Wylie; and VA
thereapy, Mary Jacoby.
Aethel Ollivant gave a report on
the Mediterranean area, which
concludes the study of "Flora
Around the World."
The June meeting will be a
picnic at tho home of Mrs. Gladys
Smith south of Dillard.
TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB
Twenty-three members of the
Roscburg Town and Country Gar
den club enjoyed the gardens and
hospitality of Mrs. T. L. Goodwin
at an evening meeting held late in
May. Mrs. Wayne Schultz was co
hostess. Members voted to make a trip to
visit the Chase Gardens in Eu
gene early in June. Plans for the
club's garden at the Douglas Coun
ty Fair were discussed. Lois Bur
ton and Vilctta West are chairman
of the Fairgrounds project.
Mrs. Otho Gosnell was appoint
ed to represent the club at the
state convention of Federated Gar
den Clubs to be held at the Mult
nomah Hotel in Portland June 24
25. Mrs. L. E. Adams installed the
following officers for the coming
year: Elizabeth Hockersmith, pres
ident; Ethel Fletcher, vice presi
dent; Elenurc Sherk. correspond
inn secretary: Lois Burton, record
ing secretary; and Mattie Gosnell,
treasurer.
J. Roland Parker, county agent,
presented the evening's program
on soil structure, soil conditioning,
fertilizers and garden enemies.
The June meeting will be a pic
nic at the home of Ethel Fletcher
in Winston.
OAKLAND
Mrs. Sara Watkins and Mrs.
Ernest Cox were hostesses for the
May meeting of the Oakland Gar
den Club which was held in con
nection with a noon luncheon at
the Oak Tree linn.
Twenty-one members and one
guest. Mrs. Sid Domenico, Dist. 16,
chairman, were present ana an
swered roll call by telling what
membership tn the club had done
to benefit Ihem. Members were
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for the friendship they had made,
and the get-togethers they had en
joyed while working on flower
5hl,w, ,n() preparing for district
meetings
Chairman Civtt Talk
Mrs. Domenico gave a short talk
in which she complimented mem
bers of the club on their numerous
activities,
Members voted at the meeting
to sponsor a scholarship for 4 II
Club summer school
Mrs. Norman Nelson, Mrs. Wil
liam Spelgatti and Mrs. Scott Good-
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?' l.aroen .- lonvention to
be in Portland June .4
Mrs. Loyal Mearns expressed
her appreciation for the coopera-ith
iuc sne naa recwfva enairman
All - American Rose
for the recent flower show held
by the club.
A letter of appreciation was read
from Mrs. Loretha Cross, volunteer
chairman for the Cancer Fund
Drive, for the $20.60 sent to her
which was a free-will offering
taken at the flower show.
It was announced that there will
be a district picnic for all board
members of Dist. 16 and other
members who wish to attend. The
affair will be held at 10 a.m. July
19 at the home of Mrs. Domenico
at 211 W. Berdine in Rosebui'2.
A gift of jewelry was presented to
Mrs. Watkins as a farewell present
from the club members. Mrs. Wat
kins is moving back to her former
home at Glendale, Calif. In appre
ciation for her services as presi
dent of the club for the past two
years, a check was presented to
Airs. Neil Burpee. -.
Officers Installed
With Mrs. Loyal Stearns as in
stalling officer, the following new
officers were installed: Mrs. Nor
man Nelson, president; Mrs. Scott
Goodman, vice president; Mrs. Don
Ferguson, recording secretary;
Mrs. Alta Howard, corresponding
secretary; and Mrs. Laurance
Haines, treasurer. Each officer was
presented with a corsage which
had been made by Mrs. Burpee.
The club accepted the invitation
of Mrs. George Blanck to hold its
annual meeting and picnic at the
summer home of Mrs. Blanck on
Siltcoos Lake.
The horticulture program oh
Oregon ferns was given by Mrs.
Leroy Churchill who demonstrated
by showing samples of each.
The June meeting will be the
last until September. Each member
is to turn in a list of projects de
sired for next year and the year's
program will be made up from this
list, according to Mrs. Edith Dunn,
Oakland correspondent.
RIVERBEND CLUB
The Riverbend Garden Club held
regular meetings in both April
and May. Mrs. C. V. DcCamn host
ed the April meeting with Mrs.
Burt bottwald as co-hostess.
Mrs. Richard Mustard reported
on the spring district meeting held
in Oakland and Mrs. Lee Wilson
reported on the plans and ideas
for the club's plot at the Fair
grounds tor tne county fair. -Mrs.
Mustard is chairman for this proj
ect.
Mrs. Goltwald and Mrs. Jim
Ilelland gave the program using
the theme "The lleauly of the
World Around I s.' and leaturing
colored slides of floers.
Election of officers was also held
at the April meeting.
.Mrs. Kverett Moody was hostess
.,- ih u. miino ..iih in m.m.
dci-s present.
rouowing ine ousincss meeting
the following officers were install
ed hy Mrs. Sid Domenico: Mrs.
Burt Gottwald. president: Mrs. C.
V. DeCamp, vice president; Mrs.
Edwin Starr, secretary; Mrs. Jim
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Ilelland. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. T. J. Osborne treasurer!
Mr. Rirharrl Muatarrt Uvo.vear
director: and Mrs. Domenico, one -
year director.
Program lor tne nay was tne
reading of timely garden articles
by Mrs. Mustard and Mrs. Goft -
warn, rietresnments were served By
Mrs. Moody and her co-hoMess.
Mrs. Domenico
A white elephant sale concluded
the meeting, according to Mrs
,.h,lrltv Brhairm,n
Ross Miller, publicity chairman.
SCATTER ROSE PETALS
It is customary at church wed
dings for flower girls to strew rose
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emerge from the church alter ,h(.
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ceremony, says the
American Florists
SENTIMENT IN JUNE
The traditional month of
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for husbands to' rcmcmVr the first
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same "flowers "they earned oa.
ntrnt wedding day.
SARATOGA SWEET SCENTED AND SPARKLING: Pur
white exceptionally fragrant, Saratoga scored a signal suc
cess in winning the country's major garden prize. This
1964 All-America Rose winner is a floribunda that freely
bears unblemished white blooms measuring 4 to AV inches
in candelabra clusters as well as on single stems. Sara
toga virtually proclaims its sweet "Old Rose" fragrance.
It is only the fifth white rose ever to capture the coveted
AARS honor.
Naming Of Champion Roses
Has Interesting Sidelights
Right up to a few months ago. , pace in the race for a suitable
the names of the hybrid tea and name quickened. - .
floribunda that can now claim title
as the All-America Roses for 1904
were still a mystery.
A suitable name, one vhich apt
ly describes character and person
ality, is all-important in a rose.
It takes on even more significance
to a breeder or introducer when
the new variety is singled out to
receive the country's top garden
award. An All-America Rose Se-
lection's citation immediately sur-
rounds a rose with fame and for -
tunc. It becomes the rose celebrity
of the rose world for years and
years 10 come. .
Up until their christening and
introduction to the world as the
prize roses, the 1064 AARS win
ners, Granada and Saratoga, were
merely code numbers along with
hundreds of other candidates com
peting for the coveted citation.
When the laurels loomed on the
horizon for Granada and Sarato
ga as they recorded brilliant scor
es from the AARS judges after the
first year of the two-year trial, the
Portland Festival
Includes Rose Show
Some 50 flower-decked floats
with such varied subjects as "Gen
esis," "Lindbergh's Flight to Par
is" and "The Ileisman Trophy,"
will bring Ihe Portland Rose Festi
val to its climax Saturday. June
15 with the 35th annual staging of
the Grand Floral Parade.
The parade, built around the
theme, "Highlights in History," is
seen annually by more than half a
million spectators. This year, for
the first time, the audience will
be augmented by a potential 5.
000,000 additional viewers in 11 cit
ies of the Pacific Northwest which
will receive the parade on a spe
cial regional television network.
The Portland parade is the only
major event of its kind whose rules
require that every visible part of
every float be entirely covered by
natural flowers.
Other Rose Festival highlights
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roeshow at Portland s Sheraton
. Hotel June is ana n.
i The Rose Cup sports car races.!, dUnl-Iv. """
which will attract more man zoo
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idit'U w.uw
spectators to
Delta Park June
IS anO ID.
The Golden Rose ski tournament
above Timberline Lodge on nearby
Mt. Hood, June 16.
Marine Day, which will offer out
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' "evfn,s on "f w ' lmctte River
I itllin V1CW of dOWntOV, n Portland.
! June 9.
' The lany Mcrrykhana Parade, a
nignuime spectacle oi ciowns. car
hopes, floats and fun, scheduled
, for tonight.
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Fascinating Study
Behind the unsurpassed beauty
and color of an All-America Rose
lies a history and a heritage
In the 1964 AARS winner. Gran
,ome "''h"" rosc var,e-
Uies lurk in the background. On its
! maternal side, are such honored
nanirs as the All-America Koses
i I litany AARS t!."0 it- mother.
'which contnhcied Granada s rich
l fragrance and exquisite llouer
i torm ana inariuur aiiiiiuuus
ared-IIAARS 1941) its grandmother.
D W. -ill irf.ntifv o.h.r
I famoo, fimritea like the eelebrat-
Talisman, to which Granada owes
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colors of scarlet, nasturtium red
aaal Mea yellow.
Titles
I At this point evervone got into
the act, the originaiors reported.
Wives, children, cousins, workers
in the rose fields, even total strang
ers wcra ready for suggestions.
In the case of the champion
Granada, the names considered
narrowed down to those with a
Spanish flavor. Its blazing colors of
rods and yellows appropriately
conjured up thoughts of the bull-
i fight arcna, or the flaming colors
! 0f a matador's cipa
! i;enco nam(,s 01e Matador,
Carmen and Tamale were called
but in the end never chosen.
And finally, Granada. It could
have been tlis son.5, visions of the
magnificent "rarniencs" or villas
set in resplendent rose gardens of
that famous Spanish city or any
number of other plausible associ
ations. It was all of these, claim the
introducer, but not one in parti
cular. Actually, Granada was a
pet name given the rose five years
ago by a seven-year-old girl when
it was but a seedling in the fields.
She was the daughter of one of
the field workers on the rose ranch
in the Southern California city
where the champion was conceived,
born and nurtured.
For the now-famous Saratoga,
the story is somewhat the same.
Several dozen names were put
forth by almost everyone who ever
saw its clear, fresh looking pure
white blooms.
From a privileged few who were
asked to test grow the variety be
fore its AARS award, came sug
gestions like White Gardenia, to
describe its gardenia-like appear
ance when the bloom is fully open,
or Ivory Fragrance as a testimoni
al to its extreme fragrance and
likeness in whiteness to the very
popular Ivory Fashion, a 1959
AARS winner.
But Saratoga it became to car
ry out a promise made several
years before by -the originators to
name an outstanding new white
rose in honor of one of New York's
most colorful and historic cities.
Only a fragrant and compelling
pure white like the thoroughbred
rose Saratoga, the introducers felt.
i would be fitting for the centennial
celebration this summer of the
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