Roses and rose breeding through pollen transfer
The article describes rose breeding methods budding and cross pollination, aiming for desirable traits such as habit form color and hardiness. It notes the American Beauty rose and its influence on commercial rose growing, plus efforts at Arlington to develop a perfume garden and pursue American attar of roses. It discusses European varieties and the potential for domestic perfume production using petal only harvesting and morning picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Clark
Isis Daints
Arlington Experiment Farms
Coun
van Fleet
Department of Agriculture
Europe
American Rose Growing Fosters New Gardens and Awards
The American Rose Society drives rose improvement in the United States through exhibitions, prizes, and new test gardens. Arlington Virginia hosts a national rose garden with 3,000 plants and 500 varieties, Cornell and Hartford also maintain extensive collections. The society classifies roses, awards new varieties, and supports public gardens including Hartford’s municipal rose garden begun in 1912. Frau Karl Druschki, the white American Beauty, is the noted outdoor rose variety among recent novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
American Rose Society
Arlington Experiment Farm
Department of Agriculture
Cornell University
Ithaca
Elizabeth Park
Hartford
Comm
National Rose Garden
Arlington
Rose Society
Arlington Garden
Conn
Shees
Rosary
Bagatell
Paris
The
Mutiual Rose Garden
Frau Karl Druschki
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Anna Alice Chapin
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Stealey
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the Qualite Shop
West Virginia Bank
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Faldo Corner
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the Union Dentists
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Intermedia
W. Pike
M. E. Black-Krohme
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