The 3rd International Fragrant Rose Trial in Echigo Hillside Park, Nagaoka, Japan
Details of the result

The International Fragrant Rose Trials is held every year by inviting applications of new fragrant roses from rose breeders not
only in Japan but all around the world. All the applied nursery plants are planted and brought up for two years under exactly thesame condition in the snowy and cold region of Japan. Then, examination session is held twice every spring and autumn by theJudging Committee comprising of experts of roses and fragrances to decide the award winning varieties.
The winning prizes are Gold Award, Silver Award and Bronze Award each for the specified four criteria. In addition, as special
awards, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award is presented to the highest score winner among the GoldAward Winners, Niigata Prefectural Governor’s Award is presented to the highest score winner in the fragrance section among
the winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards, and Nagaoka City Mayor’s Award is presented to the most popular variety
among the general guests to the park.
<<Comments from Judging Committee members>>*Judging Committee Chairman: Mr. Yoshihiro Ueda, Professor of Gifu International Academy of Horticulture
We have completed our examination of the 3rd International Fragrant Rose Trials and have decided on the winners.
We have received 55 applications for which we made fair and deliberate examination twice in spring and autumn. As for theresult, we have come up with 2 Gold Award winners, 3 Silver Award winners and 4 Bronze Award winners. It should be notedthat the score gap among the winners was very small, indicating very highly intensive competition.
The rose variety titled “Masora”, the Gold Award winner with the highest total score (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportand Tourism Award) was given high points in such judging criteria like quality of fragrance, beauty of blooming, growthstrength and so on. It was an excellent variety with sound harmony of various fragrances and excellent balance in the character.
“Momoka”, the other Gold Award winner had received the highest points in such judging criteria like the strength of fragranceand quality of fragrance, indicating its excellence in the fragrance. We would like to add that Miniature (Min) type, that had been
unable to receive any awards before, has received awards for the first time. We look forward to seeing more breeding of fragrantroses in the Min type in the future.
Although we have received 30 applications in the Shrub (S) type in the last Trials, this time, there were only 9 applications.
Among the applied varieties, the most notable variety was the one classified in the Miniature type with rather large size of stockand flower petal. I think this may belong to the recently developed type of Miniature Flora or Patio family.
*Judging Committee Vice Chairman: Mr. Shoji Nakamura, President of International Fragrance and Culture Society
There were 55 applications to the 3rd International Fragrance Trials from both in and out of Japan. At this Trials again, generally
speaking, the quality of fragrance was excellent. We have chosen 2 Gold Award winners, 3 Silver Award winners and 4 BronzeAward winners. Among the winning roses, 5 varieties were applied from overseas while 4 varieties were applied domestically,indicating the international characteristics of the Trials. Regarding the scores on fragrance criteria among the various types ofroses, rather high points were given to Hybrid Tea type while Miniature type generally received lower points.
Among the award winners, “Masora”, the winner of Gold Award and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Award received review saying “Fruity and tea-like fragrance with refreshing sour taste like orange peels. Highly sophisticatedfragrance with good harmony of feminine like sweetness and friendly cleanliness”. “Momoka”, the winner of Gold Award andNiigata Prefectural Governor’s Award received a review saying “Fruity and tea-like fragrance with sweetness which reminds usof aroma essence of fresh geranium. Excellent fragrance with refinement and harmony accompanying refreshing sour taste ofcitrus fruits.”
The Nagoka City Mayor’s Award winner, “North Fragrance” also presented fairly high level of fragrance and was granted good
review on its fragrance, almost close to the Bronze Award counterparts.

1Category : HTGold Award (Special prize : Niigata Prefectural Governor’s Award)
Variety : Momoka
Breeder : Syunsuke Takeuchi － Japan
Fragrance type : Tea～Tea-like Fruity fragrance with sweetness whichreminds us of aroma essence of fresh geranium.
Excellent fragrance with refinement and harmony
accompanying refreshing sour taste of citrus fruits.～

Entry No.3

Silver Award Entry No.6
Variety : Beverly® KORPAUVIO(S)Breeder：W. Kordes' Söhne Rosenschulen
GmbH & Co KG － Germany
Fragrance type : Tea～Tea-like fruity fragrance with hint of metallic
sweetness. Refreshing fragrance.～Bronze Award Entry No.8
Variety : Silent Love
Breeder : Junko Kawamoto － Japan
Fragrance type : Tea～Refreshing tea-like fragrance with a touch of mintand honey.～2

Category :F
Silver Award Entry No.54
Variety : Enchanted Evening（JAC perby）98-08231
Breeder : Keith Zary － USA
Fragrance type : Blue
～Strong sweet fragrance with powdery fruitinessbluish scent.～

Bronze Award Entry No.16
Variety : Stockholm™ Poulcas033(N)Breeder : Poulsen Roser A/S － Denmark
Fragrance type : Tea～Tea-like fragrance with accent of anise and myrrh.
Refreshing fragrance.～3Category : S
Gold Award (Special prize : Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award) Entry No.28

Variety : Masora
Breeder : Teizo Yoshiike － Japan
Fragrance type : Fruity～Fruity and tea-like fragrance with refreshing sour
taste like orange peels. Highly sophisticatedfragrance with good harmony of feminine likesweetness and friendly cleanliness.
Well balanced.～

Silver Award Entry No.29
Variety : Golden Zest（JAC belgo）
Breeder : Keith Zary － USA
Fragrance type : Tea～Tea-like fragrance with accent of anise and myrrh.
Powdery rich and refined aroma.～

Bronze Award Entry No.12
Variety : Sir Paul Smith (BEA6）
Breeder : Amanda Beales － EnglandFragrance type : Tea～Tea-like fragrance with refreshing green leaves.～

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Category : MinBronze Award Entry No.23
Variety : FKS-292
Breeder : Syunsuke Takeuchi － Japan
Fragrance type : Tea～Rather gorgeous fragrance with fruity aroma on
top of tea-like scent.～

Special prize: Nagaoka City Mayor’s Award
Entry No.36
Category : FVariety : North Fragrance
Breeder: Teizo Yoshiike － Japan

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The 3rd International Fragrant Rose Trial in Echigo Hillside Park, Nagaoka, Japan◆Guidelines for Applications
1. Eligibility for Applications：Breeders both professional and amateur, in Japan and overseas.
2. Acceptable Rose Varieties:(1) Varieties which have never been on the market, or were made available for sale on or after the first ofJanuary, 2002.
(2) Categories of Acceptable Rose Varieties:
Part 1: Large-flowered Roses (HTs, Grandifloras)
Part 2: Floribunda Roses (F)Part 3: Shrubs(S)Part 4: Miniature Roses, Mini-floras, Patio Roses, and Polyanthas(Min)
Climbers are excluded from any of the above categories.
(3) The Number of Entries: There is no limitation on the number of varieties the breeder can enter into the trial.
(4) The Number of Trees per Variety:For each variety, four 2-to-3-year-old bare-root trees, either budded, grafted, or self-rooted.
3. Entry Fee : Free of charge◆The Periods of Judging: June and October, 2009
◆Judging and Commendation:
Yoshihiro Ueda（Professor at Gifu International Academy of Horticulture）
Shoji Nakamura（President of International Fragrance and Culture Society）
Naoki Ishikawa（President of Niigata Rose Society）
Katsuyuki Yomogida（Director of Rose Culture Institute）
Kinichi Moriai（Perfumer）
Kazuko Nomura（Vice President of Rose Culture Institute）
Naoharu Watanabe（Professor at Graduate School of Science and Technology Shizuoka University）
Yuki Mikanagi（Senior Researcher at Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba）
Jiro Katsuya（Honorary President of Keisei Rose Society）
Yutaka Abe（Honorary President of Saitama Rose Society）
Hideko Ishiguro（Rose researcher, Director of Ishiguro Music Academy）
Ayako Takagi（Gardening Lecturer for Japan Broadcasting Corporation）
Minobu Maekawa（Garden Designer）
Shinichi Ogawa（Manager of Echigo National Hillside Park Office）◆Prizes: Gold, silver, and bronze prizes for each category.
◆Special prizes: (1)Minister of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism Award (Top Award)
Given to the gold-award entry with the highest score.
(2)Niigata Prefectural Governor’s Award
Given to the gold, silver or bronze-award entry with highest fragrance score(3)Nagaoka City Mayor’s Award
Given to the entry with the highest vote from the general public.

◇Exhibitors : 26 exhibitors◇The number of varieties : 55 Varieties (HT-23, F-17, S-9, Min-6)◇Participating nation : JAPAN, U.K, New Zealand, Denmark, France, Germany,U.S.A6