Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
IA Floribundo and Two Hybrid Teas
Win AH-An7erico Rose Awards for |52

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chosen for the highest honor of
the flower world. the All-America
Rose award for 1852.
They have won the award after
two years Of the most rigid kind
of testing in IS special trial gar
dens throughout the country
where they have demonstrated
their superiority over all the other
roses entered In the trials.
The new titleholders are: Vogue
q fioribunda Of glowing cherry
coral: Helen Traubel, sparkling
apricot-pink hybrid tea. and Fred
Howard. rich yellow pencilled
with soft pink.
The three winners were placed
under test in l949 in competition
with most Of the worlds other i'm
portant new varieties. Test plants
were grown in each Of 10 trial
gardens and six demonstration
gardens which are so located as tol
provide all types of climatic and
soil conditions.
Plants Carefully Checked.
During the two-year testing
period, each plant was carefully
checked by impartial judges onI
some Is different qualities consid-
cred essential in 4 rose qualifying
for the honors. Such character
istics as hardness, fragrance, dis
ease resistance, Towering habits
and others are closely watched
and noted in scoring results. Att
the end Of the testing period, the
scores are submitted to the Ma
tional Rose Jury for final selec-
ton. It is estimated that each
rose variety for testing Is the best
OF some 5.000-6.0 900 seedlings and
has taken at least six years Of
careful development.
The All-America system was
started in 1888 by q group Of the
country's leading growers. It's pur-
pose is to create higher standards
for roses in general and to provide
the public with varieties that will
produce outstanding results in any
section Of the country. The first
selections were named in 1910,
and since that time, only 81
varieties have won the award.
i Vogue, q new floribunda of bril-
liant cherry coral, has individual
flowers Of perfect hybrid tea form
about 8 to 31a inches in diameter.
The buds are very dark, oval in
shape and open slowly into a
graceful high-centered flower.
The plant grows to height of
l2h to 3 feet when firmly estab-
llished. Foliage Is a rich dark
green and is said to be particular
liy resistant to the common dis
eases which attack garden roses. A
prolific bloomer. 1t will produce
an almost endless supply of flow
Iers for arrangements in the home.
/ A Yellow Hybrid Tea.
Fred Howard, a hybrid tea of
rich yellow. is one of the last Gre
atoms Of the famous rosarian
whose name it bears. The long rich
yellow buds are delicately pencilled
at the tips with soft pink, lend
ling a pleasant variation Of tone.
/ The plant is exceptionally strong
and hardy and will flourish in any
section Of the country. The foliage
lis dark and shiny and the strong,
full branches will mark 1t as one
LOT the outstanding plants Of the
rose garden.
i Helen Traubel. pink hybrid
;ltea, varies in color with the
weather. Sometimes it is a light,
lively pink. more often O luminous
apricot which blends into a rich
lorange.
!, The buds are, large. long and
ltapered. and flowers are borne
singly at the end Of long stems
which are ideal for cutting. The
sturdy, vigorous plant will be one
of the largest bushes in the rose