Rose Herald of the Tri-Cities: Kennewick–Pasco–Richland, Washington August 2018, Vol. 53, No.8

Yes, it hardly seems possible, but it is nearing the end of August. We just sur-vived July in which there was no recorded rainfall in the Tri Cities, and at least 10 days of the month were 100°F or warmer, and 23 over 90°F. Yes, it was hot. And the hot weather has continued into August, with the hottest day approaching 110°F. Despite those con-ditions, my rose garden has survived and even flourished. Those of you who were at the July meeting in my garden experienced a small “wonder” in the fact that the roses were blooming as well as they were! I had been aggressively deadheading in the days before the meeting, hoping that the swelling buds would open in time for the meeting, and they did. It amazed me that the extreme heat did not keep them from blooming. We had a great time, and the pie and ice cream social was a nice end to the day. I had invited several of my neighbors to come and join in the festivities with the Rose Society and then stay for ice cream and pie. Several did, and I hope that you enjoyed meeting them. Our feature for August will be the rose garden of The Timbers Apartments in Richland. Officially, the address is 1900 Stevens Drive, Richland, WA. They are on the cor-ner of Stevens Drive and McMurray. (See additional infor-mation on the next meeting news on page 2.) JoAnn Brehm has agreed to make some rose arrangements from the blooms in their garden to give the management staff of The Timbers as a “Thank You” gift for their hospitality. I am hop-ing that some of you who attend will want to help her in this project. Also, I will purchase some fertilizer so that a second group of us can fertilize the roses in their garden while we enjoy their blooms. It should be an enjoyable event for us. If you haven’t yet, now is a good time to give your roses a final fertilizer application with a low nitrogen formula that also contains minor elements that suit them well. I am familiar with two different brands that are available locally: Ferti-lome® “Start-n-Grow Premium Plant food,” available at Job’s Nursery, Pasco. Besides the three major nutrients, it contains trace amounts of boron, copper, iron, manganese, and zinc. Lilly Miller® “Rose and Flower Food,” available at Farmers Exchange, Kennewick. It has a similar blend of nu-trients as “Fertilome.” Weather (air quality) permitting, I hope to see you all at The Timbers. Harlow Young

Rose Herald

In This Issue

President’s Message p 1 July 23, 2018 Minutes p 2 by Cyndy Sharer

August 27, 2018 Meeting p 2

PNW District Garden Tour p 3 by Nancy Rousseau

PNW District And ARS Events p 4 PNW District Happenings by JoAnn Brehm

PNW District Photo Contest pp 5,6 By Harlow Young ARS Photo Contest p 6

ARS Page p 7 Roses In Review (RIR) and Membership

August Rose Garden p 8 by Norma Boswell

Rose Whisperer pp 9-11 Tribute to the ‘Peace’ Rose Forever Stamp

Officers, CR’s, MR’s &

Other Helpers & Show Sponsors p 12

Next Meeting August 27, 2018

Timbers Apartments 1900 Stevens Drive, Richland, WA

6:30 p.m. Come and Admire 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting &

Community Service Work for Timbers (See underlined in President’s Message, left.)

The Tri-City Rose Society is a non-profit educational organization

affiliated with the American Rose Society. We encourage our TCRS members to join the

ARS. You can check out an e-membership, trial membership, yearly or lifetime member-

ships. To join-or-renew ARS membership Click Here.

For TCRS Membership contact Katie (Dickenson)

Henderson katiemaedickenson@gmail.com

Tri-City Rose Society owt.com/rosesociety

PNW District Rose Society pnwdistrict.org/

American Rose Society www.rose.org

President’s Message

A Tribute to the ‘Peace’ Rose Stamp

Read all about it on pages 9-11.

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Thirteen members enjoyed viewing President Harlow Young's beautiful rose garden on July 23rd. The shade of the back yard made for a pleasant evening, and the pies and ice cream that were served really topped off the evening. Harlow’s neighbors, Jeff, Nellie and Domingo with his grandson Marcos also dropped in and enjoyed the refreshments. Most of Harlow's roses were in various stages of bloom--teas, floribundas, OGRs and climbers. He is partial to exhibition-worthy roses with single

blooms, and striped roses. His Spinosissima hybrid was finished blooming, but we could appreciate its im-mense size. Harlow also mentioned that Norma Boswell's red Spinosissa hybrid "sticks" that she gave him have rooted. So, he has two small plants available to any one of the Society or friends that might want them. They will take a large space, since this is a “ wandering" and suckering variety. Michael and Joann Rung asked for names of white roses that perform well. ‘Sugar Moon,’ ‘Pope John Paul’ and ‘Pascali’ were recommended. Old Business: Correction of last month's Minutes: Tina Pierini did not become a member as was written. Nancy Rousseau shared photos of the Portland Rose Tour that she and a few others attended last month. (See page 3.) New Business: Richard Kerkof announced that there will be roses available from Nancy Roy's yard this September. Nancy was a long-time member who passed away in 2016. We decided to have our August meeting at The Timbers apart-ment complex in Richland. They have a large rose garden worth view-ing. Our September meeting will be back at the PUD Building in Kennewick for our annual Show and Tell program. We still need to choose a speaker for our October potluck at the PUD. The meeting was adjourned just before dusk.

July 23, 2018 Meeting by Cyndy Sharer, Secretary

Next Meeting August 27, 2018 Timbers Apartments, Richland, Washington

The August 27, 2018 TCRS meeting will be held at

1900 Stevens Drive in Richland, WA.

Timbers Apartments are located on the corner of Stevens Drive and McMurray. They are offering us their conference room as our central meeting place, and from there, we can go out to the rose garden. We should plan to meet there at 6:30 p.m., since the daylight hours are short-ening. This will give us time to enjoy their roses. The rose garden lines both sides of the central corridor between the apartment buildings, with

about 230 rose bushes. The gardens have suffered from lack of proper attention in the past two years since we were there in 2016, but it will still give us an opportunity to enjoy a unique private rose garden in the Tri Cities. Our society will have an opportunity to provide a bit of community service to the Timbers Apartments and with the guidance of JoAnn Brehm, we will arrange some roses for their offices. We will also use a part of our meeting time to do some fall fertilizing for their rose beds.

Photos by Harlow Young—a sampling of what you will see.

Due to the poor air quality in the Tri-Cities, the meeting

will be dependent on the air quality on our meeting day—please watch for an email on

Monday for meeting confirmation.

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Pacific Northwest District Garden Tour by Nancy Rousseau, TCRS member

The day was spent touring two gardens which have earned top awards in the Royal Rosarian Garden Contest, and they earned those honors with flying colors! We enjoyed the home and garden of Carolyn Saba. The acre-plus yard of trees, shrubs and over 200 roses gave tour members a chance to enjoy colors, fragrances, water features, and even special refreshments with touches of roses—just glorious! In Ridgefield, Washington we were the guests at the home of Shelagh and Peter Kaseberg. They live by their pear orchard in a converted barn. My pictures don’t do justice to this unique and fabulous dwelling. We strolled through hundreds of roses, enjoyed a fabulous lunch and marveled at the beauty.

While my paper photos are not professional—my personal memories captured the true colors and perfec-tion of these breathtaking gardens. ` Watch for next year’s opportunity for the Summer Garden Tour—you won’t want to miss it! As you can see, we had to take a slight detour off the highway on the way home to visit Multnomah Falls. A great way to end a great day!

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Pacific Northwest District and ARS Events by JoAnn Brehm, District Arrangements Co-chair and Master Rosarian

The Fall PNW Conference will prove to be one of the best yet! Different location: Red Lion on the River (located in Jantzen Beach, Oregon, on the Columbia River) Different weekend: November 2-4, 2018.

Some Saturday Fall Conference Highlights: Our keynote speaker will be newly installed ARS President, Bob Martin, whose talk is titled, “If

You’re Growing Roses and Not Having Fun, You’re Doing Something Wrong.” Steve McCullough of Mountain Shadow Nursery will give a presentation on tissue culture of ros-

es. Steve is a long-time member of the Hybridizers Association, and has agreed to share his lat-est propagation techniques.

Dr. Gary Ritchie will give another excellent talk on the science of rose growing. Caroline and John Fredette will share their experiences at the World Federation of Roses in Co-

penhagen, Denmark in July. Barbara Jensen will speak on the Rosie the Riveter program, bringing rose gardens to many

states honoring women workers of WWII. Rich Baer will entice us with photos of delightful roses. This year the National American Rose Society Convention, “Fiesta of Roses,” will be in San Diego

on October 25-29, 2018. (See below) This will be such a fun event! It’s not often that national con-ventions occur on the west coast, so we encourage you all to attend! We moved our District Con-ference to allow us all to travel south, and Bob Martin graciously agreed to venture up north here after his whirlwind inaugural week. Make your plans to attend! For more information, see www.rose.org.

As you can see, we have some fun, rose-filled events ahead of us. Please join us! Invite your friends, too! We welcome all, and look forward to seeing you this year. You will find the registration form for the PNWD Fall Conference in the Summer Issue of the North-west Rosarian and the September issue of the Rose Herald.

2018 ARS Fall Convention, Rose Show & 2018 Pacific Southwest District Convention

Hosted By: The San Diego Rose Society Convention Theme: Fiesta of Roses Convention Dates: October 25-29, 2018 Convention Location: San Diego, CA Convention Chair: Ruth Tiffany Convention Hotel: Crowne Plaza, San Diego, CA

Website: http://fiestaofroses.org/

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The contest rules and classes follow. Please note that the roses in your photos do not have to be photographer-grown. Also note that there are some changes to the classes this year. Entrants are to categorize themselves as either a “Master” or an “Amateur.” Consider yourself a “Master” if your rose photos have won other ARS contests, or have been selected

for magazine illustrations, have been awarded more than five first place placements in previous PNW District contests.

Consider yourself an “Amateur” if you take photos for your own pleasure and haven’t entered other pho-to contests, or have not won any photo contests.

The first place photos in all of the classes within each division will become eligible for judging for the “Best of Show” awards. The winning photos and award certificates for each class, as well as the “Best of Show” winners (Master or Amateur), will be announced at the PNW District Fall Conference; and it is a tradition to have a showing of all the entries during the lunch hour on Saturday of the Fall Conference. Attendees at the Fall Conference look forward to seeing the PowerPoint presentation containing all the contest photographs during the lunch hour and the framed winning photos on the silent auction tables, with the opportunity to bid on their favorite prints. This year will be no exception.

E-mail your entries to Harlow Young at threegkids@charter.net by midnight, September 15, 2018. If you would like to be a judge for this contest, please e-mail Harlow at the same address.

Contest Rules

1. You can enter up to eight images per Class.

2. It is preferable (and strongly encouraged) that your photos be electronically submitted in JPEG image

format. Alternatively, you can mail prints to Harlow Young, 3218 W. 2nd Ave., Kennewick, WA 99336.

Prints will be scanned and saved into an appropriate format for presentation to the judges and returned,

if requested.

3. The photos in Classes 1-6 & 8-10 may be lightly but not overly enhanced by the use of any graphic pro-

gram such as Photoshop, Elements or Photo Impact, etc. for the purpose of cropping, rotation, lighten-

ing or darkening, minor cleanup corrections due to camera sensor “dirt” or sharpening of the image only.

The exception may be for entries in Class 7 which permits significant editing when creating a desired

abstract or impressionistic effect.

4. The photos for this contest must be taken by a member of the ARS residing in the PNW District or who

is a member of a local Rose Society within the Pacific Northwest District of the American Rose Society.

5. Photos that have won awards in previous PNW District ARS contests are not eligible to be entered in

this contest.

6. Rose entries in Classes 1 through 7 must be identified by their ARS exhibition names. Grooming of the

rose(s) at the time they are photographed is encouraged, and artificial backgrounds may be used. The

roses do not need to be photographed in the garden or on the bush.

7. When submitted, name each image to reflect its contest Class and ARS exhibition name when required.

For example: If you are entering a photo of ‘Gemini’ in the Amateur division in Class 1, you must add an

‘A’ to the entry code, as: “AC#1Gemini” (this signifies “Amateur Class #1[Rose name]…”). Photos en-

tered in the Master division must add an ‘M’ to their entry code, as given here: “MC#1, Gemini” (Master

Class #1…).

8. Email your entries to Harlow Young at threegkids@charter.net. It is important that you include your

name, address, phone number, email, and local Rose Society (if applicable) in the message. Also in-

clude any additional information that might be appropriate for the entry. If you’re mailing prints, mail with-

out folding in a padded, oversized envelope to Harlow Young, 3218 W. 2nd Avenue, Kennewick, WA

99336.

9. Entries must be received by midnight, September 15, 2018. Entries received after that date will

not be included in the judging.

10. The Chair of the committee reserves the right to disqualify any entry that does not conform to the stated

rules prior to being judged.

2018 Pacific Northwest District Photo Contest by Harlow Young, Chairman

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Contest Classes

1. One bloom - exhibition stage, no side buds of Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora, Miniature, Miniflora and Flori-

bunda classifications of roses. NOTE: Roses designated by ARS standards as “single” in its petal

count whose exhibition form is best in the open form must be entered in Class 3.

2. One spray (two or more blooms) of Hybrid Tea, Grandiflora, Floribunda, Miniature, or Miniflora classifi-

cations.

3. One fully open bloom - any variety, stamens must show.

4. One bloom or spray - of a Shrub (other than HT, GR, Fl, Min, MinFl, POL, OGR or Climber.)

5. One bloom or spray - of an OGR, Species, Polyantha or Climber.

6. A collection of Multiple Blooms - a minimum of three blooms, one bloom per stem, one or more vari-

eties, at maximum stage of beauty for the variety(ies), arranged and photographed.

7. Abstract or Impressionism - A non-objective design, form, or content of a rose, rose plant, or any

portion thereof which evokes a sense of originality or a different way of imagining or viewing the sub-

ject. For this class only, you may creatively enhance your photo by coloring, cropping, painting, shad-

owing, blurring, layering, merging, etc.

8. A photo of any rose garden. Photos in this class should show the use of roses within the structure of

the garden. Roses should dominate the photo and some layout of the garden should be evident. Roses

need not be identified by name.

9. Macro Photography – An EXTREME CLOSE-UP photo of any part of the rose or rose plant. Color,

black & white, sepia or combinations of these are permitted in this class.

10. Everything Else - Any rose photo that doesn’t fit into any of classes 1 through 9. It could be an image

of roses with people, animals, or other plants, or of a rose society activity. It could be an arrangement,

or one or more rose bushes that constitute a single unit. You should name the rose(s) in the photo if

appropriate. If the photo includes a local rose society activity or people, identify the Society, the activi-

ty, and the people in the photo (unless it’s a crowd scene). Since the winning photo may be published

on the District website or other District publication, it’s a good idea to have the permission of anyone

who could be recognized in the picture.

If there are questions regarding any part of the contest rules, please contact Harlow Young: threegkids@charter.net.

Once again,

Entries must be received by midnight, September 15, 2018!

American Rose Society 2018 Digital Photography Contest To enter this contest you must be an ARS member. Join now (your year of membership will last until next year at this time.) For information on joining see page 7.

ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY NOVEMBER 5, 2018. When submitting digital pictures, they must be placed on a CD, DVD or thumb drive in one directory.

Send all digital photographs directly to: Curtis Aumiller, 5 Brentwood Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011-2529 Phone: (717)612-1575 E-mail: americanrosephoto@yahoo.com

‘Sally Holmes,’ a second place 2017 ARS Photo Contest winning photo sub-mitted by Jolene (Jo) Angelos. See other winners and a full page of con-test rules and classes at https://www.rose.org/photography

2018 PNWD Photo Contest, continued

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It is time for the annual Roses in Review (RIR), the American Rose Society's annual survey of roses. Results from the "Garden" evaluations are used to compile the ratings in the American Rose Society (ARS) publication Handbook for Selecting Roses.

Participation in the RIR process is open to EVERYONE! Membership in the ARS is not required. In fact the numbers of participants are recorded for each area of the country—

The Pacific Northwest District NEEDS YOU!

Access to the online entry form is available at http://modernroses.rose.org/. To register to use the site, click on “Roses in Review” in the top menu bar, then register on the right side on your first visit. Use the left side to log in for your next visit (if you don’t complete your ratings in one session). The ARS will not use the information to SPAM you, as the info is used only to allow reporters to enter data over a period of time (register once; use the same info to come back and enter more data later), and to assist the RIR coordinators with data tabulation. This information is deleted after the end of the survey period. You do not have to com-plete your entries at one time; you may come back and add more ratings at a later date. Just be sure to use the same information (e-mail and name) the next time you want to enter. Also, remember to hit the "Save" button after entering the data. If you participated last year, you will have to register again this year.

The 2018 RIR survey form is also available in the July/August issue of American Rose (the magazine for members of the ARS).

Reports must be submitted on or before September 26, 2018, to be included in this year's results.

A reminder to all Consulting Rosarians and Horticulture and Arrangement Judges that you are expected to submit a RIR survey. There is a check box available if you do not grow any of the listed varieties. Your vote will count as "participated" if you check this box.

Remember, the RIR survey process is open to everyone! Please participate. This is a

primary source for rating roses and it requires a broad spectrum of evaluations to help

keep the Handbook for Selecting Roses accurate and strong. Thank you!

With your annual ARS subscription, the current Handbook for Selecting Roses is mailed

to you.

American Rose Society’s Roses In Review

“The American Rose Society exists to promote the culture, preservation and appreciation of the Rose and to improve its standard of excellence for all people, through education and research.”

The American Rose Society is now offering a four-month trial membership for only $10 to new members. Most ARS members are home gardeners who enjoy growing roses and want to expand their knowledge of rose culture. A four-month trial membership is valued at $86 for only $10! With a Four-Month Trial Membership you will receive: 2 issues of the nationally acclaimed American Rose magazine ($16 value); on-line access to ARS quarterly bulletins, The Mini/Miniflora Bulletin, Old Garden Rose & Shrub Journal, Rose Arrangers' Bulletin, Singularly Beautiful Roses and Rose Exhibitors' Forum ($45 value); free ad-vice from Consulting Rosarians; free or reduced garden admissions; and discount of up to 30% at merchant partners. Click on the link “JOIN/RENEW” on the ARS homepage for this and many other membership options. Www.rose.org To re-join the ARS with a yearly membership, it is easy to go online and sign up. You will be able to read all the benefits that come with a yearly membership—which includes a value of over $130 for only $49.

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SURVIVING OUR SUMMER The Mid-Columbia Basin has been bombarded with dangerous, unhealthy air. “Stay in-doors!” warned the newscasters. Thousands of wildfires sent smoke from every direction to inflame our eyes and throats. Mostly, I stayed in the house. I ventured out briefly to buy groceries. I visited a Richland Bomber classmate in a near-by nursing home, attended Sagebrush Writers, and judged flowers at the Grant County Fair. While I wasn’t paying attention, garden weeds spread millions of seeds. Bermuda grass tentacles stretched out as far as my arms. I am irretrievably behind schedule with no chance of catching up this summer. Smoke, ozone and stagnant air have sadly curtailed my work in the rose garden. BAD NEWS…GOOD NEWS This is our third-in-a-row smoky, hot summer…and 2018 feels like the worst of the three. No rain. No wind. Visibility 2-15 miles. No helping hands (previous volunteers stayed close to their homes too). Good news arrived from my biopsy: no new cancer, praise God! Good news also presented itself in the garden: I spied a big green praying mantis longer than my thumb. I hope he finds a mate. She will bite his head off after he fertilizes her eggs, but at least there will be babies. A few aphids are still being devoured by ladybugs, lacewings and their hungry larvae. I fantasize about training ladybugs and lacewings to eat weeds. WE’VE GOT “FRYATE" Dr. Charold Baer (page 2 in Portland Rose Society’s August 2018 Rose Chatter) shared a term that perfectly describes petal edges that “fry” to a dark reddish brown. Her example mentioned a yellow rose, but I suppose “heat eating" would be just as noticeable on the petal edges of other light-colored roses. It takes only seven days of 90-plus degrees Fahrenheit to produce Fryate. WE’VE GOT THRIPS Rich Baer in the same Rose Chatter showed us a single thrips which he photographed close up. Three more shots reveal how thrips messed up some of his light-colored roses. Examine his page 5, and you will learn how to recognize thrips damage. While you’re there, read what Rich does to control these insect pests. CONSIDER A FEW REMEDIES There is no cheap, earth-friendly way to get rid of thrips. However, frequent water wand blasting of spider mite infested bushes IS earth-friendly. In hot weather, mites congregate on the undersides of rose leaves and reproduce rapidly. We can pick off lower leaves that show a mottled loss of color. Then water wand every three days. We also rely on help from tiny predators like ladybugs and lacewings. Thrips control, as described by Rich Baer, is NOT earth-friendly. He discusses biological pesticides such as spinosad, which kills leaf-eating pests like thrips, spider mites, caterpillars and leaf miners. Spinosad is practically non-toxic to moderately toxic to fish, depending on the species. It is slightly to mod-erately toxic to aquatic invertebrates. Spinosad is practically non-toxic to slightly toxic to birds, based on studies with bobwhite quail and mallard ducks. It is moderately toxic to earthworms. Spinosad is very highly toxic to bees. However, evidence suggests that spinosad has little or no effect on honey bees and other beneficial insects after sprays have dried. Our good friend Lynn Schafer from Spokane suggested Greencure, which is a fungicide based on potassium bicarbonate (baking soda), effective against blackspot and powdery mildew. Many of us reported blackspot on our roses this year. AUGUST REMINDERS Water, water, water. Roses need hydration as much as we do. Prune spent blooms and rose hips. Our bushes are able to give us one or two more cycles of bloom. Weed as often as you can. Trash weeds and prunings; do not compost. Come to The Timbers on Monday, August 27. Bring a friend!

August Rose Garden by Norma Boswell, Master Rosarian

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I first read a version of the following article in the Portland, Oregon Rose Society newsletter, Portland Rose Chatter, Rich and Charold, co-editors. I asked Rich’s permission to reprint it in our Rose Herald and he gave me the email of Bob Martin, the orig-inal author. By email, Bob not only gave me permission to reprint it, but he also sent some of the photos of the dedication ceremony which he mentions in the first paragraph, giving permission to use any or all of them in our newsletter. I have edited Bob’s remarks only slightly from his original. In my opinion, this is the best brief historical summary of the ‘Peace’ rose and the recently released “Forever ‘Peace’ stamp.” I offer my sincere thanks to both Bob and Rich for their kindness in this regard. Harlow Young, President, Tri City Rose Society

FOREVER ‘PEACE’ ROSE STAMP ISSUED San Diego Rose Society Rose Ramblings, May 2018, pp. 12-15. Robert B. Martin Jr. Vice-President, American Rose Society The United States Postal Service has released a stamp honoring one of the most popular roses in history – ‘Peace.’ The First Day of Issue Dedication Ceremony was held Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the gardens of the American Rose Center in Shreve-port, Louisiana. In his great book, Roses, Jack Harkness wrote: “In 1935, a young man of twenty-three was pollinating his roses, and when he laid his work aside one evening, a pollen brush had made its master stroke. His career, although he did not know it, was heading to an early climax.” (Harkness, Jack, Roses, 1978, J.M. Dent & Sons, London) The young man was Francis Meilland, the son of Antoine Meilland, the latter known to rose-growers to this day as ‘Papa Meillland.” From his notebook, Francis observed that 55 flowers of the rose ‘Joanna Hill’ were fertilized with the pollen of his seed-ling 103-32-A, which was itself a cross of the roses ‘Charles P. Kilham’ x ‘Margaret McGredy.’ The first of these crosses was made on June 15, 1935. Of the 800 seeds sown from this cross, fifty were propagated in 1936 for further trial, of which a rose known then only as 3-35-40 was the fortieth. This code tells us that “3” was the parentage, “35” the year of the cross, and “40” the 40th seedling propagated. Francis Meilland in his article entitled “My Masterpiece” published in the 1953 Rose Annual of the National Rose Society of Great Britain described the seedling as follows: “It was not very sturdy, this little 3-35 plant, and there was nothing about it to attract attention. It was during the summer of 1936 that a few “eyes” from this new rose were budded for the first time. Under the influence of extremely favorable weather conditions during that Autumn of 1936, these buds produced flowers quite marvelous in shape and size with a greenish tinge, warming to yellow, and progressively impregnated with carmine round the edges of the petals.” One of the first to see the rose was the Duke of Windsor, who was quoted as saying these prophetic words: “I have never seen another rose like it. It is certainly the most beautiful rose in the whole world.” In June 1939, delegates attending an international conference of professional growers visited the test gardens of Francis Meilland. They were particularly attracted to the rose known only as 3-35-40. One description of the unnamed rose read,“…it has the most handsome buds slowly opening into glorious, most generous blooms shading from ivory to pale gold and fringed with a

delicate pink; and these clear gentle colors seemed to vary from hour to hour, from flower to flower, and are an enchantment to watch. To add to this glory, the stems are strong and straight, and the handsome dark green leaves have a vigor, a sheen all their own.” That same year, 1939, Francis Meilland mailed two par-cels of budded 3-35-40—one to a rose grower in Italy, the other to a leading rose grower in Germany. Francis and his father agreed that their new rose should be named ‘Mme. A. Meilland,’ in memory of his mother, and it has always had that name in France. The German distributor introduced it as ‘Gloria Deo’ (“Glory be to God”), and the Italian as ‘Gioia’ (“Joy”).

The Rose Whisperer Shares A Tribute to the ‘Peace’ Rose Stamp

Original photo by Rich Baer used for the Forever ‘Peace’ Stamp

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In November 1939, Francis Meilland also delivered a parcel of the new 3-35-40 rose to the American Consul in Lyons for delivery to Robert Pyle in Pennsylvania. The pop-ular and oft repeated story that this package was carried aboard the last Clipper to fly from occupied France to America in November 1942 is untrue. Actually, Francis Meilland, being uncertain that the first package had in fact been delivered, had sent a second package at that time. Robert Pyle was the founder of Conard-Pyle Roses and had established Star® Roses, as a nationally recognized name. From 1919 to 1924, Pyle was president of the American Rose Society, and from 1924 until 1933 he was Executive Secretary. While serv-

ing as President, Robert Pyle was instrumental in recruiting J. Horace McFarland, recognized as the “Father of the American Rose Society,” and of converting the ARS from a professional society of nurserymen, to the society of amateur rose growers that it is today. After receiving the parcels from France, Robert Pyle propagated 3-35-40, and sent plants to the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) trials. He also filed a U.S. Plant Patent application on behalf of Francis Meilland on July 15, 1942, based upon observations of the rose grown outdoors in November 1941 at West Grove, Pennsylvania. That patent described the new variety as being a “distinctive advance over existing types” with its “exceptional vigor and enduring quality of its foliage and the character of its blooms, first in respect to its size; second its perfection of form; and third, with respect to its exquisite blend of coloring.” The patent was issued on June 15, 1943 as Plant Patent 591. Variety 3-35-40 was awarded the highest score in the history of the AARS and in July 1944 was selected for the 1946 award. In January 1945 the Directors of the AARS agreed that the date for the release of this award would be August 15, 1945. At the request of Robert Pyle, the American Rose Society agreed to sponsor the christening of the rose at a “Name Giving Ceremony” to be held at the rose show of the Pacific Rose Society on Sunday, April 29, 1945. Founded in 1937, the Pacif-ic Rose Society had become at that time the largest rose society in the United States. Its show was also the largest and, because of the temperate climate of Pasadena, CA was the earliest major show of the season. The place was the Fanny E. Morrison Horticultural Center in Brookside Park, CA near the Rose Bowl. At the time it was a premiere facility for horticultural events ap-propriate for a city already well known for its annual Tournament of Roses. Robert Pyle prepared this statement: “We are persuaded that this greatest new rose of our time should be named for the world’s greatest desire: PEACE. “We believe that this rose is destined to live on as a classic in our grandchildren’s gardens and for generations to come. We would use the word “Peace” to preserve the knowledge that we have gained the hard way that peace is increasingly essential to all mankind, to be treasured with greater wisdom, watchfulness, and foresight than the human race has so far been able to maintain for any great length of time. Towards that end, with our hopes for the future, we dedicate this lovely new rose to PEACE.” Representing the American Rose Society was Dr. W. W. Horsley, eminent rosarian and surgeon of Lovell, Wyoming. The Hollywood star Miss Jinx Falkenburg came from Columbia Pictures. White doves were released to convey the hopeful message with bands on their legs inscribed with the message “Peace on Earth.” A national radio hook-up through radio station KFI announced the message through its commentator Novell Gillespie.

That week Berlin fell and the message of the ‘Peace’ rose began to appear as a reality. Later, on August 15, 1945, the long-planned day of the announcement that the ‘Peace’ rose was the 1946 AARS winner, “PEACE” was the front-page news of the world, for that was V-J Day, the day the war against Japan ended. The introduction of ‘Peace’ was followed by the V-E celebration of the United Nations Conference in San Francisco at which the heads of 43 delegations received in their private hotel rooms a specimen bloom accompanied by the following message: “This is the ‘PEACE’ ROSE which was christened at the Pacific Rose Society on the day Berlin fell. We hope the ‘PEACE’ ROSE will influence men’s thoughts for everlasting WORLD PEACE.” Robert Pyle himself, commented on this event in these words: “Never before has a rose been

greeted with delighted acclaim by such a distinguished array of international celebrities as was the rose ‘Peace.’ None but an extraordinary rose could have aroused such enthusiasm. Its effect was spontaneous. The object of rare and exquisite beauty was like a gift of Heaven sent to man to celebrate the dawn of a new era.” (Success with Roses and Rose News, Robert Pyle, Editor, October 1945.) The prediction that the ‘Peace’ rose was destined to live on as a classic for generations has come to pass, with more than 100 million sold and tens of millions still blooming in gardens throughout the world. In 1976, the World Federation of Rose Societies selected ‘Peace’ as the first “World Favorite Rose.”

Forever ‘Peace’ Rose Stamp, continued

Sonia Meilland-Guibert, granddaughter of Francis Meilland

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Peter Beales, English rose grower and expert, said in his book Roses: An Illustrated Encyclopedia & Growers Handbook of Species Roses, Old Roses & Modern Roses, Shrub Roses & Climbers (Harper Collins, 1992) summed it well: “‘Peace’, without doubt, is the finest Hybrid Tea ever raised and it will remain a standard variety forever.” Stamps featuring roses have since the first in 1982 been among the most popular of American postage stamps. Determined to add a “Forever” stamp, the USPS decided the time had come to feature this enormously popular and enduring rose on a stamp. To that end the USPS contacted Tom Carruth, noted hybridizer, and current curator at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California, to inquire if he had a suitable photograph. Tom referred the designer to Rich Baer of Portland, Oregon, a long-term member of both the Portland Rose Society and American Rose Society, widely recognized for his outstanding rose photography, which has included more than 40 covers for the American Rose magazine. In reply Rich provided two photographs, one of which was used to design the new stamp. The stamp itself was designed by USPS Art director Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland, using detail from the center of Rich’s photo of the ‘Peace’ bloom highlighting its creamy yellow petals with a touch of pink on the edges. Asked to share the background on the specific photograph and rose depicted, Rich Baer replied, “ I probably have taken over 100,000 rose pictures, and almost half of them are still in my files. But to me they are almost like children; I almost always recog-nize them.” With regard to the specific rose, Rich recalls that he and his wife Charold left Ohio in 1978 and moved to Oregon. They had always had a rose garden except for those years in the dormitory at Ohio State. Almost the first thing they did at their new home in Portland was to prepare a garden for roses. They purchased 13 roses from Jackson & Perkins, and the very first bush rose they put into the ground in the Spring of 1979 was a ‘Peace’ rose. As time passed, all the other bushes went away, but the ‘Peace’ bush has remained. A few years after the garden was first planted, the Baers became involved in the Portland Rose Society. The ‘Peace’ rose proved to be “a pretty good bush” as it provided Rich with a Princess trophy in the Portland Rose Show. Rich adds, “The judges wrote that it would have done better had the bird doo been cleaned off the leaves.” The photograph of the ‘Peace’ rose that Rich selected for the stamp was taken May 19, 1992. Rich explains, “I have convert-ed most of my film images to digital through a couple of years of scanning my slide collection. While I discarded much of the film I scanned, I kept a rather large number of film images in case better scans were required than what I did in my scanning marathons. The original image of that ‘Peace’ is still hanging in one of my film filing cabinets and it has the processing date on it. And it was taken from that original ‘Peace’ rose that was planted in 1989. The bush is now looking like an old rose with a crown that is probably over two-feet wide, but it is still producing beautiful flowers.” Rich Baer won the best in show at the Pacific Northwest Photo Contest with a photograph of a bloom produced by that origi-nal plant a few years ago. The Martins’ first garden was planted in Irvine, California in November 1971 by a landscaper who included the ‘Peace’ rose. Since that time, I have grown ‘Peace’ in every garden that I have had, including three gardens in Pasadena, California, where I lived for 25 years. It was my late mother’s favorite rose. From my youth I have also been a collector of cancelled U.S. postage stamps. I was therefore enormously pleased to receive an invitation to participate in the First-Day-of-Issue Dedication Ceremony in Shreveport,

Louisiana in the gardens at the headquarters of the American Rose Society. The Master of Ceremonies for the Dedication Ceremony was George Sirven, General Manager of KTBS-3 TV in Shreveport. Following a welcome from American Rose Society Executive Director, Laura Seabaugh, the stamp was officially dedicated by Susan McKeen, USPS Director of Edu-cation and Development. Remarks were then offered by Pat Shanley, Presi-dent of the American Rose Society, followed by Sonia Meilland-Guibert, Di-rector of Research & Development of the House of Meilland and granddaugh-ter of Francis Meilland. (See photo top of page 10.) Thereafter, Bradd Yoder, new President of Star Roses and Plants, offered remarks penned by Steve Hutton, its long-time President. Concluding all remarks, and in my capacity as Vice President of the American Rose Society, I

offered further insights into the naming of the ‘Peace’ rose, concluding with the following:

“Today the United States Postal Service commemorates the introduction of the ‘Peace’ rose at America’s Rose Garden in Shreveport, Louisiana with the release of a Forever Postage Stamp bearing an image from a photograph of one of America’s premier rose photographers, Rich Baer. On behalf of the American Rose Society, I am pleased to welcome the release of this stamp that reminds us that the ‘Peace’ rose is an international symbol of beauty and peace forever.”

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President, Harlow Young, CR 3218 W 2nd Ave, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)735-3481 threegkids@charter.net Vice-President, Education Chair, Richard Kerkof, MR 4002 Meadow View Drive, Pasco, WA 99301 (509)547-1860 rjkerkof@gmail.com Treasurer, Bob Louie, 20 N Jefferson St, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)531-5727 blouie1@charter.net Secretary, Cyndy Sharer, 2143 Rainier Ave, Richland, WA 99254 (509)375-4246 cl.sharer@gmail.com Facebook Manager, Membership Chair Katie (Dickenson) Henderson, 3611 W 15th Ave Unit 4, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)521-7551 katiemaedickenson@gmail.com Rose Herald Co-Editor, Norma Boswell, MR 465 Mateo Court, Richland, WA 99354 (509)375-0567 rosybos@owt.com

Rose Herald Co-Editor, Jo Angelos, 719 S Yelm Pl, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)586-0857 angelosfolk@gmail.com Webmaster, Nancy Foster-Mills, 1537 Adair Dr, Richland, WA 99352 (509)528-9083 nmisc@owt.com and www.owt.com/rosesociety Show Chair, JoAnn Brehm, MR, 1113 Saddle Way, Richland, WA 99352 (509)627-0577 jobrehm@outlook.com TCRS Rose Show Awards Chair, Janet Bryant, (509)627-2687 janetsbliss@hotmail.com Jim Campbell, MR Dorothy Campbell, MR 1307 Maple Lane, W. Richland, WA 99353 (509)967-2606

2018 Meetings

August 27, 2018 6:30 p.m.

Timbers Apartments 1900 Stevens Drive,

Richland, WA 6:30 p.m.

Stroll Through the Garden

7:00 p.m. Business Meeting

PUD Fall Meetings September 24, 2018

7:00 p.m. Show & Tell

October 22, 2018 6:00 p.m.

End of the Year Banquet

These are the sponsors for the ads for the TCRS 70th Annual Rose Show Schedule.

Please make your purchases at these venues and tell them “Thank You!”

Pallis Pool & Patio, 201 N Fruitland—Kennewick Pallispool.com

Wood’s Nursery, 2615 Van Giesen—Richland www.woodsnursery.biz

Ranch & Home, 845 N Columbia Center Blvd—Kennewick http://www.ranch-home.com/

Flower Farm, Columbia Center Blvd—Kennewick www.tricitiesflowerfarm.com/

Job’s Nursery, 4072 Columbia River Rd—Pasco www.jobsnursery.com

Mac’s Garden Center, 6711 W Court— Pasco www.facebook.com/Macs-Garden-Center-

Columbia Grain & Feed, 2001 West Lewis St—Pasco www.columbiagrainandfeed.net

Farmer’s Exchange, 215 W Canal Dr—Kennewick www1.mowerhome.com

Washington Hardware, 6 W Kennewick Ave www.washingtonhardwareandfurniture.com

Jesse’s Lawn Maintenance, 6418 W Deschutes Ave—Kennewick www.jesseslawn.com/

B & B Printing—Kennewick & Pasco www.bbprinting.com

Northland Rosarium, 9405 S Williams Lane—Spokane, WA www.northlandrosarium.com

LuLaRoe with Christine Diaz & Jane Cassinelli www.facebook.com/groups/lularoechristinejane/

Due to the poor air qualities we’ve been having in the Tri-Cities, the

meeting will be dependent on the air quality on Monday—please watch for an email on the 27th to confirm the meeting will be held as scheduled.