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THE CANADIAN ROSE ANNUAL 1999 Doreen Stanton EDITOR Published by TheCanadianRoseSociety 10Fairfax Crescent Scarborough,Ontario,MIL 1Z8 EDITOR'SNOTEBOOK One looks for a theme when doing the Annual although myownavowedintentistokeepitasCanadianaspossible. Notthat I want Canada or myself to be isolationist. I know we certainly cannot exist in a vacuum but there are so many books, magazines, andotherpublicationsavailableherein Canadathattalkaboutroses in other parts ofthe world often with no reference at all to things Canadian so it seems absolutely necessary for the Canadian Rose Society's Annual to trumpet our achievements and address our needs. We have, therefore, once again gathered a group of Canadian writers and rosarians together to talk about ourselves. There is anew rose societyin Saskatchewan, wheremanyinthe of the rest ofCanada think only wheat and canola can grow and then onlywithgreatdifficulty. ButBrianPorterhas writtenanoptimistic and useful overview ofpeople who grow tender roses like Hybrid Teas year after year with considerable success. George Shewchuk showed the way in Edmonton and reported in the 1996 Annual on the large number of Hybrid Teas that had flourished in his garden formorethantwentyyears. After seeing an article in the Globe & Mail on the new rose gardenatRideauHallinOttawa,I wasdeterminedtouseitas a theme for this year's Annual and to include other articles on the roses themselves and perhaps information on other public rose gardens. The Ottawa garden was to open in June so the timing seemed excellent; a call to Marlene Orton, who had written the original article, elicited the promise that as soon as the garden was officially opened she would not only write about it but would provide pictures as well. But June came and went and visitors to Ottawatold methatthe gardenwas stilljustabighole. Anothercall toMarleneindicatedtheopeningwasnowscheduledforAugustand she would forward her article then. But it was not to be; the garden is now expected to be officially opened in September, so what we haveis aprogressreport. Thejoysofbeinganeditor!! The weather remains a topic of great interest to all Canadians. AsIwritethis,itisJulyinTorontoandwehaveheatand humiditythatisdoingits besttobreakallpreviousrecords. Thishas lead to an outbreakofspidermites and mildew in my garden thatis copied in many others. It has left many ofmy roses either naked or clothed in whitefur, neitherofwhich is usuallyconsidered tobethe sign of a well kept garden. The West Coast is chilly, as is Alberta; Manitoba is drenched; I have notheard ofanything too unusual on the East Coast though they are apparently enjoying a warm and 2 fog-free summer. According to everyone who comments on the Annual, Audrey Brisbane's Clearing House is the first read and most often re-readpart. Audreykeeps on sayingthatsheis nothingwithoutthe help ofmembers who report and asks for more people to do so. As one who does, let me tell you it is a fun part ofgrowing roses and almost more educational to oneself than to anyone reading it. Audrey willbe delighted to send you the necessary forms and even more delighted to use yourcomments. Do itnow! See The Clearing Houseforheraddress. Thoseofyouinthemoredifficultpartsofthe countryareespeciallywantedandneeded. I wrote that about Audrey last year and I am notgoing to changeawordbutIamgoingto addasmallstoryaboutAudreyand me. Last year, I had terrible trouble getting Audrey's Clearing House off its diskette and into the Annual. Nobody's fault; the people who invent technology assume that the rest of us should know it as well as they and that we are unadaptable old fuddy- duddies when we don't. This year Audrey sent it by e-mail; the Clearing House was in the Annual in less than ten minutes after I receivedthee-mail.Notbadforacoupleof"oldgirls". We have another new list to add to the Annual. After much consideration the Board of Directors have created Rose Consultants and there are now seventy-three across the country eagerandwillingtohelpyougrowbetterroses . We aim for total accuracy, and we try to be consistent in grammar, punctuation and spelling. In addition to our cherished Dobson's Combined Rose List which we regularly consult for accuracy in description and spelling ofroses where needed, we are now consulting The Canadian Oxford Dictionary for correct Canadianusageand spelling. There would be no Annual without the cooperation and hardworkofthosewhowritethe articles and so, onbehalfofallthe readers, our heartfelt thanks. To my proofreaders, Richard Chambers, Judith Roback, Phil Webster, Ethel Freeman and Anne Graber, who keep me accurate and correct in all things, many thanks. To Steve Bass, the printer, who makes all of us look professional, adeepand sincerebow. Ihopeourjointeffortspleaseyou,improveyourroses and your garden and fill your dreams with the splendours of next summer'sroses. Doreen Stanton 3 391 CONTENTS EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK—Doreen Stanton 2 PATRONS,OFFICERS ANDDIRECTORS 5 PRESIDENTSOFTHECANADIANROSESOCIETY 8 C.R. S. DEMONSTRATIONGARDENS 9 CANADIANPUBLICROSEGARDENS 1 C. R. S. SUSTAININGMEMBERS—1999 17 C.R. S. ACCREDITEDJUDGES 18 ROSECONSULTANTS 1 MESSAGEFROM THEPRESIDENT 23 INMEMORIAM 25 MINUTES OFTHE 1999ANNUALMEETING 26 FINANCIALSTATEMENT 29 1999NATIONALSHOW 3 ANEWROSEGARDENFOROURCAPITAL 34 — MarleneOrton CANADIANHERITAGEGARDEN—Rachel Flood 37 FREREMARIE-VICTORIN—RaymondDuchesne 40 WILLEDDIE'SROSES PLEASESHOWUP—Yvonne 41 Adams &BrianStretch THEQUEENELIZABETHGARDENS—Gail MacDonald 44 8THINTERNATIONALROSECONFERENCE-C.Laberge 47 ROSEGARDENINGONTHEPRAIRIES—BrianPorter 50 — CHARLES ALBANEL StanleyGordon 52 AUDREYBRISBANE—ViHeaslip 53 BLACKSPOTINGARDENROSES—Campbell G. 55 Davidson&UlrikaCarlson-Nilsson LAUNCHINGOFTHEROSEWILLIAMBOOTH 57 RECENTLITERATUREONROSERESEARCH— 59 DavidH. S. Richardson GOD'S GIFT—ALEGEND—GeorgePagowski 64 THECLEARINGHOUSE—AudreyBrisbane 66 4 THECANADIANROSESOCIETY PATRON HisExcellency, theRightHonourableRomeoLeBlanc P.C.,C.C.,C.M.M.,C.D GovernorGeneralofCanada PRESIDENTd'HONNEUR SonExcellenceletreshonorableRomeoLeBlanc C.P.,C.C.,C.M.M.,C.D. GouverneurgeneralduCanada PATRONS & Dr. Mrs. J. H. Baillie JudgeMiltonCadsby Mr. RobertH. Keith Mr. KeithLaver Mr. SamMcGredyIV Mrs. AudreyMeiklejohn HONOURARYPRESIDENT Mrs. AudreyMeiklejohn HONOURARYVICE-PRESIDENTS Mr. WilliamDunn Mrs. ClaireFinch Mr. RossB. Linton HONOURARYDIRECTORS Mr. JamesAnderson Mrs. MaryBaillie Mrs. BettyBiddulph Mr. T.W. Brennand Mrs. JanethCooper Mrs. EvelynFallis Mrs. ViolaHeaslip Dr. LeslieLaking Mrs.JuneLaver Mr. C. Denis Yeomans OFFICERS PASTPRESIDENT Mrs. BarbaraClarke PRESIDENT Mrs. WendyDowning 5 VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. PhilipG. Webster TREASURER Mr. GeoffreyCook, 53 CamwoodCrescent, Don Mills,Ontario, M3A3L3 EXECUTIVESECRETARY Mrs. AnneGraber, 10FairfaxCres., Scarborough, OntarioMIL 1Z8 BOARDOFDIRECTORS Mr. RonCapon Mr. RichardW.Chambers Mrs. BarbaraClarke Mr. GeoffreyCook Mrs. WendyDowning Mrs. EthelFreeman Mrs. JeanGibson Mr. PaulGraber Mrs. DeniseG.Kennedy Mr. JohnMcLean Mr. GeorgePagowski Mrs. Elizabeth Schleicher Mrs. Doreen Stanton Mrs. LouiseVeffer Mr. PhilipG. Webster AUDITOR Mr. Paul Smith, 86CumberlandDr., Mississauga,Ontario, L5G3M8 REGIONALDIRECTORS WilliamA. Archibald, 3149BlissCrescent, PrinceAlbertSaskS6V7M1 306-922-2528 JohnBeedle, 104-20GrangeDrive, St. Albert,Alta.T8N6J1 403-459-6960 BettyE. Biddulph, 39BathgateBay, Winnipeg,Man. R3T0L3 204-284-6541 GeorgeBlyth, 219DickStreet, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 1N3 519-886-6335 AudreyBrisbane, 1146LucilleDr. BrentwoodBay, B. C. V8M 1H6250-652-4071 Ralph S. Bullough,R.R.#14, ThunderBay, Ont. P7B 5E5 807-767-2331 IrisChambers,R.R.#2,Box5,Jeddore, OysterPonds, HalifaxCo., N. S.. B0J 1W0902-889-9275 BradJalbert, 22771 38 Ave. Langley,B.C. V2Z2G9 604-530-5786 ClaireLaberge,4847 desErables, Montreal, Quebec H2H2E3 514-524-1652 SergeC. Martin, 276Boul. Bourgeois, Napierville, Quebec J0J 1L0 450-245-3917 J.BrendonMcGinn,78EdinburghDrive, Charlottetown P.E.I. CIA3G4 902-894-7109 DonnaMcQuay,R.R.#1, ShantyBay, Ont. L0L2L0 705-487-2113 RobertOsborne,CornHillNursery, R.R.#5,#890, Petitcodiac,N.B. E0A 2H0506-756-3635 EileenM. Ouellette, 19Brasd'OrAvenue, PointeClaire, Quebec H9R 1W5 514-695-4796 StephenRaven, 8EscallierPlace, St. Albert., Alta. T8N5T1 780-458-5390 Bonnie Semeniuk, RR#7, S-8A, C-Dl, Vernon,B.C. V1T7Z3 250-558-0150 JeanShack, 335 BeachwoodAve., London, Ont. N6J3J6519-472-7853 Dr. PatrickWhite, 3065 UplandsRoad, Victoria, B.C. V8R6B3 250-592-6640 JanetA. Wood, 7084BlenheimStreet, Vancouver, B. C.V6N 1R9 604-263-8700 7 PRESIDENTS of THECANADIANROSESOCIETY anditspredecessor THEROSESOCIETYOFONTARIO 1913-15 MrsAllenBaines 1962-63Mr. EricBillington 1916-18Mrs.G.GraemeAdam 1964-65Lieut-Col.F.E.Goulding 1919-20Mr.AubreyD.Heward 1966-67Mr.M.A.Cadsby 1921 Mr.A. H. Rolph 1968Mr.O. E.Bowles 1922-25MissHelenL.Beardmore 1969-70Lieut.-Col. F.E.Goulding 1926-27 Mr.F.BarryHayesSr. 1971-72Mr.J.W.Whytock 1928-29Mr.P.H.Mitchell 1973-74Mr.M. A.Cadsby 1930-31 Ueut.-Col. HughA.Rose 1975-76Mr.KeithLaver 1932-33Mr.A.J.Webster 1977Mrs.W.Lyzaniwsky 1034-35Mr.P.L.Whytock 1978-79Mrs.J.H.Budd 1936-37Mr. A.J.Webster 1980-81 Mr.RossB.Linton 1938-39Mr.P. L.Whytock 1981-82Mrs.AudreyMeiklejohn 1940Mr. D. C. Patton 1983Mr.TimothyBucknell 1941-42Mr. A. A.Norton 1984-85Mrs.EthelFreeman 1943-45 ActivitiesSuspended 1986-87Mr.JimAnderson 1946-47Lieut-Col. HughA.Rose 1988-89Mr.CecilLamrock 1948-49Mr. A.J.Webster 1990-91 Mr.PaulGraber 1950-51 Mr. F. F. Dutton 1992-93Mrs. DoreenStanton 1952-53MissMabelStoakley 1994Mr. GilbertWhittamore 1954-55Mrs. P.H.Marshall 1994Mrs.DoreenStanton 1956-57Mr. F. F. Dutton 1995Mr. PaulGraber 1958-59Mr. W.J. Keenan 1996-97Mrs.BarbaraClarke 1960-61 Mrs.J. H. Baillie 1998-99Mrs.WemdyDowning 8