June 21—"The 1941 Rose Annual," published by the National Rose Society of England. has just come to hand and it is very interesting to learn that despite the strenuous times through which the country is passing, growers of the "Queen of Flowers" are doing their best to maintain public interest in rose-growing- An article on the ice-storm that the South and Western parts of the country experienced in January 1940 is most interesting reading as only two previous storms of this nature have been recorded. It would appear that in some places, rose growths were encased in ice over one inch in thickness and that some varieties suffered badly. One writer, in relating his experiences, states that "what I had thought sleet was rain, which froze immediately it fell. None of my gates could be opened unti the ice on the latches had been thawed." Another writer tells us that the storm simplified pruning, all that he had to do was to cut all roses down to ground level: all long growths that he left, died later. The usual annual Rose Analysis appears in the book, voters being asked to place their selections in order of merit and not to exceed 2 varieties in each class. In the exhibition class, "Barbara Richards" is placed first, well ahead of "Mrs Charles Lamplouzh" and "Phyllis Gold," which are placed second and third respectively. The "General Garden Cultivation" class interests us most of all and here we find that "Mrs Sam McGredy," "Mc-Yellow" and "Etoile de Holling" class analysis tina" is the favourite and that Chaplin's "Pink Climber" and "Emily Gray' follow in the order named. The result of the voting in this class makes us wonder whether the analysis is of much use, for that fine climber, "Mme Gregoire Staechelin," which we described in these notes on May 10, is placed as low as the 22nd position, below "Dorothy Perkins," and other roses we all know so well, Perhaps this
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