MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL ‘SOCIETY. 71 
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS, REPORTS, &6. 
[Under this head it is designed to arrange reports from in- 
dividuals, local and county societies, correspondence and 
essays, that were handed in to come in the body of the pro- 
ceedings. Here will be found the individual experience of 
fruit growers (who have not been in attendance at this meet- 
ing) from various parts of the State, and although they only 
‘ corroborate the experience related in the body of the Trans- 
actions, the Secretary deems them worthy of a place in this 
volume. | 
CULTIVATION OF ROSES IN THE OPEN GROUND. 
BY J. C. FLEISCHER, ST. PAUL. 
During the session of the State Horticultural Society, held 
in January, 1873, among other matters of general interest, the 
question was brought up whether roses, and what kinds of 
them, could be successfully cultivated in our climate. 
Those who took part in the debate differed widely in 
opinion. Some—our President, Mr. Smith, for instance—con- 
tended that of three hundred varieties he had not found one 
capable of withstanding the rigors of our climate, while 
others, Mr. Ford among the number, recommended the plant- 
ing of inferior sorts, such as Yellow Harrison, Cinnamon, 
Sweet Briar, etc., varieties which I would not like to give a 
prominent place in any well-cultivated garden under any cir- 
cumstances. Others again, myself among the rest, believed 
then, as I still believe, that roses of a far superior quality to 
those recommended by Mr. Ford, may and can be cultivated 
to advantage, and this in the open air. 
In making this assertion, I may be allowed to remark that 
the cultivation of roses has been a favorite pursuit and study 
of mine during the past twenty-five years, fifteen of which I 
passed in Northern and Southern Germany, and ten in Min- 
nesota. Basing my opinion upon this experience, I will en- 
deavor to impart what knowledge I may have gained, as it 
